Description:

Currently, EvalAI allows only one challenge configuration per repository. To improve challenge management and versioning, we propose supporting multiple challenge versions hosted in the same repository using different Git branches.

This will help challenge organizers maintain separate versions of the same challenge (e.g., 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions) cleanly without duplicating repositories.

📌 Feature Proposal

• Extend support for loading challenge configurations from a specified branch instead of just the challenge.
• UI/API updates to allow:

  • Selecting the branch name during challenge creation.

  • Storing and referencing the selected branch in the database.

  • Ensure compatibility with existing workflows:

  • If no branch is specified, default to challenge for challenge creation.

🔗 Reference

Related PR: [Cloud-CV/EvalAI-Starters#78](#78) – Add support for multiple challenge versions via different branches.