Set the intention.
Create a release with the project, version, date, owner label, and notes. Start in Draft when the work is still taking shape.
A release moves.
The context stays.
A repeatable workflow for the decisions between a finished build and a release record.
Review the open questions.
Mark the checks you have actually reviewed. Write unresolved questions in the blocker field and move the record to In review.
Make readiness explicit.
Ready requires five complete checks and no recorded blockers. Relay validates that rule on the server for saved accounts.
Record the outcome.
After the real deployment happens through your existing systems, update the record to Released. The same readiness rule applies; the change appears in your activity history.
THE NEXT RELEASE STARTS HERELess guesswork.