CE6 maintains close alignment with the release schedule of IFS Cloud, incorporating both monthly Service Updates (SU) and bi-annual Major Releases.

Each customer's CE Tenant is updated based on the configuration settings defined during onboarding. These settings can vary by environment and may be adjusted post-deployment.
If you're unsure of your current configuration, please contact Unified Support, who will be happy to assist.

Updated CE6 Release Timeline (2025)

To reflect the current deployment model, the CE6 release process follows the below timeline:

• Third Thursday of Each Month

  • R&D-approved release packages are made available to the responsible Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) SME.

    • Target handover window: 08:30 – 16:00 GMT/BST

  • Any required infrastructure or global updates are managed by CCoE prior to customer deployment.

• Before End of the Same Week

  • ​​​​​​​The release is deployed to Pre-Production environments.

    • If issues are identified, CCoE initiates a feedback loop with R&D.

      • Production deployment is paused until resolved.

    • In rare cases, a re-release to Pre-Production may occur. This is handled automatically via Tenant Update configurations—no customer action is required.

• Following Monday

  • ​​​​​​​The release is deployed to Production environments,

    • Target based on SME availability 08:30 – 16:00 GMT/BST

  • Auto-update customers will receive the update by Tuesday morning.

Manual Updates and Image Availability

Image availability is coordinated exclusively between R&D and CCoE.
While Unified Support is happy to assist with manual updates, they can only do so if the requested package version is available through the above process.