Release Checklist Template

Take a stress out of your software development releases

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A week out

  • Define Test Manager
  • Define Developer who will lead the release
  • Check release scope and priorities, make sure it's up-to-date

Two days out

  • Ensure all the scope is merged
  • Cut the release branch
  • Prepare release notes
  • Arrange for deployment activities with external teams

Release

  • Notify users about maintenance window
  • Make backup
  • Deploy DB changes
  • Deploy UI changes
  • Smoke check production
  • Send out release notes

Post-release

  • Celebrate release with the team
  • Clean up released stories
  • Have a post-release retrospective

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