# Deployment **Status:** ![Development](https://img.shields.io/badge/-development-blue) **type:** `deployment` **Description:** The software deployment. | Attribute | Type | Description | Examples | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [`deployment.environment.name`](/docs/registry/attributes/deployment.md) | string | Name of the [deployment environment](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployment_environment) (aka deployment tier). [1] | `staging`; `production` | `Recommended` | ![Development](https://img.shields.io/badge/-development-blue) | **[1] `deployment.environment.name`:** `deployment.environment.name` does not affect the uniqueness constraints defined through the `service.namespace`, `service.name` and `service.instance.id` resource attributes. This implies that resources carrying the following attribute combinations MUST be considered to be identifying the same service: - `service.name=frontend`, `deployment.environment.name=production` - `service.name=frontend`, `deployment.environment.name=staging`.