cdk publish-assets publishes stack assets without deployment

Introduced 2026-04-01 · score 0.94

HOW TO USE IT

When a CI/CD workflow separates asset publishing from deployment, use the under-development `publish-assets` command to publish assets for the target stack without deploying it.

WHY THIS HELPS

In a CI/CD workflow that separates asset publishing from deployment, publish assets for the target CDK stack without deploying it.

BEFORE THIS CHANGE

Use `cdk deploy`, which combines asset publishing and stack deployment into a single operation.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: v2.1116.0
• Availability: Under development; opt in with `--unstable=publish-assets`. The scope and API might still change.
• <stack>: Stack name; used to select the target stack. Omit when using `--all`.
• --unstable=publish-assets (required): Opts in to the under-development `publish-assets` command.
• --all: Select all stacks.
• --force: Force republishing even if assets already exist.
• Prerequisite: The command is under development; opt in with `--unstable=publish-assets`.
• Publishes assets for specified stack(s) without performing deployment.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/releases/tag/aws-cdk%40v2.1116.0
• https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/pull/1020
• https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/blob/main/packages/aws-cdk/README.md

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