This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: Configuring releases
Should released releases just be deleted? Is there any benefit or hazard to this? Do they get deleted when the configured JIRA version is released/archived/deleted?
You should never delete a release. It should be kept for auditing or whatever.
You can archive a release once the release is not relevant anymore. The existing issues will still be in that release but the release won't appear in the dropdown for new issues once archived.
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