SOP checklist
- Tag release/version and confirm changelog is final.
- Complete QA regression + UAT sign-off (named approvers).
- Verify monitoring/alerts for critical flows (error rate, latency, uptime).
- Confirm production config + feature flags state.
Outputs
- Release tag + changelog
- QA/UAT sign-off record
- Monitoring dashboard + alert list
Done when
- Release is reproducible, validated, and observable in production.