Release Notes Updates

Maryna.Z.118

April 2025/20.25.04 Preview Release Notes are now live and ready for review!

Please note, this is only a preview for the upcoming Brightspace version, which we will begin to roll out on April 3, 2025.

All features described are subject to change before then.

Also, the March 2025/20.25.03 Release Notes have been republished to include the following change:

• Updated Awards – Control the Certificate ID parameter for shared awards | Updated release note to clarify the before and after behavior.

Claire.D.2

The March 2025/20.25.03 Release Notes have been republished to include the following new release announcement:

• The improved sort component for learner names, originally released for Mastery View in August 2024/20.24.8 is now available across multiple Brightspace tools:
  • Assignments
  • Attendance
  • Auditors
  • Blog
  • Classlist
  • Competencies
  • Content
  • Discussions
  • Email
  • ePortfolio
  • External Learning Tools
  • Grades
  • Groups
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Org Unit Selector dialog
  • Quizzing
  • SCORM
  • Surveys
  • Users

Maryna.Z.118

May 2025/20.25.05 Preview Release Notes are now live and ready for review!

Please note, this is only a preview for the upcoming Brightspace version, which we will begin to roll out on May 1, 2025.

All features described are subject to change before then.

Also, the April 2025/20.25.04 Release Notes have been republished to include the following change:

• Added a new announcement about new configuration variables for the Courses tool added to production environments of Brightspace.
• The LTI – Navigate from the LTI Advantage tab to a deployment | New feature has been renamed to LTI – Navigate to a deployment within a course from the LTI Advantage tab | New.

Ashley.B.406

The May 2025/20.25.05 Release Notes are now live and ready for review in all languages!

Also, the April 2025/20.25.04 Release Notes have been republished to include the following update:
The Grades – Access Quiz Feedback | New feature now includes a clarification about the visibility of the Completion Status column that appears in one of the images.

Claire.D.2

June 2025/20.25.06 Preview Release Notes are now live and ready for review!

Please note, this is only a preview for the upcoming Brightspace version, which we will begin to roll out on June 5, 2025.

All features described are subject to change before then.

Claire.D.2

The June 2025/20.25.06 Release Notes are now live and ready for review in all languages!

Ashley.B.406

The July 2025/20.25.07 Preview Release Notes are now live and ready for review! 🔍️

Please note, this is only a preview for the upcoming Brightspace version, which we will begin to roll out on July 3, 2025. All features described are subject to change before then.

Also, the June 2025/20.25.06 Release Notes have been republished to include the following changes:

Updated the Brightspace API – Bulk retrieval of grade values by user, org unit, or parent org unit | New release note to indicate that the Grades > Retrieve Grade Values for Course Offering Descendants (API Only) permission is newly introduced.

Updated the Awards – Replacement strings for award issuer on certificates | New release note to clarify the behavior of conditionally-issued certificates with replacement strings.

Claire.D.2

🎆 July 2025/20.25.07 Release Notes are now live and ready for review in all languages!

Also, the June 2025/20.25.06 Release Notes have been republished to include the following updates:

• Updated the Courses – New enhanced and accessible experience in production environments | New release note to include updated clarification about Form Elements and configuration variables.
• Added the Data Hub – Larger Version data in Creator+ Brightspace Data Sets | Updated release note. This feature was originally released without full documentation.

Maryna.Z.118

The August 2025/20.25.08 Preview Release Notes are now live and ready for review!

Please note that this is only a preview for the upcoming Brightspace version, which we will begin rolling out on August 7, 2025.

All features described are subject to change before then.

Maryna.Z.118

The August 2025/20.25.08 Release Notes are now live and ready for review in all languages! 🔍️

Ashley.B.406

The September 2025/20.25.09 Preview Release Notes are now live and ready for review! 🔍️

Please note, this is only a preview for the upcoming Brightspace version, which we will begin to roll out on September 4, 2025. All features described are subject to change before then.

Also, the August 2025/20.25.08 Release Notes have been republished to include the following changes:

• Updated the Brightspace – New Window icon for all menu items | Updated release note with an image that provides a contextual example, and removed the statement about a previous icon.
• Updated the release announcement about the Course API GET call to edit the LocaleId field name.

Giles.A.619

Thanks! Customer question re. new window icon: Is it correct to assume that the icon will only appear in Brightspace system menus and not for any links that they create and choose that the links should open in “New window”…?