Major updates schedule

Here is the IBM Sterling® Order Management System major updates schedule for 2026. Customer contacts from Self Service receive an email that indicates the specifics of group (A or B) and the start time.

Use the following table for general planning purposes.

All major updates are scheduled to start at 11 AM or 2 PM IST, which is 12:30 or 3:30 AM EST and 8:30 PM IST.
Table 1. Major updates schedule
Version Developer toolkit availability Environments Legacy group A and B Next-generation group A Next-generation group B
10.0.2601.0 (DTK 26.1.1.0) 16 January, 2026 DEV, QA 27 January, 2026 28 January, 2026 29 January, 2026
10.0.2601.0 (DTK 26.1.1.0) 16 January, 2026 Preprod, Master Configuration 2 February, 2026 3 February, 2026 5 February, 2026
10.0.2601.0 (DTK 26.1.1.0) 16 January, 2026 Production 9 February, 2026 10 February, 2026 12 February, 2026
10.0.2604.0 (DTK 26.2.4.0) 6 April, 2026 DEV, QA 13 April, 2026 14 April, 2026 16 April, 2026
10.0.2604.0 (DTK 26.2.4.0) 6 April, 2026 Preprod, Master Configuration 20 April, 2026 21 April, 2026 23 April, 2026
10.0.2604.0 (DTK 26.2.4.0) 6 April, 2026 Production 27 April, 2026 28 April, 2026 30 April, 2026
10.0.2607.0 (DTK 26.3.7.0) 6 July, 2026 DEV, QA 13 July, 2026 14 July, 2026 16 July, 2026
10.0.2607.0 (DTK 26.3.7.0) 6 July, 2026 Preprod, Master Configuration 20 July, 2026 21 July, 2026 23 July, 2026
10.0.2607.0 (DTK 26.3.7.0) 6 July, 2026 Production 27 July, 2026 28 July, 2026 30 July, 2026
10.0.2609.0 (DTK 26.4.9.0) 23 September, 2026 DEV, QA 30 September, 2026 30 September, 2026 1 October, 2026
10.0.2609.0 (DTK 26.4.9.0) 23 September, 2026 Preprod, Master Configuration 7 October, 2026 7 October, 2026 8 October, 2026
10.0.2609.0 (DTK 26.4.9.0) 23 September, 2026 Production 14 October, 2026 14 October, 2026 15 October, 2026

Ensure that you download the latest version of the developer toolkit from Self Service and test your existing customizations on the latest version before your cloud environment is upgraded. IBM will send out an email communication to you when the latest developer toolkit is available for download from Self Service. For more information, see Downloading the containerized developer toolkit.

*The developer toolkit availability dates that are mentioned in the schedule are tentative and might vary. If there are any changes to the dates, you will receive a communication from IBM. For minor updates schedule, see Minor updates schedule.

For issues resolved in IBM Sterling Order Management System, see Resolved issues.

Order Hub

Order Hub for Sterling Order Management System is a multi-tenant SaaS application and is updated by following the same schedule as Sterling Order Management System developer toolkit for all environments.

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