Intended Audience
These documents are intended for:
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Salesforce Administrators
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Business Stakeholders
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Operations Teams
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Developers & Technical Teams
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QA & Release Teams
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Implementation Partners
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Support Teams
Purpose of These Documents
The purpose of the Release Notes section is to provide a consolidated summary of new features, enhancements, fixes, configuration updates, and technical changes introduced in each product release.
These documents help teams:
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Understand what has changed between releases
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Prepare for deployments and upgrades
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Review new functionality and enhancements
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Identify impacted areas and dependencies
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Validate configuration or operational changes
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Track resolved issues and known limitations
What These Documents Cover
The child pages under this section include release-specific documentation containing:
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New Features & Enhancements
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Bug Fixes & Resolved Issues
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Configuration Changes
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Metadata & Permission Updates
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API & Integration Changes
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Automation & Processing Updates
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UI & LWC Improvements
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Performance Optimizations
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Security Enhancements
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Known Issues & Limitations
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Deployment & Upgrade Notes
Typical Release Note Sections
Depending on the release scope, each release note document may include:
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Release Version & Date
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Executive Summary
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Business Impact Overview
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Feature Highlights
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Technical Enhancements
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Deprecated Features
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Breaking Changes
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Required Post-Deployment Steps
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Data Migration Considerations
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Environment-Specific Notes
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Upgrade Recommendations
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Rollback Considerations
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Known Issues & Workarounds
Business & Technical Benefits
Maintaining structured release notes helps organizations:
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Improve release transparency
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Simplify upgrade planning
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Reduce deployment risks
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Improve communication across teams
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Accelerate user adoption of new features
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Support audit and governance processes
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Maintain historical change tracking
Important Note
Release Notes should be reviewed before every deployment or upgrade to understand:
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Configuration impacts
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Required post-installation steps
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Compatibility considerations
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Feature dependencies
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Operational or user-facing changes
Teams are encouraged to validate all new changes in lower environments before promoting updates to production.