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JIRA Agile Essentials

By : Patrick Li
Book Image

JIRA Agile Essentials

By: Patrick Li

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Releasing a version in Kanban


With Kanban, tasks are not assigned to a predefined or planned release schedule. Releases are made at the team's discretion, as more and more tasks are being completed. The idea here is to continuously release new features and improvements as and when it makes sense for the team. For example, some teams may choose to release based on a regular basis, such as every Friday. Other teams may choose to release based on they have completed something useful.

To release a version from your Kanban board, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the Release… link at the top right-hand corner of your board.

  2. Enter the version number from the Release dialog.

  3. Select the release date.

  4. Enter a short description for the version.

  5. Click on the Release button to release the version, as depicted in the following screenshot:

    Note

    You must have the Administer Projects permission for all projects included in the board, in order to release the version.

Once you have released a version, all the...