Permanent link to latest version of a release
### Description Related to/ Extended from : gitlab-ce#22273 Now that we have the GitLab Releases feature (https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/41766), we should make sure that it is as easy to use as possible. Retrieving a link to source or an asset should be possible using a predictable URL. Something like `/releases/11.4/source.tar.gz`, `releases/11.4/installer.dmg`, and so on. In the interest of making this easy to use, we should also support a way to point to latest: In this example, `/releases/latest/installer.dmg` could substitute latest with 11.4. We may need some kind of syntax to differentiate the latest tag from a release that's unfortunately named "latest." ### Proposal Because internally these are all links, it should be possible to handle all of this through redirects i.e.: If the URL for `installer.dmg` is `http://download.com/myrelease/11.4/installer.dmg`, visiting `/releases/11.4/installer.dmg` should result in a redirect to the internal or external site (we should show a heads up message if we are redirecting to an external site). Similarly, visiting latest, if latest is 11.4, we can follow the redirects to get to the right asset eventually, so: `/releases/latest/installer.dmg` ### Use-case Suppose I use GitLab.com to host my software project and uses GItLab CI to build the software. I could easily link to the latest version of the software from my website, without having to edit the website each time I push a new version to modify the link. <!-- triage-serverless v3 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SECTION --> *This page may contain information related to upcoming products, features and functionality. It is important to note that the information presented is for informational purposes only, so please do not rely on the information for purchasing or planning purposes. Just like with all projects, the items mentioned on the page are subject to change or delay, and the development, release, and timing of any products, features, or functionality remain at the sole discretion of GitLab Inc.* <!-- triage-serverless v3 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SECTION --> ### Release notes Documentation: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/releases/#permanent-link-to-latest-release We have added a link to the latest [release](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/releases/) for a project. This makes it easier to navigate to the latest release without needing to know or change version numbers.
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