Release Lifecycle Management Workflow

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RLM Deprecation
As of July 31, 2026, all feature development, patches, and security fixes for Release Lifecycle Management will end, except for critical security fixes. RLM End of Life is currently scheduled for January 31, 2028. For more information, see JFrog Release Lifecycle Management Deprecation - End of Life.

The following tables describe the basic workflow for using JFrog Artifactory with Release Lifecycle Management on the JFrog Platform.

One-time Release Bundle v2 Setup by an Administrator

	Procedure	Using the JFrog Platform UI	Using APIs
1	Create global and project stages, if required	Create Stages in the Platform UI	Create Lifecycle Stage `POST https://{{artifactory-host}}/access/api/v2/stages/`
2	Assign repositories to each stage	Assign Repositories to Stages in the Platform UI	Create Repository `PUT /artifactory/api/repositories/{repoKey}` Update Repository Configuration `POST /artifactory/api/repositories/{repoKey} -H "Content-Type: application/json"`
3	Define the lifecycle	Edit the Lifecycle in the Platform UI	Update Lifecycle `PATCH https://{{artifactory-host}}/access/api/v2/lifecycle/`
4	Connect Edge nodes to the JFrog platform Note: This feature requires the Enterprise+ license.	Connect Distribution Edges to the Platform	Add JPD `POST /mc/api/v1/jpds`
5	Optional. Generate and upload signing keys to JFrog Artifactory	Create Signing Keys for Release Bundles v2	Create Key Pair `POST /api/security/keypair`
6	Propagate signing keys to the Edge nodes Note: This feature requires the Enterprise+ license.	Not available in the JFrog Platform UI. For more information, see Propagate Signing Keys.	Propagate Public Signing Key `POST /lifecycle/api/v2/distribution/key/propagate/{key_name}`
7	Optional. Create webhooks for Release Bundle creation and promotion events	Configure Release Bundle Webhooks Configure Release Bundle Promotion Webhooks	Create a New Webhook Subscription

Working with Release Bundles v2

Procedure Using the JFrog Platform UI Using APIs Using the CLI

Create a Release Bundle v2 version

	Procedure	Using the JFrog Platform UI	Using APIs	Using the CLI
1	Create a Release Bundle v2 version	Create a Release Bundle v2 in the Platform UI	Create Release Bundle Version `POST /lifecycle/api/v2/release_bundle`	Create a Release Bundle v2
2	Promote a Release Bundle v2 to a different stage	Promote a Release Bundle v2 Version	Promote Release Bundle Version `POST /lifecycle/api/v2/promotion/records/{name}/{version}`	Promote a Release Bundle v2
3	Distribute the Release Bundle v2 version Note: This feature requires the Enterprise+ license.	Distribute a Release Bundle v2 Version using the Platform UI	Distribute Release Bundle Version V2 `POST /lifecycle/api/v2/distribution/distribute/{release_bundle_name}/{release_bundle_version}`	Distribute a Release Bundle v2

Create a Release Bundle v2 in the Platform UI

Create Release Bundle Version

POST  /lifecycle/api/v2/release_bundle

Create a Release Bundle v2

Promote a Release Bundle v2 to a different stage

Promote a Release Bundle v2 Version

Promote Release Bundle Version

POST  /lifecycle/api/v2/promotion/records/{name}/{version}

Promote a Release Bundle v2

Distribute the Release Bundle v2 version

Note: This feature requires the Enterprise+ license.

Distribute a Release Bundle v2 Version using the Platform UI

Distribute Release Bundle Version V2

POST /lifecycle/api/v2/distribution/distribute/{release_bundle_name}/{release_bundle_version}

Distribute a Release Bundle v2

One-time Release Bundle v2 Setup by an Administrator

Working with Release Bundles v2

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