Features Overview
Release Pilot provides a set of features to plan, track, and communicate software releases across products and customer sites. Release topics and milestones are central: topics are the main unit of release work, and milestones are the checkpoints and targets you track against.
Core features
📋 Release topics
Release topics are the main unit of work for planning a release. Each topic has a title, description, reference ID, assignee, status, and key dates, plus tabs for Release Commitment, Details, and Milestones. Use topics to plan work, notify stakeholders by email, and export data in the Release Planner format.
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🎯 Milestones
Milestones are checkpoints or targets in a release (e.g. M1, or a customer-site target). They appear on the Milestones tab of a release topic and in the Release Planner export as a milestone identifier, so you can track what’s due when and align plans with specific environments or waves.
📦 Releases
Create and manage releases with versions, dates, and status. Use list or grid view, filter by name/product/status/version, and commit or publish releases.
📤 Release planning & export
Plan work in release topics and coordinate multi-service releases. Export in the Release Planner standard format from customer sites or release-topic flows.
Learn more about Release Planning →
📧 Stakeholder communication
Notify stakeholders by email from a release topic. Emails include your message, a summary of the topic (dates, status, link), and a direct link to view in Release Pilot.
Learn more about Stakeholder Communication →
🏢 Customer sites
Manage customer deployment environments and attach releases per site. Track what is deployed where and export release plans per customer.
Learn more about Customer Sites →
📊 Reporting & analytics
View release metrics, status distribution, and customer site activity. Export report data in JSON, CSV, or Release Planner format.
🔌 Integrations
Use the API, exports, and optional CI/CD or webhooks to integrate with your tools and automate release creation or status updates.
Learn more about Integrations →
Feature highlights
- Filtering & search – Find releases and customer sites quickly with filters
- List & grid views – Switch between table and card layouts
- Export – Release Planner JSON, JSON, and CSV
- Status tracking – Created, in progress, completed, freezed, recalled
- Version management – Track version numbers and deployment versions
- Stakeholder emails – Send notification emails with topic summary and link