Method and system for version independent software release management

A system for assembling an update for a software release, comprising:

• a processor and a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by the processor, causing the processor to:
• define classes of software components, each class comprising a plurality of instances, each instance having a unique identifier (UID), said each instance of said each class representing a software component, which has a plurality of versions;
• for each version of the software component, assign one or more time stamps, and an indicator identifying a release status of the version of the software component;
• introduce a pointer between a version of the software component and a UID of an instance of a class associated with the version;
• select versions of software components from which pointers originate;
• for each instance of the class, to which the pointer points at, select one version of the software component based on the assigned indicator, and;
• assemble the selected versions of software components into the update of the software release.