Office Update Channels - When will updates in the Current Channel, hit the Monthly Channel?

Short answer: "Don't hold your breath"

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OK, that's not what you or they want to hear, but it is the practical truth.

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In theory changes visible in current channel are rolled up into the next monthly channel release.

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Unfortunately, MS is not consistent when releasing features. They do a thing they call "phase rollout". Basically it means the expose new features to small groups of people. But the groups are somewhat random. The result is that people with apparently identical

• For more information about update channels, see Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps.

Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-microsoft365-apps-by-date

These version and build numbers apply to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Microsoft 365 Apps for business, and the subscription versions of the desktop apps for Project and Visio.
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Note

• The table is ordered by release date, with the most recent release date listed first.

The following table lists the supported version, and the most current build number, for each update channel. The release date indicates when the most current build was released.
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Hi Tandy Wine,

May I know have any updates regarding to this issue? Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.

Best Regards,

Waqas Muhammad

Thank you Waqas for your reply. So if we deploy Current Channel (Preview), we will know what’s going to hit the regular Current Channel about a week in advance. Right?

But how do I know what’s included in the Monthly channel update?

Hi Tandy Wine,

First, my pleasure to assist you.

As per your description, please don’t worry, I try my best to explain you.

As you know, Microsoft recommend Current Channel, because it provides your users with the newest Office features as soon as they are ready.

Here are explanation:

For Current Channel:

Provide your users with new Office features as soon as they are ready, but on no set schedule. At least once a month (likely more often), but on no set schedule.

Howevey, there is no set schedule for these updates, but in general there are two or three releases each month, including one on the second Tuesday of the month.

For Monthly Enterprise Channel:

Provide your users with new Office features only once a month and on a predictable schedule. Once a month, on the second Tuesday of the month.

Regarding to, “My question is, when I get an update in the Current Channel, how can I tell when that update will hit the Monthly channel so that I can tell the users approximately when they will get the update?” to become familiar with the new features coming in the next feature release of Current Channel, we recommend that you use Current Channel (Preview).

There isn’t a set release schedule for Current Channel (Preview). In general, a new version of Current Channel (Preview) with new features is released at least a week or more before that new version is released to Current Channel. There might be several releases of Current Channel (Preview), with non-security updates, before that version is released to Current Channel.

You may deploy Current Channel (Preview) to a small, representative sample of users in your organization. This can help you identify any possible issues for your organization before those new features are released more broadly to your users that have Current Channel.

I appreciate your understanding and stay safe!!

Best regards

Waqas Muhammad