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# Canary Release

- Type: release strategy
- Group: Integration and delivery
- Placement: Delivery / Release control
- [Source](<https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CanaryRelease.html>)

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A limited group of users or a small share of traffic receives the change first.

## Relationships

- is assessed through: [Observability](/practices/observability/en.md) (verification)
- may be managed through: [Feature Flags / Feature Toggles](/practices/flags/en.md) (support)
- may require: [Rollback and Rollback Safety](/practices/rollback/en.md) (support)

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