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title: Release 
slug: citsmart-8-en/release
description: Learn about the crucial role of release management in an organization's IT infrastructure. Discover how this process facilitates the management of software and hardware changes, including the introduction of new components and updates. Explore how release
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createdAt: 2022-01-19T21:48:31.000Z
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## Presentation

The Release is defined as <font color="#3b9f0f">**a significant change in the organization's IT
 infrastructure**</font>, which may be the introduction of new CIs or the updating of the
&#x20;current ones.

The <font color="#3b9f0f">**Release Management**</font> process provides the physical management of software and
&#x20;hardware, allowing the planning of the releases to be carried out in the IT
&#x20;infrastructure, based on information about CIs and their relationships stored in
&#x20;the CMDB.