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Release notes for Cloud Manager 2026.5.0 in Adobe Managed Services release-notes

Last update: May 7, 2026

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Learn about the release of Cloud Manager 2026.5.0 in Adobe Managed Services.

See also the current release notes for Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service.

Release dates release-date

The release date for Cloud Manager 2026.5.0 is Thursday, May 7, 2026.

The next planned release is Thursday, June 4, 2026.

What’s new what-is-new

There are no significant new features in the May 2026 Cloud Manager on AMS release.

Beta programs beta-program

Participate in Cloud Manager’s beta programs to get exclusive access to upcoming features before their general release.

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Beta releases may contain defects and are provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind. Adobe has no obligation to maintain, correct, update, change, modify or otherwise support (by way of Adobe Support Services or otherwise) the beta releases. Adobe advises customers to use caution and not rely on the correct functioning or performance of beta releases, or on any accompanying documentation or materials. Features and APIs in beta are subject to change without notice. Accordingly, any use of the beta releases is entirely at the customer’s own risk.

The following beta program opportunities are currently available:

Web Tier Pipelines for AEM Managed Services web-tier-pipelines

Cloud Manager now supports dedicated Web Tier Pipelines for AMS programs, allowing teams to deploy Dispatcher and web tier configurations independently from full stack deployments. This enables faster iteration on web tier changes while reducing unnecessary full pipeline executions. When a Web Tier Pipeline is configured, full stack pipelines automatically skip web tier deployment for that environment to prevent deployment conflicts. Removing the Web Tier Pipeline restores the default deployment behavior automatically.

To join the Beta, contact your Adobe Customer Success Engineer to learn more.

Faster builds with module caching quick-build-cm-pipelines

A new build model compiles only changed modules (rather than the entire repo) using module-level caching to shorten build times. It applies to Code Quality and Full Stack pipelines.

Edit Non-Production Pipeline dialog box showing the two Build Strategy options which are Full Build and Smart Build
Edit Non-Production Pipeline dialog box showing the two Build Strategy options which are Full Build and Smart Build.

In the Add/Edit Pipeline dialog box, under the Source Code tab, a new Build Strategy section lets you choose one of the following build options:

  • Full Build — builds all modules in the repository on every run.
  • Smart Build — builds only modules that changed since the last commit, which shortens overall build time.

See Add a non-production pipeline and About using Smart Build in a non-production pipeline.

You control which pipelines use Smart Build. During the beta, this option appears only for Code Quality and Dev Full Stack Code Deployment pipelines.

To join the Beta, email beta_quickbuild_cmpipelines@adobe.com with your Adobe Organization ID and Program ID.

Bug fixes bug-fixes

There are no significant bug fixes in the May 2026 Cloud Manager on AMS release.

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