# Jira fix versions

Developers, Product Managers, Release and Quality Assurance teams use the Fix Version field for the following purposes:

* Developers:
  * Fix Version field is the one that shows up on individual tickets in the backlog view.
  * For Story tickets, the Fix Version is used for soft guidelines for what is targeted for what release.
  * For Bug tickets, the Fix Version is used to know which bugs are priority based on where we are in the release cycle.
* Product Managers:
  * To prioritize backlog.
  * To estimate/plan what Story tickets ship in what release.
* Release Manager:
  * Follow status of resolved, open and submitted tickets for current release.
  * Compose various release metrics.
* Quality Assurance:
  * Prioritize testing of tickets and associated PRs for the next release.
  * Assess completeness of a release before cutting final.
  * Track when changes actually went in, to help investigate bugs and expected behavior.
  * Report on issues, changes, and tests by release.


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