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title: "Creating New Releases"
slug: "how-to-create-a-new-release"
updated: 2026-08-12T11:55:14Z
published: 2026-08-12T11:55:14Z
canonical: "success.panaya.com/how-to-create-a-new-release"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://success.panaya.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating New Releases

1. Click on the **menu** **button![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639651613583.png)** and select **All Releases**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639651623751.png)
2. Click on **Create** and then **New Release ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639651634100.png)**
3. Fill in the **Release Name (1)**, select the **Release Manager (2)**, set the **Go Live (3)** date, and write a short **Release Description (4)**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639651643156.png)
4. You can create a **Recurring Release (5) ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639651652652.png)**
5. Use the **Create Release Activities Project** option - to generate a dedicated Project for this Release which will include all relevant Requirements.  
In the next step, you can populate the Project details.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639651660988.png)
6. Click on **Create ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639651669332.png)**

You will then be redirected to the Release Details, where you can **view and define additional values** or change existing -

- Release Name
- Release Manager
- Go Live Date
- Description
- Release Notes
- Release Q-Gate
  - Q-Gate Date
  - Q-Gate Status
  - Readiness Criteria
  - Release Risk Indicator

* To create and edit Releases, please verify you set the 'Release' and 'Project' permissions (Create, Edit and Delete) on the role you assign the user.

## Related

- [Portfolio List](/portfolio-list.md)
- [Approval Status Risk Indicators](/approval-status-risk-indicators.md)
- [Creating New Projects](/creating-new-projects.md)
- [The Projects & Releases View](/how-to-view-all-projects-and-releases-risk.md)
- [Release Risk Cockpit](/how-to-read-the-risk-cockpit-for-a-release.md)
- [Portfolio Planning Board](/portfolio-planning-board.md)