Using Releases works...

• shows on timeline
• issues can be associated with it
• allows for other context and details to be saved with the release

The drawbacks I see...

• can be a little overkill if you just want a marker
• not visible on boards (where my devs spend 95%) of there time

I created an Issue Type for milestones and plan on using that in combination with Releases to cover both angles. 

anyone know a work around? (Create an issue and called the milestone? )_

As a workaround, we provide milestones on Gantt charts for free here: https://www.visor.us/

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WORKAROUND:

If you’re not using Releases for software development, you can utilize this functionality to create milestones.

Steps:

1. DEVELOPMENT > Releases > Create a realease with "release date" as the date of the milestone.
2. Timeline > View Settings > Enable "Releases" (if not) 
3. Timeline > Clic on your release (milestone) and check "Highligth on timeline"

Enjoy your new milestone line in the roadmap  

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Milestones (or releases) should also display as a vertical line across the entire roadmap. Not just a single dot at the top. 

How many votes are required before Atlassian promotes a request to the backlog and executes it? This request has 2200+ votes to do this!

I would like to see the ability to automatically create and display a milestone on the Initiative based on a specific collection of lower-level issues (epics, stories).  For example, assume a simple collection such as this:

I would like to display a "MVP" milestone at the Initiative level that was determined by the completion of the two stories with the MVP label; same with the two stories that have the NTH tag ("Nice to Have").  If the timing of those stories changed, the milestone displayed at the initiative level would adjust accordingly.