- On private projects, this number is visible to users with Reporter
[permissions](../../permissions.md#project-members-permissions) or higher.
### Sort Releases
On the top right of the **Releases** page, you can use the sorting button to order releases by their "Released date" or "Created date" and sort releases in ascending or descending order.

## Create a release
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/32812) in GitLab 12.9. Releases can be created directly in the GitLab UI.