Best for
- The bad-release moment, handled without panic
- Knowing in advance whether rollback is even safe
- Leaving an incident with a record instead of a blur
What you give it
- The word that the current release must go, and why
What you get back
- A pre-check: what rolling back implies, especially for data
- The rollback executed by your procedure, step by logged step
- The restored system verified, and an incident-ready record
How it works
- Confirms the rollback target: the preserved previous release.
- Checks data implications: migrations since, and your documented reversal stance.
- Executes the documented switch-back, logging each step.
- Verifies the restored system on the same checks a release gets.
- Files the record: what failed, when, what was done, state now.
Example
You: Roll production back — checkout is failing since the morning release.
Result: Pre-check: no schema change shipped, safe to switch; previous release reactivated, services reloaded, checkout verified working; record filed with timeline and the failing version quarantined.
Limits — please read
- A rollback path must exist; it executes yours, not magic.
- Data written by the bad release is surfaced, not silently handled.
- Schema reversals follow your documented approval rules — or stop.