> This is the Markdown of a Backed Help Centre page, https://admin.backed.giving/help/news/2026/2026-11-09-prepare-milestones-before-approval.md. Every page is listed at https://admin.backed.giving/help/llms.txt.

## What's new

- **Prepare — issue on approval.** When you create a milestone for an application that is not yet
  approved, the `Reviewers` step of `Create Milestone` now offers `Prepare — issue on approval`.
  A prepared milestone is hidden from the applicant and shows `Prepared` beside its status on the
  `Milestones` list and on its page. When the application is approved, the milestone is issued
  and the applicant is emailed; if the application is declined or withdrawn, it stays hidden. It
  works from scratch or from `Import Template`. See
  [Milestones and batches](/administrator/milestones/milestones-and-batches#prepare-milestones-before-approval).