After specifying the artifacts to release, it is time to specify one or more stages to deploy the release to. Often, every environment (test, acceptance, and production) will correspond to a stage. But it is also possible to have other stages if the situation calls for it.

Let's learn how to add a new stage and explore various options. First, click on Pipelines to arrive at the following screen:

Now, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Add button to create a new stage. A stage can be either new or a clone of an existing one.
2. After selecting an already existing stage, it can be removed using the Delete button on the top right.
3. Other actions that can be performed on this screen include renaming the stage and designating a stage owner. The owner will be notified when a release is deployed to the environment.
4. After creating and naming a stage, it is possible to add jobs and tasks to a stage, just like it was possible for a build pipeline. To do this, click on the link in the box that denotes the stage.

From here on, this works exactly the same as building pipelines. There is only one addition: besides agent jobs and agentless jobs, it is also possible to use deployment group jobs. These will be discussed in the Working with deployment groups section later on. But first, let's understand which stages we need.