Welcome to the Release Notes FAQ! Whether you're a veteran to the Community or just joined us for the first time, take a minute to learn about Release Notes and how they can help you.
What are Release Notes?
Release Notes share updates about new features, big improvements, and important changes you’ll see in a product. Such features may be noted and explored in the Roadmap.
Release Notes do not indicate features that are currently in development or could be in development.
How often are Release Notes Released?
Release note availability varies by product. See our Release Schedule to see when product release notes are available.
Please subscribe to the release notes board for any products where you may be interested to receive updates. Learn how to subscribe to Community content.
What are Deploy Notes?
Deploy Notes cover smaller feature updates like performance improvements, and early steps toward future features. They may also include minor changes to the user interface.
Deploy Notes do not indicate features that are currently in development or could be in development. Such features may be noted and explored in the Roadmap.
How often are Deploy Notes released?
The Canvas Deploy Notes updates are available on the second and fourth Friday of every month.
How can I get Release and Deploy Notes updates?
The Community makes it easy to get updates for one, several, or all products. You can subscribe to specific release notes or an individual post. Learn how to subscribe to Community content.
Are Release and Deploy Notes translated?
Release notes are currently available in English only. If you prefer to read them in another language, we recommend using your browser’s translation settings.
How do I know when the code in a release is available in the production environment?
The title date indicates when the features will be available in the production environment unless otherwise noted.
Mobile releases are the only products indicated by version and are released in a phased rollout. The features indicated in Release Notes may not immediately be available to users at the time of the Release Notes availability.
How often should I check my custom CSS/JS?
Institutions are responsible for conducting thorough evaluations of their custom CSS/JS with each release and deploy to assess potential impacts.
How can I try out new features?
Changes described in the Release can be accessed through a desktop browser or mobile if available.
If supported, features are available for testing in the beta environment unless otherwise indicated directly in the Release Notes.
Please note that most beta environments are refreshed weekly on Saturdays. Any changes made in the beta environment will refresh with the latest data in the production environment. For more information, please see the Environment Refresh Schedule by Product.
After the production deploy, most features will also be available in the Test environment. For more information, please see What is the test environment?
How do I get support with issues in the release?
All items listed in the Release Notes are immediately available for testing in a beta environment unless otherwise indicated. If functionality in the beta environment does not match the functionality shown in the Release Notes, please submit a support case through your institution's preferred method as shown in your Global Navigation Help Menu.
Instructure Support Teams can help escalate behaviors that may need to be resolved before they are deployed to the production environment. When submitting a case, please indicate that the behavior is occurring in the beta environment.
How can I see what is on the roadmap?
If you want to see future development planned for any features, please visit the Roadmap.
Where can I learn about changes to the Canvas mobile apps?
Visit the Mobile Release Notes. Most feature releases do not immediately apply in mobile apps.
Where can I find out about fixed bugs?
Visit the Known Issues page for fixed bugs. Issues noted in this space can be updated at any time. This page displays the top known issues for all Instructure products as reported by our support teams.
Where can I learn about updates to Canvas APIs?
Canvas APIs, Canvas Data, GraphQL, and Live Events updates are located in Canvas Change Log.