> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cloudbeat.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cloudbeat.io/fundamentals/creating-releases.md).
# Creating Releases
Release life cycles are the process of developing, testing, and distributing a software product. It typically consists of several stages, which Cloudbeat makes it easy to track.
* To add a new release & cycle, go to Releases under Projects:
* Right click on the release folder, and create a cycle:
* You can set the start date and the end date of the cycle, as well as describing it:
* Adding cases or suites to a specific release and cycle can be done in the settings tab:
