diff --git a/news/release_schemas.rst b/news/release_schemas.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25222e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/release_schemas.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* Added release_list schemas in `schemas.json`.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/src/regolith/exemplars.json b/src/regolith/exemplars.json
index 6baf0fd6f..b788e10b1 100644
--- a/src/regolith/exemplars.json
+++ b/src/regolith/exemplars.json
@@ -2169,6 +2169,49 @@
             "year": 2020
         }
     ],
+    "releaseReports": [
+        {
+            "_id": "sbillinge",
+            "date": "17/07/2025",
+            "releases": [
+                {
+                "package_name": "regolith",
+                "description": "A Group Content Management System",
+                "url": "https://github.com/regro/regolith",
+                "release_updates": [
+                    {
+                        "version_number": "0.9.1",
+                        "updated_capacities": ["Rearrange Regolith package to new Billingegroup package standards",
+                            "change name and then fix tests for function that formats awards and honors"],
+                        "release_url": "https://github.com/regro/regolith/releases/tag/0.9.1",
+                        "release_date": "21/07/2024",
+                        "author": ["Simon Billinge", "Rundong Hua"],
+                        "author_id": ["sbillinge", "stevenhua0320"]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "version_number": "0.8.1",
+                        "updated_capacities": "Fix bug in builder",
+                        "release_date": "11/13/2023",
+                        "author": "Simon Billinge",
+                        "author_id": "sbillinge"
+                    }]
+            },
+                {
+                    "package_name": "diffpy.xpdfsuite",
+                    "description": "The suite of algorithms and software for diffpy programs.",
+                    "release_updates": [
+                        {
+                            "version_number": "0.2.0",
+                            "updated_capacities": "scikit-pakcage everything in the suite to new BillingeGroup standard.",
+                            "release_date": "20/10/2025",
+                            "author": ["Simon Billinge", "Zhiming Xu", "Rundong Hua"],
+                            "author_id": ["sbillinge", "zmx27", "stevenhua0320"]
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ],
     "students": {
         "_id": "Human A. Person",
         "aka": ["H. A. Person"],
diff --git a/src/regolith/schemas.json b/src/regolith/schemas.json
index f2468a87c..240a72f66 100644
--- a/src/regolith/schemas.json
+++ b/src/regolith/schemas.json
@@ -2924,6 +2924,109 @@
             "anyof_type": ["string", "integer"]
         }
     },
+    "releaseReports": {
+        "_description": {
+            "description": "This is a collection of information that will be be used to build a release report. This should probably be private."
+        },
+        "_id": {"description": "the ID", "required": true, "type": "string"},
+
+        "date": {
+            "description": "date the list was edited",
+            "required": false,
+            "anyof_type": ["date", "string"]
+        },
+        "day": {
+            "description": "The day the list was edited",
+            "required": false,
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "month": {
+            "description": "The month the list was edited",
+            "required": false,
+            "anyof_type": ["integer", "string"]
+        },
+        "year": {
+            "description": "The day the list was edited",
+            "required": false,
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "released_package": {
+            "description": "The list of software releases.",
+            "required": true,
+            "type": "list",
+            "schema": {
+                "type": "dict",
+                "schema": {
+                    "package_name": {
+                        "description": "the name of the package.",
+                        "required":true,
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "description": {
+                        "description": "the description of what is the software doing.",
+                        "required": true,
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "url": {
+                        "description": "the url of the released software if it is public.",
+                        "required": false,
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "release_updates": {
+                        "description": "updated/added capacities for each time of release.",
+                        "required": true,
+                        "type": "list",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "type": "dict",
+                            "schema": {
+                                "version_number": {
+                                    "description": "The version number of the package.",
+                                    "required": true,
+                                    "type": "string"
+                                },
+                                "updated_capacities": {
+                                    "description": "the description of the updated capacity of the package.",
+                                    "required": true,
+                                    "type": "string"
+                                },
+                                "release_url": {
+                                    "description": "the released url of the package in specific version.",
+                                    "required": false,
+                                    "type": "string"
+                                },
+                                "release_year": {
+                                    "description": "the year of the version released.",
+                                    "required": true,
+                                    "type": "integer"
+                                },
+                                "release_month": {
+                                    "description": "the month of the version released.",
+                                    "required": true,
+                                    "anyof_type": ["integer", "string"]
+                                },
+                                "release_day": {
+                                    "description": "the day of the version released.",
+                                    "required": true,
+                                    "type": "integer"
+                                },
+                                "author": {
+                                    "description": "the author(s) who contribued to the version release.",
+                                    "required": true,
+                                    "anyof_type": ["list", "string"]
+                                },
+                                "author_id": {
+                                    "description": "the id of the author who contributed to the version release.",
+                                    "required": false,
+                                    "anyof_type": ["list", "string"]
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
     "software": {
         "_description": {"description": "Information about software, such as active, grants, etc."},
         "_id": {