Overview
Microsoft has started publishing Business Central roadmap content to the AI at Work roadmap, and Release Planner closes in November. This post covers what changed this month, what moves across before the deadline, and how to rebuild your update review process.
Key Takeaways
- Microsoft stopped publishing new release plans to Microsoft Learn from September 2026.
- No Release Wave 2 announcement arrives this autumn, because the twice-yearly model has gone.
- Release Planner retires on 15 November 2026, and personalised saved views will not transfer.
- Roadmap items with preview or general availability dates from 1 June 2026 move across between now and November.
- Product release schedules do not change. Only the way Microsoft communicates them changes.
- Build a monthly or quarterly roadmap review using saved filters and RSS.
What Changed This Month
Microsoft stopped publishing new release plans to Microsoft Learn in September 2026. New Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Dataverse features now appear on the AI at Work roadmap as soon as Microsoft commits to them. Richard Riley, General Manager for Agents and Low Code, announced the change on 25 August 2026. Release Planner itself closes on 15 November 2026.
This goes beyond a rename, because the scope widens too. AI at Work brings Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Dataverse, Microsoft 365 and Copilot into a single filtered view. Existing release plans stay on Microsoft Learn for historical reference. Personalised saved views inside Release Planner will not move across.
What Moves Across Before November
Not every roadmap item transfers. Microsoft is migrating content with a public preview or general availability date of 1 June 2026 or later. Anything dated earlier stays in the old release plans as an archive. So the 2026 Release Wave 1 plan still matters, because it covers features releasing through September 2026.
Why Microsoft Made the Change
Microsoft says few organisations run a single product in isolation any more. Business Central, Power Platform and Copilot increasingly work together to support daily processes. So Microsoft wants one roadmap that shows all of it in a single place.
The twice-yearly model gave partners and customers a fixed planning moment. Release Wave 1 features landed from April, and Release Wave 2 features landed from October. That structure has now gone. New features roll out continuously as Microsoft confirms them, which means no Release Wave 2 announcement arrives this autumn.
What This Means for Business Central Users
You no longer get a single autumn announcement to plan around. Feature updates now appear on the roadmap throughout the year, in smaller batches. That shift creates extra work for teams used to one planning session a year. Our Business Central support team tracks each change on your behalf.
Manufacturing and engineering businesses often schedule upgrades around known release dates. That habit needs to change under continuous publishing. Build a monthly or quarterly review instead, using the roadmap’s filters and RSS feeds. Saved filters replace the personalised views Release Planner offered.
What Is Not Changing
Microsoft has changed how it communicates, not how it ships. Products with established release schedules keep those schedules. Message Center remains the channel for tenant specific notifications. Microsoft Learn continues to host product documentation and implementation guidance.
Your update cadence therefore stays the same. If you run Business Central online, minor and major updates still arrive on the usual timetable. What changes is your visibility of what is coming, and how early you see it.
How to Prepare Before Release Planner Retires
You have roughly ten weeks before Release Planner closes. Start by documenting the saved views your team relies on today, because those views will not transfer. Bookmark the AI at Work roadmap and set filters for Business Central. Subscribe to an RSS feed for the areas that matter most to your organisation.
Beyond filters, the roadmap supports CSV export, shared links and searches by feature ID. Microsoft also offers a Release Communications MCP Server, which pulls roadmap data into your own AI tools and workflows. Teams running heavily customised systems should watch platform changes closely. Our guide to NAV to Business Central migration explains why extension compatibility matters at every update.
Agree who owns roadmap intake before November arrives. Someone needs to read the feed, judge relevance and pass items into testing and training. Without a named owner, continuous publishing turns into continuous noise. Keep Message Center active too, since it still covers changes specific to your tenant.
Need Help Planning for Continuous Updates?
Continuous publishing changes how often your team checks for updates. Tecvia can set up a review process that fits your organisation, so nothing important slips through the gaps. Get in touch with Tecvia to book a Business Central roadmap consultation. If you are planning a wider project, our Business Central implementation team can build roadmap review into the plan from the start.
FAQs
For anything not covered here, get in touch directly. We’re happy to answer questions specific to your business and your ERP requirements.
The AI at Work roadmap is Microsoft’s single roadmap for Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Dataverse, Microsoft 365 and Copilot. It replaces the separate release plans that used to sit on Microsoft Learn. You can filter it by product, export it to CSV, share links and subscribe to updates by RSS.
Yes. Microsoft stopped publishing new release plans to Microsoft Learn in September 2026. New Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Dataverse features now go straight to the AI at Work roadmap. Existing release plans remain online for historical reference.
Release Planner closes on 15 November 2026. Personalised saved views built inside the tool will not carry over to the new roadmap. Record what those views contain now, then recreate the equivalent filters and RSS subscriptions on the AI at Work roadmap before the deadline.
No. Microsoft has retired the twice-yearly wave model in favour of continuous publishing. New features appear on the roadmap as soon as Microsoft confirms them, rather than waiting for a scheduled announcement.
No. Microsoft has changed how it communicates upcoming features, not how it builds or ships them. Business Central keeps its established update schedule, and Message Center still tells you about changes affecting your tenant.
Bookmark the AI at Work roadmap and filter it to show only Business Central updates. Set up an RSS subscription so you hear about relevant changes as they happen. Then agree a regular review, monthly or quarterly, and name someone to own it.
