# Deployment

**Status**: [Experimental](../../document-status.md)

**NOTICE** Semantic Conventions are moving to a
[new location](http://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions).

No changes to this document are allowed.

**type:** `deployment`

**Description:** The software deployment.

<!-- semconv deployment -->
| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `deployment.environment` | string | Name of the [deployment environment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployment_environment) (aka deployment tier). | `staging`; `production` | Recommended |
<!-- endsemconv -->