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Release Candidate Summary

Identify the release candidate, baseline, commit, tag, release type, included/excluded capabilities, assumptions, and release question.

ES-110 Candidate Release Identity

Template purpose

Use this template to identify the release candidate and the decision being made.

Project

<Project name>

Document control

Field Value
Artifact owner <owner>
Primary reviewers <reviewers>
Status <draft / in review / accepted / revised>
Last updated <YYYY-MM-DD>
Related Engineering Stage ES-110 — Release Readiness
Project workspace target docs/project-workspace/release/release_candidate_summary.md

Release candidate

Field Value
Candidate ID <id>
Baseline / Commit / Tag <baseline>
Repository / Branch <repository / branch>
Release Type <production / limited pilot / internal demo / deferred>
Review Date <date>
Decision Owner <owner>
Intended Release Window <date / window / not applicable>
Related Testing Summary docs/project-workspace/testing/testing_readiness_summary.md

Release question

<What decision is being made?>

Included capabilities

Capability Source Requirement Evidence
<capability> <FR/NFR/C-ID> <evidence>

Excluded capabilities

Capability Reason Excluded Communication Needed
<capability> <reason> <yes / no / details>

Candidate changes since last baseline

Change Source Evidence
<change> <work item / defect / requirement / risk> <evidence>

Candidate assumptions

Assumption Impact if Wrong Follow-up
<assumption> <impact> <follow-up>

Review checklist

  • [ ] Candidate ID and baseline are clear.
  • [ ] Release type is explicit.
  • [ ] Included and excluded capabilities are listed.
  • [ ] Release question is clear.
  • [ ] Candidate links to testing evidence.

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