Release Prep

Overview

Standardize release preparation with a safety-first checklist: validate quality and security, update versions and docs, build production artifacts, and prepare rollout/rollback plans.

When to Use

• •Preparing a release candidate or production deploy
• •Coordinating pre-release validation and documentation
• •Ensuring versioning, changelog, and build steps are consistent

Avoid when:

• •You only need a quick version bump or doc update
• •The release process is owned by a separate automation pipeline

Quick Reference

Workflow

1. •Confirm release scope and version.
2. •Load the release preparation reference.
3. •Run pre-release validation (tests, security, performance).
4. •Update versions, changelog, and docs.
5. •Build production artifacts and validate.
6. •Produce deployment checklist and rollback plan.

Output

• •Release readiness checklist
• •Validation results and blockers
• •Deployment plan with rollback steps

Common Mistakes

• •Skipping security or performance checks
• •Shipping without updating changelog or docs
• •Building artifacts without validating environment parity