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Stop managing a release

Abstract

If you have started a release on Bitrise but decided to abandon it or complete it externally, you can stop managing that in-progress release regardless of the stage you are at on Bitrise. When stopped, the release becomes read-only and cannot be restarted.

If you have started a release on Bitrise but decided to abandon it or complete it externally, you can stop managing that in-progress release regardless of the stage you are at on Bitrise. When stopped, the release becomes read-only and cannot be restarted.

Feature access

Only Release Managers, Project Admins, and workspace owners have access to this feature.

To stop managing a release:

  1. Open your app in Release Management and select Releases.

  2. Select a release from the list and click the arrow next to its name.

  3. Select Configuration on the left.

  4. Scroll down and click Stop managing release. This brings up a dialog.

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  5. Select a reason for stopping this release.

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    • Completed externally: The release will be completed outside of Bitrise, either on App Store Connect or on Google Play Console.

    • Abandoned: The release is stopped on this stage and will not be completed. In both cases, the release turns to a read-only status on Bitrise.

After you confirm the changes, you can see a breakdown of all completed and not completed release stages. If you go back to the Releases page, you will see the stopped release with the status Stopped managing and a short explanation (Abandoned, Completed externally) you set before.