{"id":5960,"date":"2022-03-08T07:39:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T07:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=5960"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T05:04:48","slug":"how-to-create-releases","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will get to know how to plan, create, and manage releases.<\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 26px; width: 99.8764%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 26px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 10px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-releases\/#Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-releases\/#Navigation\">Navigation<\/a><a id=\"Overview\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-releases\/#CreateReleases\">Creating Releases<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-releases\/#ManageReleases\">Common Operations to Manage Releases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Releases help you plan and create your releases, and tag sprints to them. For each project, you can track the progress of each release separately.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"Navigation\"><\/a>Note:<\/strong> The first release is created by default for three months from the current date and at least one release always remains in the Release listings.<\/p>\n<h2>Navigation<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"CreateReleases\"><\/a>Navigate to the breadcrumb at the top, hover over the Project name, expand the <strong>Plan<\/strong> module, and select <strong>Releases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Creating Releases<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Release.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Release.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1354\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Release.png 1354w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Release-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Release-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Release-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To create a release:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong><b>ADD <\/b><\/strong>button<strong><b>.<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enter the details as explained below:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Name: Every release must have a logical name. Make sure that the release name should indicate what the release will deliver.<\/li>\n<li>Release Type: Select the release type i.e., the release will be a patch, minor, or major release.<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: Select the Start and End Date for the release.<\/li>\n<li>Capacity: Enter the Capacity for the release in Points which can be used to compare\/align the capacity with the user story points\/estimates planned for that release.<br \/>\n<strong><b>Note: <\/b><\/strong>The Release Capacity should be higher than the sum of its sprints\u2019 capacity.<\/li>\n<li>Size: Select the Size of the release as XS, S, M, L, or XL.<\/li>\n<li>Sprint: Select the sprint for the release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Click the <strong><b>SAVE<\/b><\/strong> You can also reset the values, using the <strong><b>RESET <\/b><\/strong>button or complete the release, using the <strong><b>MARK AS DONE<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0button. If the release is no longer in use then you can block it, using the <strong><b>BLOCK<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Other tabs that are visible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Comments &amp; Attachments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-activity-log\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Activity Log<\/a><a id=\"ManageReleases\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-activity-log\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#SystemFields\" rel=\"noopener\">System Fields<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common Operations to Manage Releases<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#EditWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Edit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#MultilineAddItem\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiline Add Item<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-copy-and-delete-a-workitem\/#DeleteWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Delete<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-export-and-import-workitems\/#ExportWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Export<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-export-and-import-workitems\/#ImportWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Import<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-copy-and-delete-a-workitem\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Copy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-print-workitems\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-sort-the-list-view\/#MultiSort\" rel=\"noopener\">Multi Sort<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"5960\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-releases\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Add a Release\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"5960\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-releases\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Add a Release\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/5960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5960"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/5960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22010,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/5960\/revisions\/22010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}