AEM Guides Releases

Last update: March 6, 2025

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Adobe Experience Manager Guides is an application deployed onto AEM. It is a powerful, enterprise-grade component content management solution (CCMS) which enables native DITA support in Adobe Experience Manager, empowering AEM to handle DITA-based content creation and delivery.

AEM Guides packages are available in two variants - UUID build and Non-UUID builds.

UUID and Non-UUID builds

Key differences between the UUID and Non-UUID builds are as follows:

Non-UUID buildUUID build
Asset identificationAll assets are identified using the path of the asset in repository.All assets are identified using their UUID (unique ID generated by the system when the asset was first uploaded).
Reference creationAll content references are created based on their paths.All content references are created based on their UUID.

Benefits of UUID build

  • UUID installation is more performant:

    • References are path independent: The reference management system is aware of the linkages as the references are created based on UUIDs and not the paths.
    • Move/Update operations are efficient: The UUIDs remain same even if the assets move to another path in repository. So, no processing is required to patch the references between the assets on move/update operations.

  • UUID build is forward-looking, as we are use this framework for the cloud setup of AEM Guides as well.

Choose between the two builds

  • If you are a new customer, we recommend you to use UUID build.
  • If you are an existing customer, you can choose to move to UUID build as the migration from Non-UUID to UUID build is now possible. For more details, see the Non-UUID to UUID content migration section in the Install and configure Adobe Experience Manager Guides.
NOTE
  • Customers will need to decide between UUID and Non-UUID mode at the time of first setup (in case you need help, please connect with Customer Success Manager to help you make the decision based on your usecase).
  • When upgrading from one version of AEM Guides to a newer version, customers will need to ensure they pick the same mode (UUID / non-UUID) to match their existing mode. A Non-UUID build should not be directly upgrade to a UUID build. Moving from Non-UUID build to UUID build would need content migration.

Upgrading builds

When you are upgrading from an older version to a newer version of AEM Guides, you might need to execute migration scripts. Refer to Release Notes and version specific documentation for upgrade instructions.

Not all upgrade paths are directly supported. For example, direct upgrade to version 4.0 is possible only from version 3.8.
If you are on a version prior to 3.8, then refer to your version-specific documentation for upgrade instructions Help Archive.
Please reach out to your customer success manager to validate the upgrade path.

AEM Guides Builds

NOTE
Reach out to your Customer Success Manager for access to AEM Guides builds for AEM as a Cloud Service.

The following list contains the latest AEM Guides packages available for installation on AMS or On-Prem, download links of packages, and other helpful information. Before installing Experience Manager Guides, ensure your system meets the technical requirements. Also, it is recommended to only use the latest build of AEM Guides. If for some reason, you need access to older builds, please connect with your account’s Customer Success Manager.

NOTE
The support for Non-UUID build has been deprecated from 5.0.0 release of Experience Manager Guides. If you were using the Non-UUID build prior to version AEM 5.0.0, contact your Customer Success Manager for the required migration process from Non-UUID to UUID build.
AEM Guides ReleaseRelease NotesBuild Download Links
AEM Guides 5.0.05.0.0 Fixed issues

5.0.0 Upgrade instructions		UUID AEM 6.5
5.0.0
AEM Guides 4.6.04.6.0 Service Pack 3 Fixed issues

4.6.0 Service Pack 3 Upgrade Instructions

4.6.0 Service Pack 1 Upgrade Instructions

4.6.0 Upgrade instructions

4.6.0 Whats’s new

4.6.0 Fixed issues		Non-UUID AEM 6.5
4.6.0 Service Pack 3
4.6.0 Service Pack 1
4.6.0
UUID AEM 6.5
4.6.0 Service Pack 3
4.6.0 Service Pack 1
4.6.0
AEM Guides 4.4.04.4.0 Upgrade instructions

4.4.0 Whats’s new

4.4.0 Fixed issues		Non-UUID AEM 6.5
4.4.0
UUID AEM 6.5
4.4.0
AEM Guides 4.3.04.3.1.5 Upgrade instructions

4.3.1 Release Notes

4.3.0 Release Notes		Non-UUID AEM 6.5
4.3.1.5
4.3.1
4.3.0
UUID AEM 6.5
4.3.1.5
4.3.1
4.3.0
AEM Guides 4.24.2.1 Release Notes

4.2 Release Notes		Non-UUID:
AEM 6.5
4.2.1
4.2

UUID
AEM 6.5
4.2.1
4.2
AEM Guides 4.14.1.x Release NotesNon-UUID:
AEM 6.5
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1

UUID
AEM 6.5
4.1.3
4.1.2
4.1
AEM Guides 4.04.0.x Release NotesNon-UUID:
AEM 6.5
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0

UUID
AEM 6.5
4.0.3
4.0.2
4.0
AEM Guides 3.8.5
3.8.5 is a SP release on top of 3.8.
3.8 release must not be installed standalone as 3.8.5 SP contains a critical fix.
Customers must first install 3.8 and then SP 3.8.5.		3.8.x Release NotesNon-UUID:
AEM 6.5
3.8.5 SP
3.8
AEM 6.4
3.8.5 SP
3.8
AEM 6.3
3.8.5 SP
3.8

UUID
AEM 6.5
3.8.5 SP
3.8
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