Releases and Upgrades Schedule 2026

[Laurie29]

Reaching out to ask when we are likely to know the rough timetable for the 2026 general releases? Is the cadence of general releases moving out next year? We are in the process of high level planning for 2026, and need to start considering the impact a change in cadence may have on the organization business planning. 

Many thanks  

[Mark Manders]

Please check the answer AI is giving you, before you post it. 

[Bhimashankar H]

Hi @Laurie29 ,

I hope you saw my reply. 

If my response points you in the right directions, please consider marking it as 'Helpful' & 'Correct'. It will help future readers as well having similar kind of questions and close the thread.

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Bhimashankar H

[Simon Hendery]

Hi @Laurie29 

Please don't mark @Bhimashankar H's answer as helpful or correct. It's neither. It's simply a semi-accurate ChatGPT cut-and-paste job. 

[Mark Manders]

Although we never are 100% sure, over the last years the General availability releases have been in the second half of March and September (Q1/Q3) with RTP in January/July and EA in February/August.

In case you are skipping a version and need to upgrade, for the Q1 release you will have to finish before halfway through May and for the Q3 release it's halfway through November.

This is based on the last years where this has been the cadence. It can always be that something changes, or something is delayed, but for a rough timetable, it should do.

[Laurie29]

Many thanks for the information.