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# Deploy tokens
# Deploy tokens **(FREE)**
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/199370) from **Settings > Repository** in GitLab 12.9.
> - [Added `write_registry` scope](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22743) in GitLab 12.10.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/29280) from **Settings > CI/CD** in GitLab 12.10.1.
> - [Added package registry scopes](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/213566) in GitLab 13.0.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/199370) from **Settings > Repository** to **Settings > CI/CD** in GitLab 12.9.
> - [Added](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22743) `write_registry` scope in GitLab 12.10.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/29280) from **Settings > CI/CD** to **Settings > Repository** in GitLab 12.10.1.
> - [Added](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/213566) package registry scopes in GitLab 13.0.
Deploy tokens allow you to download (`git clone`) or push and pull packages and
container registry images of a project without having a user and a password.