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+# GitHub Action - Get a Releases
+This GitHub Action (written in JavaScript) wraps the [GitHub Release API](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/), specifically the [Get a Release](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#create-a-release) endpoint, to allow you to leverage GitHub Actions to get releases.
+
+## Usage
+### Pre-requisites
+Create a workflow `.yml` file in your `.github/workflows` directory. An [example workflow](#example-workflow---create-a-release) is available below. For more information, reference the GitHub Help Documentation for [Creating a workflow file](https://help.github.com/en/articles/configuring-a-workflow#creating-a-workflow-file).
+
+### Outputs
+For more information on these outputs, see the [API Documentation](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#response-4) for an example of what these outputs look like
+
+- `id`: The release ID
+- `html_url`: The URL users can navigate to in order to view the release. i.e. `https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/releases/v1.0.0`
+- `upload_url`: The URL for uploading assets to the release, which could be used by GitHub Actions for additional uses, for example the [`@actions/upload-release-asset`](https://www.github.com/actions/upload-release-asset) GitHub Action
+
+### Example workflow - get a release
+On every `push` to a tag matching the pattern `v*`, [create a release](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#create-a-release):
+
+```yaml
+on:
+  push:
+    # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/tags
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
+
+name: Create Release
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Get Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Get Release
+        id: get
+        uses: bruceadams/get-release@v1
+```
+
+## License
+The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT License](LICENSE)