Continuous deployments are here!

We’re excited to announce that continuous deployments have officially arrived with Jira Align version 11.8. This advancement will allow us to deliver critical updates more frequently and efficiently, ensuring that you receive the latest fixes as soon as they are ready.

More fixes, zero downtime

We can now deploy bug fix releases as often as daily, without impacting your workflow. Continuous deployments follow zero downtime deployment (ZDD) standards, so you'll continue to have access to your environment during an update.

What’s included

Currently, continuous deployments focus on resolving bugs that affect the core functionality of Jira Align. In the future, we plan to expand this scope to include connectors and other features, such as Enterprise Insights.

Only bug fixes and other changes to resolve issues will be included in these versions. Features, process improvements, and other planned changes will continue to be provided on our standard release schedule.

Stay informed

To stay informed about the issues resolved in each bug fix release, you can do the following:

For bugs that you’ve reported or impact your environment, watch the issue in our Jira instance, jira.atlassian.com. You’ll receive notifications as we progress on investigating and implementing a fix. Once a fix is tested and committed to a new version, an entry will be made in the Fix Version/s field.

You can view the current version your environment is running on the login screen, or through the About page, accessed from your avatar menu in the upper-right corner of Jira Align.

Additionally, every Friday, we will update the current release notes article with a list of bugs fixed during the week. Look for “Last updated:” at the top of each release notes article and at the top of the bug fixes section to see when additions were last made.

We are committed to continuously improving Jira Align and providing you with the best possible experience. Continuous delivery is a significant step forward in achieving this goal, and we look forward to your feedback as we roll out this new capability.