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# Release receipt

> A synthetic receipt for a released artifact, and what it does and does not prove.

Receipts support inspection and do not disclose review reasoning. This receipt records that a specific artifact version was authorized for a defined audience at a defined time. Every value is synthetic.

## Example

```json title="release-receipt.json" theme={null}
{
  "receiptId": "rcpt_synthetic_001",
  "engagementId": "eng_synthetic_001",
  "artifactId": "art_synthetic_001",
  "releaseVersion": 1,
  "issuedAt": "2026-07-06T16:00:00Z",
  "visibility": "permissioned",
  "status": "active",
  "verificationUrl": "https://app.soterislabs.xyz/verify/rcpt_synthetic_001",
  "provenance": "prov_synthetic_001"
}
```

## What it proves

| Question                    | Answered by                         |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Was this artifact released? | Yes, while the receipt is `active`. |
| Which version was released? | `releaseVersion`.                   |
| When was it released?       | `issuedAt`.                         |
| Who can inspect it?         | `visibility`.                       |

<Info>
  The receipt carries no internal evidence, reviewer notes, scoring, prompts, or judgment rationale. Those are excluded from every check, at every permission level, per [What verification excludes](/verification/what-verification-excludes). The field contract is [Verification receipts](/records/verification-receipt).
</Info>