Release Management

Definitions

1. The discipline of planning, scheduling, coordinating, and governing the delivery of software releases — encompassing version numbering, changelog generation, release branch management, approval gates, rollback procedures, and communication with stakeholders.

   In plain English: The process of organizing and controlling how new versions of software get packaged, approved, and delivered to users.

   Example: "Release management blocks the deploy until QA signs off, the changelog is reviewed, and the rollback runbook is updated."

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