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# How to install
1. Log into your JIRA instance as an admin.
2. Click the admin drop-down and choose **Atlassian Marketplace**.
The *Manage apps* screen loads.
3. Click **Find new apps** on the left side of the page.
4. Find **Release Management** using search.
The appropriate app version appears in the search results.
5. Click**Free Trial** to begin a new trial or **Buy now** to purchase a license for **Release Management**.
You're prompted to log into MyAtlassian. Release Management should then begin downloading.
6. Enter your information and click **Generate license** when redirected to MyAtlassian.
7. Click **Apply license**.
8. If you're using an older version of UPM, you can copy and paste the license into your JIRA instance.
# Quickstart: Create your first release board
"Releases" is added to Jira main menu once the app has been installed.
Go to "Releases" → "View all boards" to view all available Release Boards and to create a new one.
Click "**Create board**" button; specify the new board name, projects from which to import versions, and then click "**Create board**" button.
Once the board is created, you are automatically redirected to its Version tab.
Versions tab has three columns **Todo, In Progress, Done** - a simple workflow which can be [customized](https://releasemanagement.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RM4J/pages/1081352/Configure+board+settings#Manage-versions-workflow) by a board administrator in the board settings.
By default, all **unreleased **versions are added to default unreleased column and **released** versions are added to default released column.
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