--- schema_version: "1" id: 2bb5ad984687b41a1c72d702bf158b541e2eeb5b629b034e30fcb5760141779f title: Release Updates collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/xcloud/264-0-0/release_updates.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.release_updates.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: f3d2bc3d0087a79005be0ae046fc84016e95f9f042c029e17c1dca312af5e8ac description: Salesforce periodically releases updates that improve the performance, security, logic, and usability of your Salesforce org, but that can affect your existing customizations. When these updates become available, Salesforce shows them in the Release Updates node in Setup. products: - Salesforce Platform - Cross Cloud release: "264" --- # Release Updates Salesforce periodically releases updates that improve the performance, security, logic, and usability of your Salesforce org, but that can affect your existing customizations. When these updates become available, Salesforce shows them in the Release Updates node in Setup. ### Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience
Available in: all editions
![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/images/icon_tip.png) Tip Setup with Agentforce can help you review release updates more efficiently. For more information, see [Setup with Agentforce](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.setup_agentforce_overview.htm&language=en_US) and [Org Health and Usage in Setup with Agentforce](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.setup_agentforce_org_health_usage.htm&language=en_US). Release updates offer a more detailed view of information previously found in the Critical Updates console. The page also contains information previously found in the Security Alerts node. ![The Release Updates page displaying several release updates.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/setup/images/release_updates_228_numbered2.png) - Use tabs to view release updates for a specific category. - Needs Action: Update hasn't reached the Complete Steps By date and steps aren’t done. - Due Soon: Complete Steps By date is approaching. - Overdue: Update is past the Complete Steps By date and steps aren’t done. - Archived: Update is completed. When you view updates in **Due Soon**, **Overdue**, or **Archived**, a banner appears at the top indicating the status of the update. For example, a completed update in **Archived** shows: You’ve completed all recommended steps, and includes enforcement information. ![A banner displaying the message "You've completed all recommended steps," with the enforcement information.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/setup/images/release_updates_228_green_banner.png) ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/images/icon_note.png) Note In Beta, the text Due Soon appeared at the top of the detail page for updates with upcoming enforcement dates. This text no longer appears on the detail page. - Check the Complete Steps By date. The test run button is a toggle that you can enable and disable before this date (sandbox org test periods may end earlier). When you enable a test run, the update becomes immediately enabled in your org. The test run allows you to evaluate the impact of the update before the update is enforced. - Use the Enforcement Scheduled or Enforced In information to check the release in which Salesforce enforces the update. In the Beta release, we indicated the enforcement information with Automatically enforced in. To find out where to get the major release upgrade date for your instance, hover over the tooltip. ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/images/icon_note.png) Note Some release updates contain specific dates. In these cases, use the date information in the update as guidance for when to expect enforcement. - Get quick information about an update without leaving the home page by clicking **View Details**. - Start or stop a test run, complete update steps, and view step update history by clicking **Get Started**. When you act on an update, a series of detailed steps helps you to evaluate the impact on your org. You can adopt the update early or, depending on your org, use the recommended test run option. - **[Manage Release Updates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.release_updates_manage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Act on release updates to keep your Salesforce org functioning at its best. Release updates replace the Critical Updates console and include more detailed information about upcoming changes. - **[Security Alerts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.security_updates_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Release updates have replaced security alerts. Information about previously released security alerts can be found in the Release Updates node.