# Release early, release often: what it is and how it works
> Release early, release often proposes making usable versions available to users and learning through frequent releases.
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# Release early, release often

Release early, release often proposes making usable versions available to users and learning through frequent releases. It seeks to shorten the time between a decision and observing its effects

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

Frequency does not justify publishing without appropriate checks. Each version needs a scope and a recovery approach suited to the context. The principle is useful when learning informs concrete decisions; accumulating releases without interpreting results merely increases activity.

Also known as

RERO

Topics

[Strategic design and innovation](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/category/diseno-estrategico-e-innovacion)

## Related concepts

- [Minimum viable product](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/lean/minimum-viable-product.html)
- [Lean startup](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/lean/lean-startup.html)
- [Beta software](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/digital-marketing/beta-software.html)