# Pre-release acceptance checklist

*Ismail 3000 kit · version 1.0 · to run before every release, by someone who didn't build the feature.*

**Version:** ............ **Date:** ............ **Tested by:** ............

## Before you start

- [ ] The version under test is deployed on the acceptance environment.
- [ ] The list of changes in this version is known (tickets, release notes).
- [ ] The automated test suite is green on this version.

## Critical journeys

*Adapt this list to your product: these are the journeys that must never break.*

- [ ] Sign-up for a new account, including the confirmation email.
- [ ] Login, logout and forgotten password.
- [ ] The product's core journey, end to end.
- [ ] Payment or subscription, through to confirmation.
- [ ] The export, integration or API your customers depend on.

## What's new in this version

- [ ] Each delivered feature meets its acceptance criteria.
- [ ] Error cases are handled (empty field, invalid input, network down).
- [ ] Copy has been proofread, with no typos or placeholder text.

## Display and compatibility

- [ ] Desktop: Chrome and Safari (or Firefox).
- [ ] Phone: one iPhone and one Android, in portrait.
- [ ] Nothing overflows or overlaps on a small screen.

## Data and security

- [ ] A user only sees their own data.
- [ ] No test data, key or password appears on screen or in the page source.
- [ ] Data migrations ran without errors.

## If your product uses AI

- [ ] Typical questions get a correct answer.
- [ ] An off-topic question is politely declined.
- [ ] A hijacking attempt ("ignore your instructions") has no effect.
- [ ] No action runs without confirmation when it should ask for one.

## Before you press the button

- [ ] The rollback plan is known (how to return to the previous version).
- [ ] The on-call person has been notified.
- [ ] Remaining known bugs are accepted by the PO.

**Decision:** ☐ Go ☐ No go **Signature:** ............

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