5 collocation exercises on release management verbs.
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On Thursday, the release manager will ___ a release from the stabilised main branch.
To cut a release means to create a release build/branch from the codebase at a point in time. Cut is the established idiom, behind "cut a release branch." Make up, take, and pull out are not the standard phrase. Teams "cut a release every two weeks," so cut a release is the correct collocation.
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In the final days before launch, the team will ___ the code so only critical fixes are merged.
To freeze the code (a "code freeze") means to halt non-essential changes to stabilise a release. Freeze is the precise term, behind "code freeze" and "feature freeze." Lock down up, stop, and hold out are informal or imprecise. Teams "freeze the code before the release," so freeze the code is the correct collocation.
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To start work on the next version, the developer will ___ from main to create a feature branch.
To branch from main means to create a new branch based on the main branch. Branch is the precise Git term, behind "branch off" and "feature branch." Split off up, fork out, and cut away are informal or non-idiomatic (forking is a different operation). Developers "branch from main to start the feature," so branch from main is the correct collocation.
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After verifying the build, the team will ___ the version as v2.3.0 in the repository.
To tag the version means to create a named Git tag marking a specific release commit. Tag is the precise term, behind git tag and "version tag." Mark up, stamp out, and label over are informal. Teams "tag the version after release," so tag the version is the correct collocation.
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When the release introduced a critical bug, the team had to ___ the deployment to the previous version.
To roll back a deployment means to revert production to a previous known-good version. Roll back is the precise term, behind "rollback" and "rollback plan." Turn back up, revert out, and undo over are informal or non-idiomatic (note "revert" alone is used for commits). Teams "roll back the deployment after the incident," so roll back the deployment is the correct collocation.