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A release is a critical step in the software development process that involves delivering new features or improvements. It ensures the quality and user-friendly implementation of the software.
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A release is a controlled publication of a version of a product or system.
The term comes from software distribution and evolved through configuration management and continuous delivery into a repeatable delivery event.
Changes are bundled, versioned, tested, and made available to users. A release needs a scope, an approval decision, and a recovery path for problems.
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A planned release makes changes predictable for users, operations, and support and provides a clear recovery path. This matters for continuous delivery as well as major versions; a release process replaces neither testing nor reliable rollback data.
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