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How to Close an Epic in Jira

Updated on:
May 25, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to mark an epic as complete in Jira.

Quick summary

Closing a Jira epic marks it as Done and signals project completion to your team. You can close an epic in just a few clicks directly from the epic's detail panel in Jira Software.


Steps

  1. In your Jira space, find and select the epic you want to close.
  2. Click the Status menu above the right-hand panel of the epic.
  3. Select Done from the available status options.
  4. The selected epic in your Jira space is now closed and marked as complete.

📌 Why this matters

Closing epics in Jira is a critical step in agile project management — it signals to the entire team that a major body of work is complete and ready for review or release. Properly marking an epic as Done keeps your Jira backlog clean, ensures accurate sprint reporting, and prevents open items from cluttering your project board. Teams that consistently close epics on time improve velocity tracking and maintain clearer roadmap visibility across stakeholders.
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