Release notes for updated Cloud Marketplace apps?

Question

In Data Center, we could see release notes for each marketplace app that was released.

In Cloud, I do not see a similar version history. I would prefer not to just blindly click Update on our Cloud apps without knowing what changed.

Will marketplace ever give us better release notes for Cloud apps or do we just have to contact every vendor each time to ask what changed?

Gabriela - LeanZero · Answer

Hi @David Yu — the release notes you had in DC do still exist for Cloud, just in a different place. Arkadiusz and Ren are right that Cloud apps auto-deploy as SaaS, but the version history you're after sits on the app's own Marketplace listing: open the listing, hit the Version history tab, and each release shows a date plus a summary you can expand. Worth knowing, feature updates roll out automatically within ~24h so you never click Update for those. The only manual prompt is when a new major version requests new permission scopes, and that dialog spells out exactly which data access changed. Catch is the depth is down to the vendor, so a thin one-liner still means pinging them. See Upgrade and version cloud apps.

Arkadiusz Wroblewski · Answer

Well, in my opinion, the development of AI and rovo can help here, so we will see how it goes.

Ren Takahashi · Answer

Hi @David Yu, I agree this is an awkward gap compared with Data Center. One place I would still check is Atlassian Administration > Apps > Release management > App updates. Atlassian's docs say organization admins can view app update release notes there and filter/search the list.

That said, I would not treat it as a full substitute for vendor release notes. For Marketplace apps where an update asks for new scopes, permissions, or terms, my practical checklist would be:

1. Check App updates in Atlassian Administration.

2. Check the vendor's documentation/changelog linked from the Marketplace listing.

3. If the change still is not clear, ask the vendor specifically what changed and whether permissions, data access, or billing terms are affected.

I would also like to see vendors make this clearer, especially when admin approval is required.