# Release and Deployment Standards ### Purpose Release and deployment standards ensure that changes are controlled, tested, and recoverable. ### Release Requirements A release should have: * release owner * release scope * version number * release notes * test evidence * deployment plan * rollback plan * approval record * known issues * support contact ### Deployment Controls Deployment should include: * environment confirmation * access confirmation * backup or rollback approach * monitoring plan * post-deployment validation * incident route ### Release Evidence Retain: * release notes * deployment logs * approval record * test results * validation evidence --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://framework.aic.io/company-operating-manual/engineering-and-technical-standards/release-and-deployment-standards.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.