Quick Fixes for Release Readiness in Velveteen
Updated September 10, 2026
Quick fixes are one-click actions in the readiness panel that resolve common issues for you: set display artist from the primary artist, set copyright text from display artist or your locked label, set the release date to an upcoming recommended Friday, generate a UPC or ISRC, set copyright years to the current year, copy the consumer date, set the format from track count, and copy genres. You can apply several at once.
Quick fixes save you from editing each field by hand. They cover the most common, mechanical readiness issues.
Release fixes
Generate UPC
Turn on automatic UPC generation instead of entering one.
Use current year
Set the copyright or production year to the current year.
Set from primary artist
Set the release display artist from the primary artist on the release.
Set from display artist
Set copyright text (℗/©) from the display artist, or your locked imprint if on the Free/Artist tier.
Recommended Friday release date
Set the consumer release date to an upcoming Friday at least 14 days out.
Set format from track count
Pick Single, EP, or Album based on how many tracks the release has.
Track fixes
Generate ISRC
Turn on automatic ISRC generation for the track.
Copy from release
Copy the copyright year, copyright text, or display artist from the release to the track.
Match release genres
Copy the release genre fields onto the track, which also clears the single-track genre-match rule.
Applying them
- 1
Open the readiness panel
Fixable issues appear under Release fixes and Track fixes. - 2
Apply one or all
Apply a single fix, or use Apply fixes to clear the fixable issues in one step. - 3
Handle the rest by hand
Issues that need your judgment, like artwork or audio, are not auto-fixable and stay in the list.
Tip
Frequently asked questions
Are quick fixes safe?+
Yes. They only set mechanical fields such as identifiers, years, dates, format, and genre copies. You can still edit anything afterward.
Can I undo a quick fix?+
Yes. A quick fix just sets a field, so you can change it again by editing the release or track.
Why are some issues not fixable?+
Issues that need a real decision or upload, such as artwork, audio, or the AI declaration, have no automatic fix.
What does Apply fixes do?+
It applies every available automatic fix at once, then leaves the issues that need your input in the list.
Related articles
The readiness panel
The panel on a draft release: issue count, jump links, Release fixes and Track fixes, and the All set state that enables Submit for Review.
Release-level checks
Name, artwork, label, genre and uniqueness, explicit, copyright lines, format, UPC, release dates, artist identifiers, artist approval and trust, and accepted invitations.
Track-level checks
Title, audio file and 30-second minimum, genre, language, copyright, ISRC, preview window, contributors and composer or lyricist, performers, and the AI declaration.