Fourth Quarter 2026 release overview

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

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

Live webinars are held for each quarterly release - these highlight the new features and provide detailed information. To sign up, visit the events page and filter for Workfront.

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
  • 26.8 (August 13, 2026)
  • 26.9 (September 17, 2026)
  • 26.10 (October 14, 2026)
  • 26.10 (October 15, 2026)
  • Note that for the final release of each quarter (26.10 this quarter), users on the fast release schedule will receive the release one day early (October 14, 2026).

    For more information on the fast release process, see Enable or disable the fast release process.

  • For the 26.10 release (October 2026), the last date that features may appear in the Preview environment is October 1.

Adobe Workfront enhancements

AI enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Assign AI Task Collaborators to tasks in Workfront

Task Collaborators are AI Collaborators that can be assigned directly to tasks to complete task-level work.

July 31, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

New Approvals tools available in the Workfront MCP Connector

To expand the capabilities of the Workfront MCP Connector, we've added new tools to manage approval paths and extended existing tools to support parallel approval paths.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Board tools available in the Workfront MCP Connector

To expand the capabilities of the Workfront MCP Connector, we've added tools for working with Boards, cards, checklist items, and columns.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Administrator enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Group administrators can manage business profiles

Group administrators can now create, edit, and delete business profiles for the groups they administer, without requiring System Administrator access.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Layout template support for views on enhanced lists

Views for enhanced lists are now supported at the system level via a layout template.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Bulk edit of external lookup fields

Bulk edit dialogs now allow the editing of external lookup fields. This was not previously possible.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Advanced logic supported in custom form designer preview

The custom form designer preview mode now supports advanced display, default value, validation, formatting, and editability logic.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Change tracking for unified review and approval

The Change History page now captures activity across unified review and approval workflows, giving administrators a complete governance trail for approval, stage, and participant actions.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Define a custom application as a landing page in the layout template

You can now set a custom application as the landing page in a layout template.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Configure tracked fields in change history

You can add fields you want to track for a particular type of object throughout Workfront. When users change information in that field, the system records information about the change as an entry in the change history.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Administrative access to change history added to access levels

On the Standard access level, you can now define whether users with that level should have access to the Change History List.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Documents enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Attach images to comments on Adobe cloud storage objects

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Organizations using Adobe cloud storage as part of Unified review and approval can now attach image files directly to comments.

July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026

Link content and folders from Experience Manager Assets with Adobe cloud storage

If your organization uses Adobe cloud storage, you can link individual assets or entire folders from Experience Manager Assets to any Workfront object that supports documents.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Project enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Financial fields preserved when creating a project from a template

When a template contains financial data, those field values are now preserved when a user creates a project from the template.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Reporting enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Native reference fields are available for lists and reports

You can now add native reference fields to lists and reports in Workfront.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Consistent ordering for multi-select field values in legacy lists and reports

Selected options for multi-select custom fields now display in a consistent, predictable order on legacy lists and reports.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Resource Management enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Workload Balancer bulk assignment enhancement

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On the Workload Balancer bulk assignment dialog, the Replace action has been renamed Assign to better describe what the action does. No functionality has changed.

July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026

Other enhancements

Feature
Preview
Fast release
Quarterly

Interface update for left navigation panel icons

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We have updated the look and feel of the left navigation panel icons in Workfront to provide a modern design and a consistent experience with other Adobe applications.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
August 13, 2026

Enhanced list updates

Multiple updates have been made to enhanced lists for the Column manager and the row drag-and-drop experience.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Copy name and link from breadcrumb

When you hover over an object's breadcrumb, you can now copy its name and link together in one action.

July 30, 2026
August 13, 2026
October 15, 2026

Release notes for other areas

Announcements

Password-only authentication for Data Connect reader users ends August 8, 2026

Starting August 8, 2026, Workfront Data Connect / Snowflake reader users who authenticate with a password-only login will stop functioning unless multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been enabled. MFA cannot be added retroactively after this date — if a reader user is allowed to lapse without it, access can only be restored by creating a new user profile.

If you are a Workfront Administrator with Data Connect reader users who have not yet enabled MFA, please notify your users promptly of this change.

This change was first announced in the April 2026 Workfront release notes, and this is the final reminder before the deadline. Please ensure that all affected reader users enable MFA before August 8, 2026 to avoid disruption to their access.

For information, see Create a reader account or connection for Snowflake.

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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