Using build information for visibility across your CI/CD pipelines

The blog post by Shawn Sesna discusses the integration of TeamCity and Octopus Deploy to enhance the deployment process by including build information. It highlights the importance of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) in software development, emphasizing the role of source control, issue tracking, and build servers. The post specifically details how to log issues in Jira for an application, tag commits with issue keys, and configure Octopus Deploy to push build information. It also covers setting up issue tracking integration in Octopus Deploy, particularly with Jira, to ensure issue tracking works effectively. Additionally, it explains how to use the Release Note Prefix feature for better release notes and provides methods for sharing build information with stakeholders via release notes templates or email notifications. Overall, the post serves as a practical guide for utilizing Octopus Deploy to improve communication and transparency in CI/CD pipelines.