How do I approve a release stage?

Who can do this

A designated SPOC for at least one of the stage's instances, or Platform Admin.

Stages can be gated by approval — they pause at awaiting_approval until a SPOC signs off. The Console shows you only the Approve button for stages where you are eligible.

Steps

1. Open Releases and click the release.
2. The pipeline visualisation shows each stage. Stages awaiting approval have a blue border and an Approve button on each environment box.
3. Review the change — click the environment box to see the diff between current and target.
4. Click Approve.

Result

The stage moves out of awaiting_approval. What happens next depends on your release configuration:

• If the next gate is auto-trigger, the stage starts deploying immediately.
• If it's manual trigger, the stage moves to awaiting_trigger and waits for someone to trigger it.

Your approval is recorded in the release timeline with your operator ID and timestamp.

Related

• How do I trigger a paused release stage?
• How do I create a release?