Combined ReleaseOps release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined ReleaseOps Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Zurich

    This consolidated guide provides ServiceNow customers with key information for upgrading ReleaseOps from the Xanadu through to the Zurich release versions. It highlights new features introduced, pre- and post-upgrade tasks, activation instructions, and important notes about configuration and deployment processes. The page also clarifies that no updates, changes, removals, or deprecations were made in the interim releases Yokohama and Xanadu for ReleaseOps.

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    Key Features Introduced in Zurich

    • Pipelines: Define and customize deployment flows using playbooks to tailor your deployment process.
    • Releases: Manage scheduled or on-demand releases that deploy changes to target instances, containing one or more deployment requests.
    • Deployment Requests: Organize update sets within these requests to structure deployments within a release.
    • New Ecosystem Configuration: Use sample pipelines and playbooks to set up your ReleaseOps environment and streamline deployments from development through testing to production.
    • Custom Pipeline Creation: Duplicate and modify existing playbooks to create pipelines that fit your environment’s needs.
    • Promotion of Update Sets: Begin the deployment process by promoting update sets when changes are ready to be deployed.
    • Deployment Request Creation for Scheduled Releases: Facilitate change movement through pipelines by creating deployment requests within scheduled releases.
    • Release Creation: Specify release details including target instances and timing for deployments.
    • Guided Setup: Starting from ReleaseOps version 1.2.1, use guided setup to simplify initial configuration and reduce setup time.

    Upgrade and Activation Guidance

    Before upgrading to Zurich, review and complete any required pre- and post-upgrade tasks to ensure a smooth transition. ReleaseOps can be installed or requested via the ServiceNow Store, which also provides version history and cumulative release notes for all released apps.

    Additional Notes

    • No changes were made to existing features, removals, deprecations, browser requirements, accessibility, localization, or highlight information between Xanadu, Yokohama, and Zurich releases.
    • ReleaseOps enables automation of testing, validation, approvals, and other checks to ensure controlled and compliant deployments to production environments.

    For detailed deployment workflows, configuration assistance, and to leverage the new features, ServiceNow customers should explore the ReleaseOps guided setup and the ReleaseOps documentation.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for ReleaseOps from Xanadu to Zurich.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family ReleaseOps release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Zurich.

    Tip:
    If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

    Important information for upgrading ReleaseOps to Zurich

    Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for ReleaseOps.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich
    Pipelines
    A pipeline is the flow of a deployment in ReleaseOps. A pipeline's flow is defined within playbooks, which enables you to customize as needed.
    Releases
    Scheduled and on-demand releases are how changes are deployed to target instances with ReleaseOps. Releases can contain one or more deployment requests.
    Deployment requests
    Deployment requests contain one or more update sets, and are contained in a release.
    Configure a new ecosystem
    Configure a new ReleaseOps ecosystem using the sample pipelines and playbooks to begin deploying changes from your development to test to production instances.
    Create a custom pipeline
    Create a custom pipeline to move changes through your production environment to testing by duplicating one of the ReleaseOps playbooks.
    Promote an update set
    When you're ready to deploy your changes, promote your update set to begin the deployment process.
    Create a deployment request for a scheduled release
    Create a deployment request for a scheduled release to contain your update set and enable your changes to move through the pipeline for deployment.
    Create a release
    Specify the details for your release, including the target instance that the changes deploy to and when the release should occur.
    ReleaseOps guided setup
    Starting with version 1.2.1 of ReleaseOps, you can use guided setup to help simplify the initial configuration process.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some changes were made to existing ReleaseOps features.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some ReleaseOps features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some ReleaseOps features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate ReleaseOps.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    Install ReleaseOps by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for ReleaseOps we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for ReleaseOps we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for ReleaseOps, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for ReleaseOps we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for ReleaseOps we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    		 No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich
    • Use ReleaseOps guided setup to simplify initial configuration.
    • Customize ReleaseOps pipelines to move changes from development to production through as many instances as needed for your ReleaseOps ecosystem.
    • Schedule releases or deploy changes on-demand.
    • Automate the testing and validation process with ReleaseOps to ensure that the proper checks, tests, scans, and approvals are completed before releasing changes to production.

    See Release Ops for more information.