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Application-release automation (ARA) refers to the process of packaging and deploying an application or update of an application from development, across various environments, and ultimately to production.^[1] ARA solutions must combine the capabilities of deployment automation, environment management and modeling, and release coordination.^[2]

^ "Gartner IT Glossary – Application Release Automation (ARA)". Gartner. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
^ Application Release Automation Market Forecast (Report). Forrester. 2015.