5 posts
Releases
Verdicts, rollbacks, cadence and release records.
- 2026-09-14
What a release verdict says, and what it does not
A verdict is one word with findings behind it, signed by a person, naming the build and the checklist version. Here is what each word means and what none of them promises.
- 2026-09-10
Rehearse the rollback before you need it
A rollback plan that has not been run is a belief. Checklist item DR-02 turns it into a timed procedure, and the July 2025 database deletion shows why the difference matters.
- 2026-09-05
Weekly, daily, continuous: the same checklist at three cadences
The checklist does not shrink when releases speed up. What changes is which items run in CI, which a person runs, and how the plan limits describe the difference.
- 2026-08-28
Holding a release on a critical finding
A fail verdict holds the release. Here is what happens in the hours after, what "critical" means on the checklist, and why the same-day re-test is usually possible.
- 2026-08-20
Release records that answer a security questionnaire
Enterprise questionnaires ask for a documented release procedure and evidence it runs. A release record with a checklist version, a verdict and a signature is that evidence.