latest not generated for type=semver,pattern={{raw}}

[tisonkun]

My semver is v0.1.0-alpha.1. Does it mean that only formal release trigger semver?

It's undocumented at the README but reads like:

https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#latest-tag

Every type=semver,pattern=... would generate latest.

[chaunsin]

Every type=semver,pattern=... would generate latest.

I ran some tests here and it looks like this

[crazy-max]

It doesn't for rc, beta, alpha, ..., see https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#typesemver

*Pre-release (rc, beta, alpha) will only extend {{version}} (or {{raw}} if specified) as tag because they are updated frequently, and contain many breaking changes that are (by the author's design) not yet fit for public consumption.

But agree that we should explain it in the Latest tag section of the docs