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The role-based Copilot offerings release plan for 2026 release wave 1 announces the latest updates to customers as features are prepared for release. You can browse the release plan online (updated throughout the month), view it in the Release planner, or download the information as a PDF file, which is updated with every publish. The plan for 2026 release wave 1 covers new features for role-based Copilot offerings releasing from April 2026 through September 2026.
Download the 2026 release wave 1 PDF for role-based Copilot offerings or select the option at the bottom of the table of contents.
The Dynamics 365 features coming in 2026 release wave 1 have been summarized in a separate release plan and a downloadable PDF.
The Microsoft Power Platform features coming in 2026 release wave 1 have been summarized in a separate release plan and a downloadable PDF.
2026 release wave 1 overview
The 2026 release wave 1 for role-based Copilot offerings brings new innovations that provide you with significant capabilities to transform your business. The release contains new features across Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales and Microsoft 365 Copilot for Finance.
Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales becomes the seller’s daily command center with richer Sales Chat and Sales Home experiences across desktop and mobile in 2026 release wave 1. Sellers will gain faster access to deal and account insights through configurable record summaries, contextual support in Outlook and Teams, and improved email and meeting intelligence. New governance and extensibility controls will also help organizations scale AI responsibly.
Finance agents in Microsoft 365 will become the daily command center for finance teams, delivering rich, finance data‑grounded insights directly in Copilot chat.
Key dates for the 2026 release wave 1
These release plans describe functionality that may not have been released yet. Delivery timelines and projected functionality may change or may not ship (see Microsoft policy).
Here are the key dates for the 2026 release wave 1.
| Milestone | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Release plans available | March 18, 2026 | Learn about the new capabilities coming in the 2026 release wave 1 (April 2026 - September 2026) across role-based Copilot offerings, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Power Platform. |
| General availability | April 1, 2026 | Production deployment for the 2026 release wave 1 begins. Regional deployments will start on April 1, 2026. |
| Release plans available in additional languages | April 3, 2026 | The Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and role-based Copilot offerings release plans are published in 11 additional languages: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, and Swedish. |
Just like the previous release waves, we continue to call out how each feature will be enabled in your environment:
- Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience for users and are enabled automatically.
- Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
- Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.
You can get ready with confidence knowing which features will be enabled automatically.
We’ve done this work to help you—our partners, customers, and users—drive the digital transformation of your business on your terms. We’re looking forward to engaging with you as you put these new services and capabilities to work, and we’re eager to hear your feedback as you dig in to the 2026 release wave 1 plans.