Use the release page to check the progress of a version

Versions represent points in time for your project. They can be used to schedule how features are rolled out to your customers, or as a way to organize work that has been completed for the project.

Versions in Jira Software are managed using the releases feature. How to enable the releases feature

To check the progress of a version:

1. From your project navigation, select Releases.

2. Select your version from the list.

3. Check the progress of your work items and related work in the Progress section.

Using the progress bar, you can see a summary of work item status (done, complete, warnings) and related work status (added, placeholder).

Approve or decline the work in a version

If you’ve been added as an approver, you can approve or decline the work in the release.

Approval indicates you’re happy for the release to go ahead, and declining means you think changes are needed first.

1. From your project navigation, select Releases.

2. Select a release from the list.

3. Find your name in the Approvers section, and select Waiting.

4. Select either Approve or Decline (and add an optional reason if you decline).

Your approval status will now be updated in the approval section, and you can update it again by selecting it.

View warnings

Warnings appear when your work item data is potentially out of sync with your development data.

Depending on which development tools are connected to Jira Software, you can view different warning types:

• Open pull requests (a work item is marked as done, but it has an open pull request).

• Unreviewed code (a work item is marked as done, but its commits aren't part of a pull request or code review).

• Failing builds (a work item is marked as done but it's linked to a failing build).

• Open reviews (a work item is marked as done but it has open reviews).

• Open review warnings will only appear if you are using a Fisheye-Crucible integration with Jira Software.

View development information on the release page

The release page will display the commits, branches, pull requests, builds, and deployments related to each work item in your version, provided that:

• Jira Software is connected to your development tools, and

• your team includes work item keys in their branch names, commit messages, and pull requests.

Commits, branches, and pull requests

If you’ve connected a source code management (SCM) tool like Bitbucket or GitHub, you can view the number of commits, branches, and pull requests associated with each work item in the Work items section.

We’ll also show the pull request status (e.g. open, merged, or declined). Select a piece of dev info to view a detailed dialog with links to the commits, branches, or pull requests in your SCM tool.

Builds

If you’ve connected a build tool like Bitbucket, GitHub, or GitLab, you’ll see the build status for each work item in your version in the Work items section.

We’ll show an icon to indicate whether the build was successful , failed, or unknown. Click on a build icon to view a detailed dialog with links to the associated pipelines in your build tool.

Deployments

If you’ve connected a CI/CD tool like Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub, GitLab, or Jenkins, you’ll see the deployment status of each work item in your version in the Work items section.

We'll show an icon to indicate whether a work item has been deployed successfully and a label to tell you what environment it’s been deployed to. Click on a deployment status to view a detailed dialog with links to the associated pipelines in your CI/CD tool.

Feature flags

If you’ve connected a feature management tool like LaunchDarkly or Split, you’ll see a flag icon and a percentage in the Work items section.

The icon indicates whether a flag is enabled or disabled, and the percentage shows the current rollout of a particular flag. If you have more than one feature flag linked to a work item, the number of flags linked will be shown instead of a rollout percentage. Hover over the icon to see quick info about connected flags, and select it to view full details.

Release a version

To release a version:

1. From your project navigation, select Releases.

2. Select the version from the list.

3. Select the version’s current status (for example, Unreleased) and then select Release.

4. Confirm what to do with any unresolved work items, and enter a release date.

5. Select Release.