Wave release updates

Question

When we get wave release updates in 2026 and what are new features include brief about that.

Answer 1

Wave release updates in 2026 are organized into release waves that define when new capabilities become available and what time window they cover.

For Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and role-based Copilot offerings:

1. 2025 release wave 2 (runs into 2026)
   • Timeframe: Features release from October 2025 through March 2026.
   • Scope: New capabilities across Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and role-based Copilot offerings.
   • Key dates for this wave:
     • Release plans available: July 16, 2025 – detailed documentation of upcoming features.
     • Early access available: August 4, 2025 – admins can test and validate features before they are automatically enabled.
     • General availability (GA): October 1, 2025 – production deployment begins; regional deployments start the same day.
   • Enablement model for features:
     1. Users, automatically – user experience changes turned on automatically.
     2. Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically – admin/maker features turned on automatically.
     3. Users by admins, makers, or analysts – must be explicitly enabled or configured by admins/makers/analysts.
2. 2026 wave 1 plan
   • The 2026 wave 1 plan is planned to be available on March 18, 2026.
   • It is associated with the 2026 October release (build 9.2.26093) and will define features releasing in that wave.
3. Dataverse and release waves
   • The 2025 release wave 2 plans for Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform compile new capabilities released between October 2025 and March 2026.
   • These plans can be viewed and managed using the Release planner to track all active release waves.
4. Business Central and 2025 wave 2 (running through early 2026)
   • For Business Central, 2025 release wave 2 features are delivered in monthly updates:
     • Version 27.0–27.5 (October 2025–March 2026) correspond to Business Central 2025 release wave 2.
   • Each minor update may include new release wave features, regulatory updates, and fixes.

In brief, new features in 2026 from the wave perspective are primarily those in 2025 release wave 2 (delivered through March 2026) and the upcoming 2026 wave 1 plan (available March 18, 2026) that will define the next set of capabilities for Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and role-based Copilot offerings. Detailed feature lists are provided in the respective release plans and can be browsed online or via the Release planner.

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References:

• Dynamics 365 2025 release wave 2 plan
• Microsoft Power Platform 2025 release wave 2 plan
• Opt in to early access updates
• Released versions of Microsoft Dataverse
• What's new and planned in Business Central
• What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central