Combined App Engine Management Center release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

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Combined App Engine Management Center release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

Release version: Australia

Updated July 20, 2026

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Summary of Combined App Engine Management Center Release Notes for Upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

This consolidated overview covers all App Engine Management Center (AEMC) release notes for upgrades from the Xanadu release family through to Australia. It is designed to help ServiceNow customers understand the new features, changes, and important upgrade information across these releases. Notably, many intermediate releases including Xanadu, Yokohama, and Zurich had no updates to AEMC, while significant new capabilities were introduced starting in Zurich and enhanced in Australia.

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Key Features

App Lifecycle Management with AEMC (Zurich+): AEMC serves as a centralized platform for IT administrators and developers to manage the full app development lifecycle—from idea submission through development, deployment, and monitoring. This improves governance, efficiency, and visibility into custom app usage and developer productivity.
ReleaseOps Integration (Starting Version 28.2.1): Customers can now deploy update sets using ReleaseOps pipelines integrated with AEMC. This integration leverages ServiceNow Playbooks automation to make deployments more streamlined and less error-prone. Existing App Engine pipelines can be migrated to ReleaseOps without disrupting current processes.
Platform Version Availability (Australia Patch 3): Core AEMC features are now accessible via a new platform version available on the ServiceNow Store, allowing customers to configure standalone environments for deployments.
Guided Setup Enhancements: The AEMC guided setup now includes ReleaseOps configuration to automate credential sharing and deployment processes.
Release Lifecycle Documentation AI Agent (Australia Patch 2): This AI-powered agent helps improve transparency and documentation quality by generating update set descriptions and release notes automatically.
Improved Filtering and Role-Based Banners: New filtering features and role-based banners enhance user experience and access control within AEMC.

Upgrade and Activation Guidance

AEMC and ReleaseOps must be requested and installed from the ServiceNow Store. ReleaseOps is required to leverage the pipeline deployment features.
ServiceNow customers should review and complete all pre- and post-upgrade tasks specific to their environment before upgrading to Australia.
The migration of pipelines to ReleaseOps is supported and recommended to take advantage of automation improvements without interrupting existing workflows.

Changes, Deprecations, and Removals

There are no recorded feature removals, deprecations, or functional changes to App Engine Management Center between Xanadu and Australia releases.

Additional Considerations

No updates or changes were noted for browser requirements, localization, accessibility compliance, or additional technical prerequisites during these releases.

What to Expect

By upgrading to the Australia release family, ServiceNow customers gain enhanced lifecycle management capabilities, streamlined deployment automation through ReleaseOps, and improved documentation generation via AI. The introduction of a platform version for AEMC offers flexible deployment environments. Overall, these enhancements aim to increase operational efficiency, reduce manual deployment errors, and provide better governance and transparency of custom application development within ServiceNow.

Consolidated page of all release notes for App Engine Management Center from Xanadu to Australia.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family App Engine Management Center release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Australia.

Tip:

If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

Important information for upgrading App Engine Management Center to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for App Engine Management Center.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Use AEMC to manage app delegation, development, and deployment AEMC is a centralized tool for IT admins and developers to manage the entire app development life cycle, from idea submission to deployment and monitoring. AEMC enhances efficiency and governance, and provides clear insights into custom app usage and developer productivity. ReleaseOps integration Starting with version 28.2.1 of AEMC, you can deploy using ReleaseOps. ReleaseOps enables the deployment of update sets via a pipeline and leverages the automation capabilities of ServiceNow Playbooks. Migrate App Engine pipelines to ReleaseOps Starting with version 28.2.1 of AEMC, migrate your existing App Engine pipelines to ReleaseOps to take advantage of ReleaseOps features without disrupting your existing pipeline and deployment process.
Australia	Australia Patch 3 Platform version of AEMC now available Access core AEMC features from a new platform version of AEMC from the ServiceNow Store. Configure a standalone environment Configure a standalone environment for deployments in the platform version of AEMC. AEMC guided setup now includes ReleaseOps Streamline credential sharing between instances and automates the deployment process in ReleaseOps within the AEMC guided setup. Australia Patch 2 general availability Release lifecycle documentation AI agent Help improve transparency across your app development environment using the release lifecycle documentation AI agent, to generate update set descriptions and release notes.

Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing App Engine Management Center features.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some App Engine Management Center features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some App Engine Management Center features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate App Engine Management Center.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Install AEMC by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Starting with version 28.2.1 of AEMC, you can use ReleaseOps pipelines or migrate your existing App Engine pipelines to ReleaseOps. To use ReleaseOps, you must install ReleaseOps by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.
Australia	Install App Engine Management Center by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for App Engine Management Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for App Engine Management Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for App Engine Management Center, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for App Engine Management Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for App Engine Management Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Xanadu	No updates for this release.
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Manage deployments using the new ReleaseOps integration in AEMC. ReleaseOps enables the deployment of update sets via a pipeline and leverages the automation capabilities of ServiceNow Playbooks for deployments that are less manual and error-prone. Migrate your existing App Engine pipelines to ReleaseOps. Oversee application development, deployment, and insights using AEMC. See App Engine Management Center for more information.
Australia	Australia Patch 3 Access core AEMC features on a new platform version of AEMC from the ServiceNow Store. Set up a standalone environment for deployments on the platform version of AEMC. AEMC guided setup now includes ReleaseOps. AEMC now displays role-based banners. Australia Patch 2 general availability Use the release lifecycle documentation AI agent to regenerate release notes. Use the improved filter feature to sort requests based on specific criteria. See App Engine Management Center for more information.