When you're done testing your OTA image, you're ready to release the OTA image
to Production using the
[Production channel](https://developers.home.google.com/matter/ota/test.md.txt#production_channel).
> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Only integrations that have Certified or Launched status may release OTA images to the Production channel.
## Configure source
To release an OTA update to Production:
1. Select the **Release** tab.
2. Select the Production channel from the drop-down menu.
3. Select either **Developer Console** or
**Distributed Compliance Ledger (DCL)** as the source for the OTA image:
 *Figure 1*: Choosing the production release image source
### Release an OTA image using the Developer Console
Select an image from **OTA Image** and add it by clicking
**Add OTA Image**.
> [!WARNING]
> **Warning:** Uploading a new image to a channel that already contains an image overwrites the original image.
Rollout percentage represents the percentage of devices that will receive the
OTA image. For this field, specify an integer from 1 to 100. Enter a value less
than 100 if you prefer to release the OTA image in batches.
If you roll out the image in batches, an algorithm selects the devices randomly
and does not necessarily deliver the update to the exact percentage of devices
you configured in the **Rollout percentage** field. However, a large pool of
devices, such as 1,000 or more, gives the algorithm a higher chance of meeting
the configured rollout percentage.
 *Figure 1*: Configuring the production release
### Release an OTA image using the DCL
Selecting **Distributed Compliance Ledger (DCL)** uses the DCL as the source for
the OTA image for production release.
1. Click **Release to Production**.
2. A confirmation dialog appears. Click **Release** to confirm the Production
release.
 *Figure 2*: Confirm the production release
Check that the Production channel appears in the **Live Releases** table.
 *Figure 3*: OTA image released to production channel
The table includes the image and channel names, the status of the rollout
(either **LIVE** or **INACTIVE**), the rollout percentage that you set, and the
release date and time. Releases originating from the DCL will be displayed if
present, however, they are read-only and not editable.
## Stop a release
### Stop a Developer Console release
1. In the **Developer Console releases**
table, click the 'more' menu
for the target channel as shown in Figure 4.
 *Figure 4*: Stop active release
2. Click **Stop release**.
3. The ensuing dialog window indicates that the rollout of the release to
additional devices will stop immediately and that devices that have already
received the release will use the updated firmware.
To proceed, click **Stop**.
4. Confirm that the **Rollout status** in the main configuration screen
has been updated to **INACTIVE**.
### Stop a DCL Release
Switching the OTA image source from DCL back to the Developer Console will stop
any ongoing DCL releases.
 *Figure 1*: Switching the production release image source
## Continue an inactive Release
Once you have stopped a release and it has gone to the **INACTIVE** state,
continue on the same channel in one of these ways:
- Resume the release with the initial set of devices
- Release the image to a new set of devices
- Overwrite the image on the initial set of devices
### Resume the release
1. In the **Developer Console releases**
table, click the 'more'
menu for the inactive channel and select **Resume rollout**.
2. A dialog window informs you that the rollout will apply to the
initial set of devices and with your originally configured
rollout percentage. Click **Resume** to proceed.
### Release the image to a new set of devices
1. In the **Configure release** section of the configuration
screen, select the inactive channel.
 *Figure 5*: Rollout radio button options
2. Under **Rollout** , select the **Release to new set of devices**
radio button.
3. Select the image and enter the rollout percentage and proceed to
release the image.
### Overwrite the image on the initial set of devices
1. In Figure 5, under **Rollout** , select the
**Release to same set of devices as previous release** radio button.
2. Select the image from the drop-down list and proceed to release the image.
The rollout percentage remains the same as previously configured.
## Increase rollout percentage
1. In the **Developer Console releases**
table, click the 'more' menu
for the target channel to invoke the options shown in Figure 4.
2. Click **Increase rollout percentage**.
3. In the ensuing dialog, enter the rollout percentage and
click **Save**. The number cannot be less than the current rollout
percentage.
4. Confirm that the **Rollout %** in the **Developer Console releases** table
of the main configuration screen shows the new rollout percentage.