Which of the following statements BEST describes the aims of release and deployment management?

The primary aim of release and deployment management is to build, test, and deliver the capability to provide services as defined by service design, ensuring they are correctly deployed into the live environment. This covers the full release lifecycle - from constructing the release package and conducting testing through to controlled deployment. It ensures that new or changed services meet expected outcomes and can deliver the intended value without disrupting existing services.

Ensuring a release package consists of a set of related assets describes an aspect of release packaging or bundling, not the overarching aim of the process.

Tracking, testing, and verifying all changes is the objective of change management, which governs whether changes are authorized - not release and deployment management.

Recording and managing deviations, risks, and issues related to new or changed services is an objective of transition planning and support, a separate ITIL process.