Use POST to create a new release instead of PUT

3 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/doc/api/tags.md b/doc/api/tags.md
index ca9e2cef651..ab135117250 100644
--- a/doc/api/tags.md
+++ b/doc/api/tags.md
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ It returns 200 if the operation succeed. In case of an error,
 405 with an explaining error message is returned.
 
 
-## New release
+## Create a new release
 
-Add release notes to the existing git tag. It returns 200 if the release is
+Add release notes to the existing git tag. It returns 201 if the release is
 created successfully. If the tag does not exist, 404 is returned.
 
 ```
-PUT /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release
+POST /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release
 ```
 
 Parameters:
diff --git a/lib/api/tags.rb b/lib/api/tags.rb
index 0721b9cc844..48f630d58e5 100644
--- a/lib/api/tags.rb
+++ b/lib/api/tags.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module API
       #   description (required) - Release notes with markdown support
       # Example Request:
       #   PUT /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release
-      put ':id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release', requirements: { tag_name: /.*/ } do
+      post ':id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release', requirements: { tag_name: /.*/ } do
         authorize_push_project
         required_attributes! [:description]
         result = CreateReleaseService.new(user_project, current_user).
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/tags_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/tags_spec.rb
index 4dac3eec84e..0ee819ae445 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/tags_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/tags_spec.rb
@@ -119,21 +119,21 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
     end
   end
 
-  describe 'PUT /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release' do
+  describe 'POST /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release' do
     let(:tag_name) { project.repository.tag_names.first }
     let(:description) { 'Awesome release!' }
 
     it 'should create description for existing git tag' do
-      put api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/tags/#{tag_name}/release", user),
+      post api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/tags/#{tag_name}/release", user),
         description: description
 
-      expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      expect(response.status).to eq(201)
       expect(json_response['tag_name']).to eq(tag_name)
       expect(json_response['description']).to eq(description)
     end
 
     it 'should return 404 if the tag does not exist' do
-      put api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/tags/foobar/release", user),
+      post api("/projects/#{project.id}/repository/tags/foobar/release", user),
         description: description
 
       expect(response.status).to eq(404)