gh release create -R error Invalid target_commitish parameter

Question

When trying to run gh release create v0.0.1 -R https://github.com/path/to/repo I get a an error as below.

HTTP 400: Invalid target_commitish parameter (https://api.github.com/repos/path/to/repo/releases/generate-notes)

The target repo is private.

Answer 1

Adding --notes "example notes" resolved the issue. Full command: gh release create v0.0.1 -R https://github.com/path/to/repo --notes "release notes"`