Workday Release Cycle

2026 R2 Release Highlights

Here's your plain-language guide to what's changing in your Workday tenant this release. Preview available August 15, 2026 · Production go-live September 19, 2026. Select a module in the left panel and it'll expand to show the specific product areas it touches, so you can see exactly which teams are impacted. Browse by module, search by keyword, and expand any item to see the full story. 152 of 379 updates are Automatically Available with nothing to configure, so they're worth reviewing (and testing where it makes sense) to see how they land in your tenant. The remaining 152 need some setup on your end, so treat those as candidates for your roadmap and plan them in whenever you're ready to adopt them.

379Total Updates
296New Features
8Coming Soon
75Retirements
152Setup Required
152Automatically Available