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Signing git tags on Windows

  • Download and install Gpg4win Vanilla (command-line only GPG tools)
  • Create or import an existing key in Windows
    • Create a new key
      • ...
    • Import an existing key
      • On origin system, gpg -a --export-secret-keys you@email.com > secret.key
      • Transfer secret.key to Windows, delete it from origin system
      • On Windows, run gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import secret.key
      • Create a directory link from where git expects your GPG key to where Gpg4win stores it: mklink /D %USERPROFILE%\.gnupg %APPDATA%\gnupg
  • Create and push a signed tag
    • git tag -s v1.0 -m "Release 1.0."
    • git push origin --tags
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