Release Checklist CEP18 v1.0

[RitaMAllenCA]

• [x] (DEV) Close or defer all tickets in the epics (code complete/scope closure) - code freeze
• [x] (DEV) Create release candidate branch (branching, tagging)
• [ ] (Business Owner) Identify destination & distribution targets (communications, announcements)
• [x] (SRE) Ensure SRE pipelines are in place
• [x] (DEV) unit & Integration tests have passed
• [x] (DEV) Create readme in git repo (scope closure)
• [x] (DEV) ensure changelog is in place
• [x] (SRE) acceptance tests in a production environment has passed
• [x] (DEV) Documentation updates are in place (docs team)

[cspramit]

Note: Since this is v1.0 - the change log is empty