Release notes are essential for keeping customers and team members updated on what’s new – whether it’s bug fixes, feature updates, or major releases. A release note that emphasizes value drives customer adoption and engagement, while internally, it ensures everyone is on the same page.
In this Better Together series installment, we’ll show you how Confluence and Jira streamlines creating and managing release notes, so your team can keep customers and colleagues informed with minimal effort.
A smarter way to create release notes
Creating release notes can be tedious when information is scattered across tools, especially when the team responsible for the notes differs from the release team. With Confluence and Jira working together, creating release notes becomes simpler and more efficient. This combination brings everyone together with a clear view of each release, making it easy to communicate the key details seamlessly.
Connecting Confluence with Jira solves this by integrating release notes into the workflow through the release notes builder, which provides teams with a ready-to-use template in Confluence that simplifies organizing, editing, and sharing release information from Jira.
Take the hassle out of sharing your latest release details
Here are a few key benefits of the integration:
Automated release notes creation
Reduce manual work with the release notes builder feature and pull in real information from your release directly from Jira into a templated Confluence page. This workflow replaces tedious meetings and messages, saving your team time and freeing them to focus on more high-impact work.
Comprehensive release overviews
Give your team a complete, organized view of everything included in each release so they can prioritize the most important details. Linking Jira and Confluence improves accuracy and ensures that your release documentation is thorough and consistent so nothing gets overlooked – plus 76% of Jira customers report faster project delivery after adding Confluence.
One-click access to documentation
Once you create release notes in Jira, they stay linked to each release, so there’s no need to search across tools for relevant information. This seamless connection makes documentation accessible to everyone — 66% of Jira customers that added Confluence report easier communications between development and non-technical teams.
How to build release notes faster with Jira and Confluence
With Confluence and Jira, creating release notes doesn’t have to be a manual, time-consuming task. Here’s how to automate and simplify the process:
1. Select your release
In Jira, start by selecting the release you want to document. The release notes builder will automatically send relevant details about the release to Confluence, so you don’t have to manually gather information.
2. Generate the draft in Confluence
With a single click, generate a draft of your release notes in a Confluence page. This templated document, pre-filled with details from Jira, serves as a starting point that your team can edit to meet internal or external needs.
3. Customize and share
From the dropdown, you can view all the work included in your release and customize your release notes template with the right tone, structure, and context. Confluence’s editing options make it easy to tailor release notes for internal or external audiences.
4. Take it a step further with Rovo
Rovo’s AI-powered Release Notes Drafter Agent helps you quickly generate release notes from up to 20 Jira issues at once. It summarizes issues, groups them into themes, and adjusts the tone to align with your brand, saving time and delivering polished, ready-to-share notes with fewer edits. Check out this demo to see it in action.
Elevate your release process with Confluence and Jira
No more piecing together release notes from scattered sources. When you bring Confluence and Jira together, you can reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and enhance collaboration.
Ready to streamline your workflow? Discover how Confluence and Jira can elevate your release process and help your team stay aligned, efficient, and focused.