Hi Data Center Community,
We’re excited to share that Confluence Data Center 9.2 will be our next Long Term Support (LTS) release, planned to be available in Q4 2024.
If you manage complex systems that require infrequent upgrades with careful planning, we recommend upgrading to Confluence 9.2 when it becomes available. In the lead-up to the final release of Confluence 9.2, we’ll also make Early Access Program (EAP) releases available to give you a snapshot of our work-in-progress and an opportunity to try out new features early. Discover more about Confluence development releases here.
What you can expect
Confluence 9.2 will be the first LTS release on the Confluence 9 platform, packed with benefits to strengthen security for growing enterprises. You’ll also find powerful features that accelerate team productivity, and improvements to the admin experience.
Take a look at a selection of new features that will be available when you upgrade from Confluence 8.5 LTS to Confluence 9.2 LTS.
Delightful end-user and admin experience improvements
Your team will benefit from product experience enhancements that will help them work seamlessly and productively, such as:
Strengthened security
Confluence 9.2 will include updates and improvements to strengthen the overall security of the platform, and better protect your organization, with benefits such as:
Powerful productivity and sustainable scalability
To help achieve optimal performance for your team and organization, new features include:
Learn more about the LTS
The Confluence 9.2 LTS will include every feature shipped in the 8.5 LTS through to the 9.2 LTS release. To explore all updates since your last upgrade, check out the Confluence upgrade matrix. The complete list of bug fixes and security improvements coming with this LTS release will be available in the release notes once shipped.
If you’d like to see what else is coming to Data Center, visit the Data Center roadmap.
For customers still relying on the Confluence 7.19 LTS, the End of Life (EOL) date for Confluence 7.19 will be extended to 31 October 2024 to give you more time to plan your upgrade.
If you have any questions or feedback you’d like to share, please reach out to us by leaving a comment under this post.
Thanks for being part of our community!
Confluence Data Center Team