Show new GitHub version tags on Vestaboard
Keep the current release marker visible without tracking it manually.
Trigger
New Repository Tag Created
Triggers when a new tag is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors the repository's tags and fires an event for each newly created tag. The payload includes the tag name, the commit SHA and URL it points to, and archive download URLs.
Action
Send Message to Subscription
Tool to send a message to a specific vestaboard subscription. use after confirming you have the subscription id. example: "send 'hello!' to subscription sub ab12cd34ef."
Why this helps
Teams lose track of which version was just tagged during busy release work.
- Create release clarity
- Reduce manual status updates
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Vestaboard to Notis once.
- 2Ask Notis to make this automation.
- 3Describe an announcement for new version tags on the board.
- 4Pick New Repository Tag Created and a report channel.
- 5Create a test tag.
Questions about this workflow
Can it limit tags to version names?
Yes. Tell Notis to announce tags that start with your version prefix.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Vestaboard. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Vestaboard actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Subscriptions
Tool to list all subscriptions accessible to the authenticated user. use when you need to retrieve your subscriptions. example: "list my subscriptions on vestaboard."
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Send Message to Subscription
Tool to send a message to a specific vestaboard subscription. use after confirming you have the subscription id. example: "send 'hello!' to subscription sub ab12cd34ef."
New Workflow Artifact Created
Triggers when a new workflow artifact is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors for newly created GitHub Actions workflow artifacts. Optionally filters by artifact name to restrict monitoring to specific artifacts.
Branch Changed
Triggers when a GitHub branch changes. Monitors a specific branch for: - New commits pushed (head commit SHA changes) - Protection status toggled (branch becomes protected or unprotected) - Protection settings changed, including: required status checks and their enforcement level, admin enforcement, required pull request reviews (dismiss stale reviews, code owner reviews, approving review count, last push approval), required linear history, force push allowance, deletion allowance, conversation resolution, branch locking, and fork syncing.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Check Run Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub check run changes its status or conclusion. Monitors a single check run for changes to: status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.), conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required), started_at, and completed_at.
Check Suite Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a GitHub check suite changes its status or conclusion for a given ref. Monitors all check suites associated with a git reference (branch, tag, or commit SHA) for changes to status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.) and conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required, startup_failure, stale). Optionally filters by GitHub App ID.
New Code Scanning Alert Created
Triggers when a new code scanning alert is created in a repository. Fires an event for each newly created code scanning alert detected in the configured repository. Alerts can be filtered by Git reference, scanning tool, state, and severity. The payload includes the alert number, rule details, tool information, state, severity, and the location of the most recent instance.
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