Only a platform Super Admin (the ZiplineOS team) can publish a "What's New" release note. Once published, that single post appears for every user across every organisation.
What a "What's New" note is
A release note is a short post announcing a change — new feature, bug fix, improvement, or broader announcement. Each note has a title, a version, and a Markdown body. Because notes are platform-wide, they are locked down to the people who run the platform.
Who can do what
| Action | Who can do it |
|---|---|
| Read published notes and mark them read | Any logged-in user |
| Browse the full changelog | Any logged-in user |
| Create, edit, publish, re-push, or delete a note | Platform Super Admin only |
| See draft notes | Platform Super Admin only |
| Auto-draft notes from a deploy | The ZiplineOS release pipeline |
"Super Admin" means the top-level platform role held by the ZiplineOS team — not an org Owner or Admin. Being an Admin inside your company account does not let you publish platform-wide notes.
A note has two states: draft and published. A draft stays hidden until a Super Admin hits Publish, which stamps the publish date and releases it to everyone.
How notes usually get written
Most release notes start automatically. When the ZiplineOS team ships a deploy, the release pipeline reads the change and drafts candidate notes (Feature, Bug Fix, Improvement, or Announcement). That step can run under a scoped automation key.
But a draft is just a draft — publishing, editing, and deleting always require a human Super Admin. Even AI-assisted drafts get a person's review before anyone sees them.
Spotted something worth announcing, or an error in a published note? You can't edit it yourself — flag it to the ZiplineOS team and a Super Admin can handle it.
Why it's locked down
A "What's New" note reaches every account at once. Restricting create/publish/delete to Super Admins keeps the channel trustworthy and prevents misuse. Everyone else can still read every published note — they just can't write to the shared feed.
Where to learn more
- Changelog — the running history of published ZiplineOS releases.