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title: Define a release phase in Release Management
description: Define a release phase to represent the different stages of work required to complete your release.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Define a release phase in Release Management

Define a release phase to represent the different stages of work required to complete your release.

## Before you begin

Role required: release\_v2\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Release** > **Releases**.

2.  Click the release number to which you want to add a release phase.

3.  In the **Release Phases** related list, click **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_klk_nvr_pjb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Priority

</td><td>

Priority of the phase such as Critical, High, Moderate, or others.

</td></tr><tr><td>

State

</td><td>

State of the phase such as Draft, Work in progress, testing, or others.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Percent complete

</td><td>

Progress of the phase as a percentage of the whole.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short description

</td><td>

Brief description of the phase. This description helps in identifying this phase from a list of release phases.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Details of the phase.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Planned start date

</td><td>

Tentative start date of the phase.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Planned end date

</td><td>

Tentative end date of the phase.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Planned duration

</td><td>

Duration of the phase in days. When you submit the form, this field auto-populates based on the values of Planned start date and Planned end date.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Click **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Using Release Management v2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/release-management/c_Release.md)