Magento Adobe Commerce Cloud Services

In 2022, we're limiting the frequency of core Commerce application upgrades and will provide two full patches and many security patches for versions that are still supported by Adobe Commerce throughout the year. For more information, see our revised release calendar. We're also simplifying upgrades and speeding up innovation by limiting complete patch releases to just include security, compliance, performance, and high-priority bugs. New features will continue to be released as independent services, allowing Merchants to adopt features and innovate more quickly. Live Search, Product Recommendations, and the Amazon Sales Channel are all examples of existing independent services that allowed us to simplify the core Commerce application.The Quality Patches Tool will be used to distribute community contributions and lower-priority issues, allowing merchants to pick and choose which updates are critical to them.The Quality Patches Tool will be used to distribute community contributions and lower-priority issues, allowing merchants to pick and choose which updates are critical to them.

Our end of support (EOS) dates will be synchronised with those of PHP, the 3rd-party programming language on which Adobe Commerce is based. Adobe must update our code to maintain PCI compliance whenever a PHP version reaches its end of life (EOL). By aligning our EOS dates with PHP EOL dates, we'll be able to lessen the frequency and impact of PHP version upgrades, making it even easier for merchants to stay current.

Customers can save time, resources, and development expenditures on upgrades by reducing the frequency and complexity of patch releases. Furthermore, as we continue to offer innovations as stand-alone services, clients will be able to take advantage of these features sooner, reducing their time to innovation. Visit our recent release strategy blog post to learn more about the advantages of our simplified upgrade procedure.

For versions that are still supported, Adobe Commerce will continue to deliver security patches. Merchants must install the most recent patch or security patch release to stay up to current on the most recent security updates. When Adobe Commerce 2.4.5 is launched in August 2022, merchants will have to choose between 2.4.5 and 2.4.4-p1 (also released in August 2022) to get the latest security fixes. The security updates will not be backported to the 2.4 release line's earlier patch releases (e.g., 2.4.0-2.4.4). Merchants who fail to upgrade are putting themselves at risk and exposing themselves to security flaws.

Until their version hits End of Support, merchants will be able to obtain quality fixes. Merchants can use the Adobe Commerce Quality Patch Tool or contact the Support team to get quality fixes.