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Release a change

Release a change merges a Change that passed its verdict and deploys it in stages, reverting automatically on a guardrail breach.

Trigger

Runs on Change.reviewed. Part of Release, run by the Engineering Team.

Steps

  1. Read the Change’s verdict.
  2. Merge the Change into a new Version.
  3. Deploy the Version to 1%, 10%, 50%, then all traffic.
  4. Revert automatically when a guardrail Metric drops.
  5. Write the changelog entry from the Change’s description.

Outputs

Example

A Change passes its verdict and merges as Version 12. It reaches 1%, then 10% of traffic, and reverts when error rate rises.