Combined Talent Development Core release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 4, 2026
  • 5 minutes to read
  • Consolidated page of all release notes for Talent Development Core from Xanadu to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Talent Development Core 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 Talent Development Core 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 Talent Development Core.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Xanadu Patch 9
    Create a growth conversation with the help of an agent in Now Assist
    As a manager using Talent Development, start a growth conversation with your reportees with the help of Conversation management AI agent in Now Assist.
    Generate talking points for a growth conversation with the help of an agent in Now Assist
    As a manager using Career Conversations in Talent Development, generate talking points for a growth conversation with the help of Employee data summarization AI agent in Now Assist.
    Note:
    For the Growth Conversations AI agents to work, you need to be on 3.5.2 version Career Conversations and have the Now Assist for HR Service Delivery (HRSD) plugin which will install Now Assist for Talent and HR Talent AI Agent Collection.
    Name update from Employee Growth and Development Core to Talent Development Core.
    The name changed to provide better alignment with your organization's talent, growth, and development initiatives.

    Yokohama

    Credly integration
    As an employee, Credly integration now empowers you to display your digital credentials better demonstrating your skills in a tangible way.
    View user credentials
    As an administrator, Achievements and Credentials now enables you to view user credentials and use achievement credential templates to sync credentials from third-party credential providers, for example: Credly
    Import latest badges and related skills with the Refresh credentials option.
    Credential badges are displayed in the skill activity insights.
    Skills related to Credentials (badge template) are synced to the user profile. New skills identified are added to the harmonisation queue. Once imported, dynamic skills are associated with the respective user profile.
    Note:
    Credential Core has a soft dependency on Skills Foundation (8.0).
    Create a growth plan with the help of Now Assist
    As a Talent Development user, manage your career growth by creating a growth plan with the help of Now Assist. With Now Assist, you can provide details to craft a prompt that describes your career goals.
    Note:
    This feature is available when you have both Talent Development Core and Now Assist for HRSD installed.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Talent Development Core features.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    New Talent Development Core name
    The Talent Development Core name change enables easier alignment of growth and development goals across the enterprise. For information about the name change, see Talent Development Core.

    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 Talent Development Core 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 Talent Development Core 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 Talent Development Core.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    No updates for this release.

    Yokohama

    Install Talent Development Core 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.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Talent Development Core we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Talent Development includes a suite of products the work and interact to create a better user experience.

    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 Talent Development Core 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 Talent Development Core, 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 Talent Development Core 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 Talent Development Core we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Xanadu

    Xanadu Patch 9
    • Use the new Growth & Performance AI agents to streamline your employee growth discussions in Career Conversations.

    The Employee Growth and Development Core application has been renamed to Talent Development Core.

    See Talent Development Core for more information.

    Yokohama

    Yokohama Patch 3
    • Use the new Growth & Performance AI agents to streamline your employee growth discussions in Career Conversations.
    • As an employee, Credly integration now enables you to display your digital credentials better demonstrating your skills in a tangible way.
    • As an administrator, use Achievements and Credentials, to view various forms of digital credentials such as badges, awards, certifications.
    • As an employee that meets the Talent Development user criteria, you can add custom opportunities with help from ServiceNow® Now Assist. Provide an AI prompt so that Now Assist can help you build a growth plan that matches your career goals and aspirations.

    See Talent Development Core for more information.

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.