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I recently released a new version of my project on Github by clicking the release button, on the right-hand side of the page. However, I found something error in my code, so, I just fixed and committed it.
Now, I would like to change my latest release in order to include my latest commit. I tried to remove the release and recreate it once again using the same tag name, however, it still points to the previous commit. I have been googling but still no luck. Any help would be appreciated.
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Use tags (lightweight or annotated, though generally for releases an annotated tag is better since you can store extra release data and/or GPG-sign it). You can create tags without any switching and merging. If you're talking about GitHub, you can create releases from a specific commit using the UI.
A tag is a git concept whereas a Release is GitHub higher level concept. As stated in the official announcement post from the GitHub blog: "Releases are first-class objects with changelogs and binary assets that present a full project history beyond Git artifacts."
You would need to update/move the tag locally first, and force push it (as in here):
# assuming you are in the branch referencing currently the right new commit:
git tag -f <tagname>
# push your new commit:
git push
# force push your moved tag:
git push origin -f <tagname>
Then you can go on GitHub and associate new binaries with the release for that tag (which should point to the right commit).
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