First Quarter 2026 release overview

This page provides information about functionality that is included in the First Quarter 2026 release scheduled for January 2026.

The enhancements on this page are available in the Preview environment. This page will be updated with additional enhancements as the First Quarter 2026 release nears its planned Production release.

IMPORTANT
Monthly and quarterly releases are planned to be available on the Thursday of the second full week of the month, unless otherwise specified.
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Monthly release Quarterly release
  • 25.11 (November 13, 2025)
  • 25.12 (December 11, 2025)
  • 26.1 (January 14, 2026)
  • 26.1 (January 15, 2026)
Note that for the final release of each quarter (26.1 this quarter), users on the fast release schedule will receive the release one day early (January 14, 2026).
For more information on the fast release process, see Enable or disable the fast release process.

Adobe Workfront enhancements

Administrator enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Manage Priorities in the Layout Template

You can now enable or disable Priorities for specific users in the Layout Template. If you previously had Priorities disabled for your organization, it will remain disabled in the layout template with this change.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2025
January 15, 2025

Check for multi-form conflicts for calculated custom fields

To provide visibility into which objects may be affected when editing an expression on custom fields, we have added an option to check for conflicts. This dialog shows all objects that might be affected by changing the formula, grouped by object type. You can navigate to each object's details and review the fields to decide whether the field should be removed from any of the forms or the expression should remain unchanged.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2025
January 15, 2025

Entry date and Entered by ID stored on custom objects

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The entry date and entered by ID are now stored on custom forms, fields, and sections. You can use these data options in reports as filters, views, or groupings. To display them in the list of custom forms, fields, or sections in Setup, add Entry Date and Entered By: Name as columns in a new or existing view.

November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025

Updates to button names when editing a layout template

To provide more consistency with other areas of Setup such as the custom form designer, the buttons you see when editing a layout template have changed to Apply, Save and Close, and Cancel. The new option, Apply, allows you to save your changes to the layout template and continue editing. Previously, the available options were Save and Cancel.

October 30, 2025
November 13, 2025
January 15, 2026

Improved field management with Active flag on custom fields

When you have large numbers of custom fields in the system, management of those fields in custom forms and reports can be difficult. You can now mark custom fields inactive with the new Active flag. This flag is available when working with a field on a custom form or when adding or editing a field from the Fields list.

October 30, 2025
November 13, 2025
January 15, 2026

Documents and approvals enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Choose a Workfront project when sending a review in Creative Cloud Express

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You can choose a Workfront project to send a proof to. This helps keep all related assets and proofs organized within the same project.

December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025

Cross-organization support for Adobe Express with Workfront Proofing

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We're introducing cross-organization support for Adobe Express with Workfront Proofing. This enhancement allows customers who operate across multiple IMS organizations to seamlessly use and manage proofing workflows.

November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025

Adobe Experience Manager now available with the Frame.io integration

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Now, you can use the Experience Manager Assets​ to manage and store your digital assets that have gone through the review and approval cycle. This integration allows you to leverage the capabilities of Adobe Experience Manager, Frame.io, and Workfront to streamline your content management and collaboration processes.

October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025

Home enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Update to the Mentions widget in Home

We have made the following improvements to the Mentions widget in home:

  • The same experience in the Updates area of most Workfront objects is now also available in the Mentions widget in Home.
  • The Mentions widget now contains the comments that the user made or has been tagged in for the past two weeks
December 17, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Integration enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Choose a Workfront project when sending a review in Creative Cloud Express

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You can choose a Workfront project to send a proof to. This helps keep all related assets and proofs organized within the same project.

December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025

Updated asset selector for the Adobe Workfront for Experience Manager Assets native integration

We've upgraded the asset selector in the Adobe Workfront for Experience Manager Assets integration. With this upgrade, you can now select and pull AEM Collections directly into Workfront.

November 20, 2025
December 11, 2025
January 15, 2026

New version of Salesforce integration now available

To stay up-to-date with recent changes to the Workfront API, we've created a new Salesforce integration. The new integration features the same functionality as the previous version, and was updated to avoid losing functionality deprecated in the API.

NOTE: The Workfront for Salesforce integration, including the new version, will not be available after **February 28, 2026**.

October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025

Project enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Light users can log time on projects

Light users can now log time directly on projects. Previously, only Standard license users could log hours on projects.

December 11, 2025
January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026

Reporting enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Currency updates in Canvas Dashboards

We have made the following updates for currency fields:

  • When multiple currencies are defined in Workfront, you can now choose a default currency for the dashboard during creation.
  • When creating a report, you can lock a currency field. This ensures that the dashboard-level currency preference does not affect the display of these values.
  • When viewing a dashboard, users can toggle between any defined currencies in Workfront. These changes apply to the entire dashboard with the exception of locked currency fields
December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Quick search table results in Canvas Dashboards

We have added a quick search to Table reports. This search works across all pages, so you can find data even if it's not currently visible.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

New Show total option for Pie Charts

We have introduced a new Show total option that converts pie charts into donut charts. This feature allows users to display a central value that represents the total of all segments in the chart.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

New configuration options for Pie Charts in Canvas Dashboards

We have introduced two new configuration options for Pie Charts:

  • Hide segment labels: You can now choose to hide segment labels on a Pie Chart if they are too long and impact chart readability.
  • Hide and reposition chart legend: You can now choose to hide a Pie Chart legend. You can also set the position of the legend to the right (default), left, top, or bottom of the chart.
December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Canvas Dashboards grouping count improvements

We've updated the grouping bar in Canvas Dashboards to display the record count for the current page and the overall record count for the grouping across all pages.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

New Reference Line feature in Reports in Canvas Dashboards

You can now define a Reference line in Bar, Column, and Line charts to set a target or threshold four your series-based reports.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Customize axis labels on Chart reports in Canvas Dashboards

You can now customize the axis labels on Chart reports. This new feature allows you to input a replacement axis label to display instead of the default object and field path. Additionally, you can choose to hide the axis labels entirely.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Duplicate a report in a Canvas Dashboard

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You can now duplicate a KPI, table, or chart report in a Canvas Dashboard after it's been created. Once duplicated, you can edit the report as needed before saving.

October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025

Removing field options from report filters

We have removed the following field options that were previously available when applying a filter to a report:

  • Other Groups IDs
  • Other Roles IDs
  • Other Teams IDs
November 6, 2025
November 13, 2025
January 15, 2026

Improved display of grouping count in Canvas Dashboards

When a table report has multiple pages of results and the table is configured with groupings, the table now displays both the record amount for the current page and the overall record count for all pages. For example, if your table report has 7 groupings and the first page shows 3, the table will display 3 of 7.

November 6, 2025
November 13, 2025
January 15, 2026

New guardrails to improve loading times in Canvas Dashboards

To avoid loading time delays and improve overall performance in Canvas Dashboards, we have applied limits on how many dashboard components can be added to a dashboard:

  • Reports per dashboard: 25 limit
  • Groupings on table views: 5 limit
  • Distance from the report's base object: 10 limit
  • Columns on a table view: 25 limit
  • Dashboard-level filter prompts: 10 limit
November 6, 2025
November 13, 2025
January 15, 2026

Requests enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Created object links now available in the Requests area and My Requests widget

To make it easier for you to go to the object created by a specific request, we've added links to the Created object column. Now, you can click on the link in this column to be taken directly to the created object's page./p>

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Add custom fields to Requests list and My Requests widget

To make it easier for you to see the information you need, we've added the ability to add custom fields as columns on the Requests list and the My Requests widget in Home. Now, you can add fields from custom forms as a column, and requests that have information in that field will display that information in the list or widget.

This functionality is available only in the new Requests experience.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Current user wildcard now available in Requests filter

To make it easier to filter for requests that apply to you, we've created a current user wildcard. Now, when filtering, you can select "Me (logged in user)." The filter will then apply to the user who is viewing the request list.

December 18, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Form Fill powered by AI now available for requests

To make it easier to create requests, we've created Form Fill powered by AI. Now, you can paste in a prompt or upload a document to a request form, and AI will pull out the relevant information and fill in the form.

December 11, 2025
December 11, 2025
December 11, 2025

Share views in the Requests area and the My Requests widget

To make it easier to ensure to see the information you need, we've added the ability to share views to the new reporting experience. Now, you can share views with other users, teams, or groups.

December 4, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Save drafts of requests in the new requesting experience

To make it easier to create and submit requests, we've added the ability to save drafts to the new requesting experience. Now, when you begin filling out a request and close it, the request is saved in Draft status and can be found on the request form used to create the draft. You can then reopen, update, and submit the draft at your convenience.

November 20, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Delete submitted requests in the new requesting experience

To make it easier to keep your requests organized and uncluttered, we've added the ability to delete requests to the new requesting experience. Now, you can delete requests that you have submitted. Workfront Administrators and Workfront Planning Workspace administrators can also delete requests.

November 20, 2025
January 14, 2026
January 15, 2026

Create new requests by copying previously submitted requests in the new requesting experience

To make it easier to submit requests, we've added the ability to copy requests to the new requesting experience. Now, you can copy a request, edit any fields, and submit it as a new request.

November 20, 2025
December 11, 2025
January 15, 2026

Other enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Look-and-feel updates during the First Quarter 2026 release timeframe

Minor updates to the look and feel of various areas of the Adobe Workfront application are being made within the First Quarter 2026 release timeframe.

Throughout the First Quarter 2026 release timeframe
Fast release: A minimum of 1 week after releasing to Preview (unless otherwise specified)

Selection limits on multi-select fields

Fields that allow multiple selections, such as check boxes and multi-select dropdowns, are now limited to 5000 selections when a user is filling out the form.

October 30, 2025
November 13, 2025
January 15, 2026

Adobe Unified Experience now available for more Workfront organizations

To allow organizations access to the benefits of the Adobe Unified Experience, we're continuing to make it available to existing Workfront customers.

December 11, 2025
January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026

Functionality soon to be removed from Workfront

Deprecation of the override currency on job roles with the 25.11 release

As part of the financial model simplification, we will be deprecating the override currency on job roles in Preview on October 30, and in Production for all customers with the 25.11 release. This change affects how currencies and rates are configured on job roles in the Setup area.

  • The Override Currency fields on a job role will no longer be available.
  • Each job role will have a single currency with its associated cost and billing rate.
  • All existing override currencies and their rate values will be migrated automatically to become the sole currency and rates for that job role.

Interface modernization

We are updating the interface throughout Adobe Workfront to improve the user experience and unify it with other Adobe applications. These changes are released outside the standard release schedule. For a list of these changes, see Interface Modernization.

Release notes for other areas

Workfront Fusion enhancements

New features in Workfront Fusion are available in Production at a cadence outside of the standard release schedule. For more information about the latest features, see Adobe Workfront Fusion release activity.

Workfront Planning enhancements

New features in Workfront Planning are available in Production. For more information about the latest features, see First Quarter 2026 release activity for Adobe Workfront Planning.

There are no updates for the following at this point in the release:

  • Scenario Planner
  • Proof
  • Goals

Desktop proofing viewer updates

Version 2.1.54

Production release for all customers: December 11, 2025

The Desktop Proofing Viewer has been updated to from 2.1.52 to 2.1.54. This update included internal tooling updates and did not impact end-user functionality.

The 2.1.53 version also included internal tooling changes.

This update is for both Mac and Windows.

Version 2.1.52

Production release for all customers: July 31, 2025

The Desktop Proofing Viewer has been updated to version 2.1.52, which addresses bug fixes.

The 2.1.51 update included internal tooling updates and did not impact end-user functionality.

This update is for both Mac and Windows.

Announcements

API version 21

Workfront API version 21 was released on October 23, 2025. For API version 21, we’ve modified some resources and endpoints. Some of the changes support new functionality, and others make it easier for you to use the information available through the API.

IMPORTANT
This API version change features a breaking change that may affect your existing API calls. This is due to the fact that API version 21 uses Event Subscriptions version 2.
For multi-select fields, Event Subsscriptions version 2 always sends as an array. Version 1 sent an array if more than one value selected. If only one value was selected, it sent a string.

For information on what’s new and updated, see What’s new in API version 21.

For information on API versions, see API versioning and support schedule.

New version of Workfront for Microsoft Teams

As Microsoft transitions to the New Teams client, the Classic Teams client will no longer be available after July 1, 2025. To continue using Microsoft Teams and integrated apps like Workfront, customers must transition to the New Teams client before this date.

The updated Workfront integration is now available and fully compatible with the New Teams experience. In most cases, Workfront will appear automatically once users have transitioned. If it does not, the integration can be manually installed from the Microsoft Teams App Store. To install or verify the Workfront integration in the New Teams client, see Install Adobe Workfront for Microsoft Teams.

Workfront for Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft is in the process of disabling support for legacy Exchange online tokens, which are currently used by the Workfront Outlook add-in for authentication. This change by Microsoft has already started affecting customers and will continue to roll out in phases through October 2025.

  • After Microsoft fully disables these tokens, the Workfront for Microsoft Outlook integration will no longer function.

As part of this change, Microsoft has made the decision to change the way tokens are re-enabled. After June 30, 2025, admins will no longer be able to re-enable tokens themselves—only Microsoft Support can grant exceptions. On October 1, 2025, legacy tokens will be turned off for all tenants. Exceptions will not be granted.

Other Workfront integration transitions

To deliver more stable and scalable integrations, we’re shifting to a modern, flexible integration approach using Workfront Automation and Integration (Fusion). As part of this transition process, the following integrations will not be available after February 28, 2026:

  • Workfront for G Suite
  • Workfront for Jira
  • Workfront for Salesforce.

We recommend using Workfront Automation and Integration for your organization’s integration needs with Google Workspace.
For an overview of Workfront Automation and Integration, see Adobe Workfront Fusion overview.

Workfront Maintenance Updates

For information about the maintenance updates made during the First Quarter 2025 release, see Workfront Maintenance Updates.

Training updates

Explore the latest updates made to learning programs, learning paths, videos, and guides for each Adobe Workfront product release. For more information, see the “What’s New” section of the Workfront Tutorials page.

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