Automation to create release every Friday w/ all items in Done status (read a lot, can't figure out)

[Jane]

Hi 

I'm using the Jira free version. I used to use Jira at my last job and am trying to recreate some automations I used but am failing. 

I've looked at so many posts here and even asked ChatGPT using a Jira GPT. 

I have a company-managed Software Project that uses scrum method. Every Friday, I want all the items in the Done status to be released into a version with the name that is the date of the release.

I am not actually creating sprints, I'm just using a simple workflow that ends with Done. 

I have tried all sorts of variations. 

The release will be created, and in some instances, the audit log will show an associated issue, but it's not actually in the release. 

This is the current set up I have based on everything I've read and the GPT. 

I've included the Audit Log and Release for the most recent manual run of this automation. I made a test issue and put it Done. 

[Alex Koxaras -Relational-]

Hi @Jane and welcome to the community,

The problem imo is that the {{createdVersion.name}} returns null, thus not releasing the version. If you are using the {{now.format("yyyy-MM-dd")}} to create the new version, then on the edit issue, use again the same smart value, meaning {{now.format("yyyy-MM-dd")}}. And again on the release version use the same name. Doing that you'll get the following results:

Let me know if that helps.