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Adobe Commerce beta releases
Adobe Commerce beta programs are a way for merchants to get access to prerelease features and code, provide feedback, and guide the future of Adobe Commerce. There are two types of beta programs:
- Public Beta: A public beta program is available to all Adobe Commerce customers and partners
- Private Beta: A private beta program may require an approval based on qualifying criteria to participate
Beta releases include prerelease features and code that may contain defects and are provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind. Adobe has the sole discretion whether to make beta releases generally available. Adobe has no obligation to maintain, correct, update, change, modify, support (via Adobe Support Services or otherwise), or deliver such beta releases by any specific date. Should a beta release become generally available, it may be subject to additional terms and conditions, including applicable fees. Beta releases are subject to change without notice, including discontinuation. Customers are advised to use caution and not to rely in any way on the uninterrupted or error-free functioning or performance of the beta releases. Accordingly, any use of the beta releases is entirely at the customer’s own risk.
Benefits of participating
Getting early access to features that Adobe is developing provides customers and partners with the ability to provide feedback, shape product development, and prepare to adopt new capabilities before general availability.
Current Beta Programs
See the following sections for a list of active beta programs.
Merchandising Rules Globally and per Catalog View (Public Beta)
Adobe Commerce Optimizer introduces the ability to define merchandising rules with flexible scope, allowing merchants to apply rules either across all catalog views or scope them to a specific catalog view. This capability simplifies the management of merchandising rules for merchants operating multiple storefronts, brands, or languages. Catalog View–specific rules allow merchants to tailor search results and merchandising logic for individual channels when they need localized or brand-specific experiences. If catalog view–specific rules exists, they override the global rule for that view, providing precise control while maintaining efficient configuration management.
Key benefits
- Define merchandising rules globally across all catalog views.
- Override rules for specific catalog views when localized experiences are required.
- Reduce configuration duplication across storefronts.
- Improve scalability for multi-brand and multi-language commerce implementations.
This capability improves merchandising flexibility and operational efficiency, helping merchants deliver more relevant product discovery experiences at scale. To learn more, see merchandising rules.
To share your feedback as you use this beta feature, send an email to commerce-storefront-services@adobe.com.
Product Recommendations Globally and per Catalog View (Public Beta)
Adobe Commerce Optimizer introduces enhanced control over Product Recommendations configuration, enabling merchants to define recommendation units either globally across all catalog views or specifically for individual catalog views.
This capability simplifies recommendation management for businesses operating multiple storefronts, brands, regions, or languages. Merchants can create a recommendation unit once globally and it will apply to all catalog views, ensuring consistent product discovery strategies across channels. At the same time, catalog view–specific recommendation units allow merchants to tailor experiences for particular storefronts when needed.
Storefront engagement events and recommendation metrics are tracked at the catalog view level, providing more accurate insights into shopper behavior across different storefronts.
Key benefits
- Configure product recommendation units globally across all catalog views.
- Create catalog view–specific recommendations for localized storefront experiences.
- Reduce duplicated configuration across multi-brand or multi-language storefronts.
- Gain more precise insights with metrics and events tracked by catalog view.
This enhancement helps merchants deliver more relevant product discovery experiences while simplifying the management of recommendations across complex commerce environments. To learn more, see recommendations
To share your feedback as you use this beta feature, send an email to commerce-storefront-services@adobe.com.
Database Storage for App Builder (Public Beta)
Database Storage for App Builder is a new managed, document-style datastore built into Adobe Developer App Builder that gives your Commerce apps persistent, queryable storage for structured JSON data. All customers with an App Builder license can provision this feature.
Semantic Search: smarter, context-aware shopping experiences (Private Beta)
Semantic search is an e-commerce search technology that understands the meaning behind a shopper’s query, not just the exact words. Unlike traditional keyword-based search, which often fails when queries include unfamiliar or misspelled terms, this AI-powered approach interprets intent using natural language processing (NLP) and context to deliver more relevant results.
This technology addresses a major limitation of traditional search: zero-result pages that occur when shoppers use words that do not exist in the catalog. By using AI-powered techniques, it maps user queries and product data into a shared semantic space. For example, the system recognizes that “running shoes” and “jogging sneakers” refer to the same type of product, enabling:
- Synonym recognition
- Contextual relevance
- Intelligent handling of vague, misspelled, or compound queries
- Understanding of natural, conversational language
To request an invitation to the beta program, send an email to commerce-storefront-services@adobe.com. The Adobe team will respond with next steps and eligibility requirements.
Cloud Automation Patching Service (Private Beta)
The Cloud Automation Patching Service automates the process of applying isolated security patches to your Adobe Commerce on Cloud Infrastructure environments.
In October 2025, the beta release of the Cloud Automation Patching Service will be added to the Site-Wide Analysis tool dashboard. This service supports Commerce project administrators with a streamlined patching workflow that includes:
- Automated patch installation
- Rollback recovery
- Post-deployment verification.
The service ensures that you can maintain secure, stable, and updated environments with minimal manual effort and risk.
The beta includes the following features:
- Automate patch installation: Simplify and automate the process of patching critical vulnerabilities across environments.
- Minimize risk: Prevent site outages with post-deployment health check and rollback capabilities.
To participate in this beta, complete and submit the Cloud Automation Patching Service - Beta Signup Form.
Adobe Commerce Foundation (Public Alpha/Beta)
Each Adobe Commerce Foundation alpha and beta release includes all the changes delivered to Adobe Commerce core code by the scheduled release date, including, but not limited to the following functional areas:
- Latest security fixes
- Performance improvements
- GraphQL improvements
- General quality bug fixes
- Community contributions
- Changes required to support compatibility with Adobe Commerce services
Naming convention and schedule
Adobe typically releases alpha and beta patches several times a year.
Alpha release packages have a -alphaX suffix. For example, the Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 alpha release packages use the following naming convention:
2.4.7-alpha12.4.7-alpha2
Beta release packages have a -betaX suffix. For example, the Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 beta release packages use the following naming convention:
2.4.7-beta12.4.7-beta2
See the release schedule for the list of upcoming public alpha and beta release dates.
Release access
Adobe Commerce alpha and beta releases are distributed in the same way as any other Adobe Commerce patch release: as Composer metapackages on https://repo.magento.com. The source code is available on GitHub.
See Composer installation quick start for more details.
Issue reporting
Adobe does not provide the standard Adobe Support Service for alpha and beta releases.
To submit feedback related to alpha and beta releases, follow the regular issue reporting flow on GitHub.
Adobe monitors all critical issues reported against the latest alpha or beta release and prioritizes them to be resolved prior to the GA release date.