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# Add a Release Environment

Connect your production org as the release environment in Lifecycle Center. Every project requires one release environment and at least one development environment.

### Required Editions

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Before you begin, complete these tasks.

- Make sure that team members who deploy to production are users in the production org.
- Make sure that you have the production org login credentials ready.

1. Go to the Pipelines tab, and select your pipeline.
2. Locate the Production stage in your pipeline.
3. Click **Connect Environment**.
    
    ![Connect Environment option in the Production stage in the pipeline.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center-264-0-0-production-enus/166010c3-4c34-4087-92ad-aea917baf524/devops_center/images/next_gen_connect_release_environment.png)
4. In the **Add Environment** window, enter an environment name and environment type.
    
    ![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center-264-0-0-production-enus/166010c3-4c34-4087-92ad-aea917baf524/images/icon_tip.png)
    
    Tip For the release environment, select the environment type as **Production Org**.
5. Click **Connect**.
6. Log in to your production org, and authorize the connection.
    
    Your release environment appears on your pipeline.
    
    ![Connected production environment in pipeline.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center-264-0-0-production-enus/166010c3-4c34-4087-92ad-aea917baf524/devops_center/images/next_gen_connected_release_environment.png)

Next, add at least one development environment so that your team can start making changes. See [Add Development Environments](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_add_development_environments.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Add source-tracked development environments for team members in Lifecycle Center. You can add a development environment manually from the pipeline, or automatically when your team members commit changes from DX Inspector.").

#### See Also

- [Add Development Environments](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_add_development_environments.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Add source-tracked development environments for team members in Lifecycle Center. You can add a development environment manually from the pipeline, or automatically when your team members commit changes from DX Inspector.")
- [Lifecycle Center Environments](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_environments_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Environments are the Salesforce orgs, such as sandboxes, scratch orgs, or production orgs, connected to your Lifecycle Center pipeline. Lifecycle Center uses different environment types for development, pipeline stages, and release.")