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title: Manage Application Releases
slug: bhdm/manage-application-releases
createdAt: 2022-11-30T15:29:34.000Z
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A Docker application release is always in one of two states, `RELEASED` (submitted) or `DRAFT`. When a Docker application release is in `RELEASED` state, it cannot be further modified. When it is in `DRAFT`, it can be modified.

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**Important: **When a docker application release is in `DRAFT` state it can't be deployed to a Belden Horizon Data Operations instance.
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See the following on how to manage Docker application releases. The following user interface is identical for *Containers*, *Containers Advanced*, and *Compose*.

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\[1] **Clone release**

\[2] **Show release details: **Modifications cannot be made when viewing a submitted release.

\[3] **Remove release: **Removing a release cannot be undone.

\[4] **View more details about this release: **See [Set Up Variables for an Application Release](docId:0V6AlKYRqqUjD3r_2wfUt) and [Set Up Docker Container Configurations for an Application Release](docId\:V_VLXRVot4vxBPvsbULmq) for details.

\[5] **Edit release: **Once a release has been submitted, you can no longer modify it. You can clone the submitted release, and then modify the clone (while it is still in the Draft status).

- **Edit Release**
- **Submit Release**

# Next Steps

After a Draft Application Release has been submitted (`RELEASED`), it can then be deployed to Belden Horizon Data Operations instances. See [Deploy an Application to Edge Devices](docId\:la0kLcTigWIfvf43FDV1u) for details.