Octopus Deploy 3.2

Octopus Deploy 3.2, released on November 3, 2015, introduces the Channels feature to simplify managing complex deployment scenarios by allowing different releases to have distinct lifecycles, variables, and deployment processes. Channels help address various scenarios such as safer standard release promotion, supporting multiple versions, hotfix deployments, early access programs, and feature branch deployments. These scenarios demonstrate how Channels can prevent accidental deployments, manage evolving deployment designs, enable rapid hotfixes, facilitate beta testing, and support new feature testing without disrupting existing workflows. While Channels provide enhanced flexibility and control, the feature remains unobtrusive and backward-compatible, allowing users to continue using Octopus Deploy as before if they choose not to utilize Channels.