Quick Start: Making a GitHub Repository Citable through Zenodo

This quick start guides you through making a GitHub-hosted software project citable through Zenodo. Once GitHub is connected to your Zenodo account and the repository is enabled in Zenodo, each new GitHub release is captured in Zenodo as a snapshot and archived.

Follow these steps to obtain a DOI from Zenodo for your GitHub repository:

For a more in depth guide and the accessible text version of this quick start, please visit A guide for making a GitHub repository citable through Zenodo.


McKee, L. (2026). A guide for making a GitHub repository citable through Zenodo. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22101577