# Editing a Release

- Updated on May 5, 2026  
- Published on Sep 16, 2024  
- 2 minute(s) read

The Release Editor screen allows users to make changes to the contents of a draft release.

## To access the Release Editor:

1. Navigate to **Library > Releases.**  
2. Click on the name of the release draft that you would like to edit.  
3. On the release details page, click the **Edit** button on the top-right of the screen.

### Layout Details

> This view shows a table of all layouts in the system with at least one locked version. Each row shows the following:
>
> - Layout name  
> - Layout type (Structured, Semi-structured, or Additional)  
> - Version name  
> - Date and time layout was last committed, if ever  
> - Field customizations, if any

Sorting is supported on the **Layout** and **Type** columns.

## Navigating the Release Editor

**Language families and releases**

> Each release can contain layouts from only one language family.  
  
To access the Release Editor:
Click the **Edit** option to the right of the release name shown in the blue header bar.

> Clicking the **Info** icon directly to the right of the release name will show a pop-up with additional details about the release.

To show all locked versions of a layout:
- Click on the drop-down arrow ( **>** ) to the left of each layout name.

Each version-level row shows the version name.

### To add a layout version to the release:

- Click the **checkbox** next to the layout name.  
By default, the most recent locked version will be selected.  
- To select a different version, use the drop-down next to the layout name to see all the layout versions, and click the **checkbox** next to the desired layout version.  
- To hide the version-level rows, click the arrow icon again.

To assist in viewing and selecting layout versions, at the bottom of the layouts table, you can find the **Select All Latest Locked Versions** option. The **Select All Latest Locked Versions** option selects all layouts that are included in the release, specifically the latest locked version.

### Filters

There are filters in the Release Editor that allow you to more efficiently edit and lock releases. See the following list of the available filters:

- **Status** – Allows you to filter by **Draft**, **Live**, and **Locked** statuses.
- **Only Duplicates** – Allows you to view duplicate layouts in a release. You can apply the **Only Duplicates** filter after attempting to lock a release that contains duplicate layouts.

> The system considers the following as duplicative:
> - A layout that is identical to another layout.
> - A layout that is a proper subset of another layout.

- **Tags** – Allows you to filter the Release Editor’s rows by layout tags.

> There is also a search bar available to support searching by layout name or version name.

## Exiting the Release Editor

When you want to leave the Release Editor, here are the available options:

- **“X” button** 
- **Create** - saves the changes, updates the release’s status to Locked, and prevents further changes.

## Next steps

To learn how to assign a release to a flow, see [Assigning a Release to a Flow](https://help.hyperscience.ai/docs/v39-assigning-a-release-to-a-flow).