How do I add an issue to a release?

[Mart Wetzels]

I am trying to set up a rule to manually add an issue to a release. Not all issues result in changes for a release, so I want to be able to manually add an issue to a release. The release is based on the date of today ({{now.format("yyyyMMdd")}}). The issue I am having is in checking if a release already exists or not. I would need to the following logic:

(1) Manually trigger an action

(2) Check if the release exists (true, skip, else create)

(3) Add current issue to release

I don't know how to use Automation to make the second step happen.

[Mykenna Cepek · Accepted solution]

Just use the "Create Version" action in your rule, for your step (2):

• New Action > Software > Create version
• https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/automation-actions/

From the docs: "If a version with the same name already exists, the version will not be created."