How can I better track version updates for external tools integrated into my workflow?

[Ellie]

Hi everyone,
I work with several external tools in my workflow, and many of them receive frequent updates. I’m trying to find a clean way to track version changes, release notes, and update schedules using Jira or Confluence.

Right now, I manually record updates in a Confluence page, but it becomes messy when tools have fast release cycles. Is there a recommended method, template, or automation to keep external-tool documentation organized?

For example, I also maintain a small documentation site for one of my projects , and I want the update logs to sync better with Confluence.

Any tips, templates, or best practices would be appreciated!

[Carlos Garcia Navarro]

Hi @Ellie ,

Welcome to the Community! Can you please elaborate a little bit more? If I understand the use case correctly, I think you could use Jira to create new work items for every version change where you can attach the logs, and use a 'due date' field to manage the schedule. You could create a component for each tool in your workflow. Or Epics. If you have an epic for each tool, then all the upgrades for the tool would be children stories on that epic.