How are product updates deployed?
As the control plane for your entire data stack, Atlan's product release strategy is centered on being fast, iterative, and adaptive to the needs of our partners. All the while ensuring that product releases are mature and stable to truly empower users.
Atlan follows a standard CI/CD model - continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) - for deploying product updates. This includes bug fixes and making improvements regularly.
To minimize risks and enhance security, each component in Atlan is tracked and released individually. When developers make changes, a series of automated validations are initiated, including building component images, running tests, and verifying that no vulnerabilities have been introduced. Peer reviews further ensure high-quality standards.
Only after the changes have been approved, the new release will go through the following stages:
- Staging - for pre-production testing
- Beta - for limited user testing
- Production - live environment release
Atlan's engineering team actively reviews any issues with new releases to extract valuable insights and learning opportunities toward offering a better service. Accordingly, Atlan recommends that any connections or integrations you would like to make must be approved by Atlan unless already tested and documented. Note that any unauthorized integration may lead to breakdown of service and impact end user experience.
Significant feature updates are always highlighted within the application. You can also subscribe to our Shipped channel for updates on product rollouts.
Where to find Atlan product updates
Atlan maintains two channels where you can track what's changing in the product. Each covers a different scope:
| Channel | Scope | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Shipped, also viewable in-app via the Product Updates panel (gift box icon, top right) | Major and significant releases only | Broad announcements—sharing what's new with stakeholders or across a team, or checking what's new inside the product you're using right now |
| Atlan docs over MCP | Every documentation change, as granular as a single permission or setup step—namespaces, API behavior, query engines, setup requirements, and more | Anyone (or any AI agent) who wants a live, queryable view—including changes too small to appear on Shipped |
View in-app product updates
To view product updates in Atlan:
- From the top right of any screen in Atlan, click the gift box icon.
- In the Product Updates sidebar, view the latest product releases. You can also:
- (Optional) Click Subscribe to subscribe to our Shipped channel.
- (Optional) Type a keyword in the search bar to search for specific product releases.