When an application is running in production, the team should be able to identify exactly which version is live.
This becomes even more important as AI coding agents make it easier to generate and ship code faster. With more changes happening in less time, keeping track of what went live and which changes were included can become harder.
If something breaks, developers need a clear way to trace the issue back to a specific release and source version rather than guessing what might have caused it.
Keeping a record of each release, including what changed and when it was published, gives the team a reliable starting point for investigating problems.
The faster we can build and ship software, the more important it becomes to know exactly what we're running.