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Releasing an IP Address
-----------------------

When the last rule for an IP address is removed, you can release that IP
address. The IP address still belongs to the VPC; however, it can be
picked up for any guest network again.

#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.

#. In the left navigation, choose Network.

#. Click the name of the network where you want to work with.

#. Click Public IP Addresses.

#. Click the IP address you want to release.

#. Click the Release IP button. |ReleaseIPButton.png|


.. |ReleaseIPButton.png| image:: /_static/images/release-ip-icon.png
   :alt: button to release an IP
