Software releases checklist templates

A code review checklist for pull requests: intent, correctness, tests, security, data changes and readability. Use it for risky PRs and keep a review record.

19 itemsper pull requestCI

A database migration checklist for safe schema changes: lock checks, backups, expand and contract steps, backfills and verification. Use it for every migration.

20 itemsper schema migrationCI

A practical deployment checklist for small software teams: pre-flight checks, rollout, verification and rollback steps you can trigger from CI.

24 itemsper deploymentCI

A production deployment checklist for risky prod deploys: change approval, backups, rollback criteria, staged rollout and close monitoring. Start it from CI.

22 itemsper production deploymentCI

A go live checklist for launching a new system or replacing an old one: cutover plan, data migration, user readiness, hypercare and decommissioning steps.

23 itemsper go-live

A release checklist template for small software teams: scope freeze, testing, docs, support readiness, launch and follow-up. Start each run from CI on a tag.

24 itemsper releaseCI

A hotfix checklist for urgent production fixes: confirm the cause, keep the change small, get a fast review, deploy with care and merge the fix back to main.

20 itemsper hotfixCI

A Kubernetes upgrade checklist for EKS, GKE, AKS or self-managed clusters: removed APIs, add-ons, control plane, node pools, drains and post-upgrade checks.

22 itemsper minor version upgradeCI

An app release checklist for iOS and Android: build numbers, signing, store listing, privacy forms, review submission, staged rollout and crash monitoring.

22 itemsper app releaseCI

A post deployment checklist with smoke tests and monitoring checks to confirm a release works in production, plus clear rollback triggers. Start it from CI.

19 itemsper deploymentCI

A pre deployment checklist to decide if a build is ready to ship: tests, approvals, config, migrations and rollback. Use it as a gate before every deploy.

17 itemsper deploymentCI

A regression testing checklist to run before each release: test scope, environment, critical flows, cross-browser checks, bug triage and a clear QA sign-off.

19 itemsper release candidateCI

An API deprecation checklist for retiring an endpoint or API version: measure usage, announce a sunset date, add headers, help clients migrate, then switch off.

19 itemsper deprecated endpoint or API version

A feature flag rollout checklist for progressive and canary releases: define success metrics, roll out in stages, set a kill switch and clean up the flag after.

18 itemsper feature flagCI

An open source release checklist for npm, PyPI and other registries: semantic version, changelog, package contents check, secure publishing and announcement.

18 itemsper library releaseCI