Combined Talent Development Core release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Talent Development Core release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

    This consolidated release notes document outlines the key updates and information for ServiceNow customers upgrading the Talent Development Core application from the Yokohama release to Zurich. It includes details on new features, changes, activation, and other relevant considerations to help you prepare for and execute your upgrade smoothly.

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    New features

    • Credly integration (Yokohama): Employees can now display digital credentials that tangibly demonstrate their skills. Administrators can view user credentials and sync achievement credential templates from third-party providers like Credly. Features include importing the latest badges and related skills, displaying credential badges in skill activity insights, and syncing new skills to user profiles. Note that Credential Core depends on Skills Foundation version 8.0.
    • Growth plan creation with Now Assist (Yokohama): Talent Development users can create personalized career growth plans by providing prompts to Now Assist, which helps craft plans aligned with career goals. This feature requires both Talent Development Core and Now Assist for HRSD to be installed.

    There were no new features introduced in the Zurich release.

    Changes, Removals, and Deprecations

    No changes, removals, or deprecations of Talent Development Core features were made between Yokohama and Zurich releases.

    Activation and Installation

    To activate Talent Development Core, customers should request installation from the ServiceNow Store. The store provides access to all available apps and submission guidelines. No activation changes occurred in the Zurich release.

    Additional Considerations

    • Browser, Accessibility, Localization: No updates or new requirements were introduced for browser support, accessibility compliance, or localization between Yokohama and Zurich.
    • Highlight information: Yokohama Patch 3 introduced Growth & Performance AI agents to support employee growth discussions within Career Conversations.

    Key outcomes for ServiceNow customers

    • Enhanced ability to showcase and manage digital credentials via Credly integration, improving skills visibility and validation.
    • Improved career growth planning through AI-driven assistance with Now Assist, enabling personalized and goal-oriented growth plans.
    • Smooth upgrade path with no feature removals or deprecations between Yokohama and Zurich, ensuring continuity of functionality.
    • Clear activation process via the ServiceNow Store, simplifying app installation and management.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Talent Development Core from Yokohama to Zurich.

    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 Yokohama to Zurich.

    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 Zurich

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

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for Talent Development Core.

    Release Release notes

    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.

    Changes

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

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some Talent Development Core features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Zurich, some Talent Development Core features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Talent Development Core.

    Release Release notes

    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.

    Additional requirements

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

    Release Release notes

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 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

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 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

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 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

    Yokohama

    		 No updates for this release.

    Zurich

    		 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

    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.