June 2026 Edition
This section provides a preview of product and feature delivery plans for August 2026/20.26.08 and September 2026/20.26.09 releases. The Product and Services Preview document replaces the former 60/90 day Review/Preview.
Important: The most recent and accurate version of Release Notes apply to near-term delivery plans for the upcoming July 2026/20.26.07 release. This page is a preview of planned release features only. As stated in the Safe Harbor Statement, the information provided herein is subject to change at any time, at the discretion of D2L, and D2L makes no commitment to update the information.
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Enablement Information
Information about the default state of a released feature, function or change in a Brightspace site is included to provide additional information, supporting change preparation, or planning in your organization.
Availability (Enabled State)
Advanced knowledge about whether customers can control access to the feature, function, or changes. This allows Administrators, trainers and supporting roles in an organization an opportunity to know which items are controllable and which are not.
- On: Indicates that the feature’s default state is visible/on and that there is no override or setting to control this state by any user.
- Off: Indicates that the feature’s default state is hidden/off and that there is no override or setting to control this state by any user.
- On (Overridable): Indicates the features default state and that it can be controlled or overridden by a user. For example, a new permission that is automatically selected for specific roles, or an editable config variable default that is on both offer opportunities to configure or override the default states.
- Off (Overridable): Indicates the features default state and that it can be controlled or overridden by a Brightspace user. For example, a new permission that is not selected, a new setting or new config variable that is off by default both provide opportunities to review and enable if desired.
Site Actions (Enablement Method)
For any feature, function, or change that is controllable, this section indicate the role settings, permissions, config variables, tool, or application settings you use to control the feature.
This allows Administrators, trainers, or supporting roles in an organization the opportunity to make decisions earlier and better plan for any work required to support any updates or changes.
Some examples include the following:
- Role Settings
- Role Permissions
- Config variables
- In Tool settings (such as Grades Settings or Widget customization)
- In Application settings (such as Pulse Settings)
August 2026 / 20.26.08
API — Enable Rubric creation, update, and delete via API
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Data Administrator, API Developer
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
New Rubrics API endpoints will be introduced to support creating, updating, and deleting rubrics.
Brightspace Editor — Update to the latest TinyMCE version for production instances
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Instructor, Administrator
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
The Brightspace Editor will be updated to the latest available TinyMCE version for production instances. This update will move the editor from version 7.7.0 to version 8.4.0. In the June release, this editor update was applied to test instances.
A previous update in December, which moved the editor to version 8.0.2, was rolled back after a small number of users encountered an error when the editor loaded: “TinyMCE license key could not be validated.”
This update will include a fix for a known issue affecting users on older, unsupported Safari browser versions who receive the license key error. This issue is documented in the Known Issues List.
This update will not resolve a separate known issue affecting users with the Survey Junkie browser extension or app installed who receive the same license key error. There is no fix for the Survey Junkie issue. Users who encounter this error will need to use a different browser without the app installed, or remove the app or extension from their devices and browsers, to continue using the Brightspace Editor.
This update will not include functional changes to the editor, but it will include TinyMCE defect fixes.
Data Access / Data Hub — Updates to Discussion
Forums Data Set
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Data Administrator
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
The Discussion Forums Data Set will be updated to include a new column and changes to existing columns.
A new Version column will be added:
Version: bigint, not nullable. Indicates the version of the row. This information will be used to determine which table row occurred first, similar to how timestamps function in other data sets.
The following existing columns will be updated:
Name: nvarchar, nullable. This column will now be nullable.IsDeleted: bit, not nullable. This column will no longer be nullable.EndDate: datetime2, nullable. This column will now be nullable.
Additionally, when a discussion forum is permanently deleted, associated data deletion will be handled as follows:
IsDeleted will be set to true.OrgUnitId andForumId will be the same.Name will be set to an empty string.SortOrder will be set to 0.- Nullable columns, including
DeletedDate, DeletedByUser, and ResultId, will be set to null. - Bit columns, including
IsHidden, MustPostToParticipate, AllowAnon, and RequiresApproval, will default to false.
Data Access / Data Hub — Updates to Discussion Topics Data Set
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Data Administrator
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
The Discussion Topics Data Set will be updated with changes to existing columns.
The following existing columns will be updated:
OrgUnitId: int, FK, nullable. This column will now be nullable.Name: nvarchar, nullable. This column will now be nullable.IsDeleted: bit, not nullable. This column will no longer be nullable.Version: bigint, not nullable. This column will be updated from RowVersion to Computed Modification Version, resulting in a change for all rows.AIUtilization: int, nullable. This column will now be nullable.
Additionally, when a discussion topic is permanently deleted, associated data deletion will be handled as follows:
IsDeleted will be set to true.ForumId will remain the same.Name will be set to an empty string.SortOrder will be set to 0.NumViews will be set to 0.
Quizzes — Updates to Source selector and Filter selector in the Browse Question Library dialog
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Instructor
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
Minor visual updates will be made to the Source selector and Filter selector in the Browse Question Library dialog. These updates will align the selectors with Brightspace standards and provide a more consistent user experience.
Quizzes — Flag questions and strikethrough answer options
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Instructor, Learner
Site Availability: On (Customer Overridable)
Site Enablement Actions: Configuration Variable (Org Unit)
Additional Information Overview
Learners will be able to select the bookmark icon beside a quiz question to flag it so they can return to it later. When a question is flagged, it will be marked in the left-hand navigation for easy access.
Learners will also be able to select the strikethrough icon beside answer options to help eliminate incorrect options while completing a quiz.
Widgets — Modules are marked as complete in the Work To Do widget
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Learner
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
When using the Work To Do widget, learners will see modules with dates as upcoming or overdue items to complete. Previously, when all items within a module were completed, the module itself was not shown as completed and could continue to display as overdue. This could cause unnecessary stress for learners and clutter the widget with overdue modules they could not dismiss.
With this update, when all items within a module are completed, the module itself will be marked as complete and will no longer appear in the Work To Do widget for learners. This will help learners see only the activities they still need to complete and reduce the number of displayed items.
This change will only affect newly completed modules. Existing overdue modules will continue to be shown as overdue.
Widgets — Due and overdue items in the Work To Do widget
Planned Release | 20.26.08
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Instructor, Administrator, Learner
Site Availability: Off (Customer Overridable)
Site Enablement Actions: Configuration Variable (Org)
Additional Information Overview
The Work To Do widget will provide learners with a summary of activities that are overdue or have an upcoming due or end date. It can also display activities requiring evaluation for instructor roles when a user has multiple roles.
With this update, evaluation activities will no longer be shown by default to users with multiple roles, including learner roles. This will declutter the Work To Do widget and help learners focus on the activities they need to complete.
A new configuration variable will allow administrators to continue showing evaluation activities in the Work To Do widget, if needed. This configuration variable will be disabled by default based on customer feedback.
September 2026 / 20.26.09
API — Modify Grade Categories via API
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Administrator, API Developer
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
This release will add a new API route for Grade Categories. This update gives administrators the ability to modify Grade Categories via API.
Administrators will be able to utilize the following API route: Update an existing Grade Category (PUT /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/grades/categories/(categoryId))
Details of the new API route will be available in the Brightspace Developer Platform documentation.
Brightspace — Rubric Icons for Assignments, Discussions & Quizzes adoption period ending
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Instructor, Administrator
Site Availability: Off
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
The Rubric Icons for Assignments, Discussions, & Quizzes, initially introduced in the 20.26.06 release and controlled by a temporary configuration variable, and will be permanently removed in the 20.26.09 release.
This feature is controlled by D2l.tools.activities.ShowRubricsIcon. To support a phased rollout and allow institutions time to adapt and update internal documentation, the configuration variable followed this timeline:
- Released as OFF (Client overridable) in 20.26.06
- Default ON (Client overridable) in 20.26.07
- Will be enabled for all Clients automatically in 20.26.09 which completes adoption
period for this feature. The config variable will be permanently removed,
and the feature will remain enabled by default.
The removal of temporary config variables aligns with D2L’s ongoing efforts to improve and simplify the user experience in Brightspace by:
- Reducing administrative overhead for institutional administrators.
- Simplifying maintenance and debugging for D2L developers and support
teams. - Improving system performance and reliability, as fewer conditional checks
and toggles reduce complexity in the codebase.
Bulk User Management — User management by Distributed Administrators
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Administrator, API Developer
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
Distributed administrators (sub-org admins) will be able to leverage the Bulk User
Management tool to manage users within their sub-organization in bulk.
Groups — Manage Groups experience now allows for bulk editing group names and codes
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Instructor
Site Availability: Off (Customer Overridable)
Site Enablement Actions: Configuration Variable (Org)
Additional Information Overview
As part of continued improvements to our new Manage Groups experience, currently available via opt in, we will introduce a new function that allows for bulk editing group names and codes within a category. Instructors will be able to choose to edit all or many group names or codes manually. Alternatively, they will be able to adjust all groups at once to use a provided prefix with ascending unique numbers.
New Content Experience — Removing the Preview as a Student button
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: Instructor
Site Availability: N/A
Site Enablement Actions: N/A
Additional Information Overview
The Preview as a Student button will be removed from the New Content Experience settings gear at the top of the table of contents.
Currently, using this option presents a limited view that estimates what a learner might see in New Content Experience. Some of the misleading limitations of Preview as a Student is it incorrectly shows objects with availability dates and release conditions, and shows the instructor view for Assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions rather than what learners would actually see. Additionally, this option only displays a view of Content as it might appear to the Learner, and not the rest of the course. This currently leads to confusion and misunderstanding about what
Students see within a course.
The following options for viewing what a learner might see will remain available and supported:
- Brightspace Role Switch
- Impersonation of a test/demo user
We recognize there are limitations of both of these options too, however they are more aligned with what a Learner would actually see in a course rather than the limited view of just Content.
New Content Experience— Side navigation is now collapsible and draggable
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: All
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
The side navigation in New Content Experience will be collapsible and draggable. This will allow for additional space when viewing content topics.
New Content Experience — Enhanced Table of Contents is the only TOC view
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: All
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
The configuration variable d2l.Tools.Content.EnableLessonsEnhancedTOC will be removed.
The enhanced Table of Contents will have the following improvements:
- Unlimited depth of content topics and modules
- Learner Completion Progress Tracking indicators on topics and module rollup
- Course Overview displayed if used previously in Classic Content
- Improved accessibility and keyboard controls so all users can more easily restructure their course
- Ability to expand and collapse modules without navigating so users can stay oriented while exploring the course
- Right click to open content items in a new window so users can view two or more topics at one time
- Condensed display lets users on smaller devices see more of the course at one time
- Visual design and behaviors are more consistent with other parts of the Brightspace platform
New Content Experience — Assessable Activities are only displayed inline
Planned Release | 20.26.09
Change and Enablement Information
Role / Audience: All
Site Availability: On
Site Enablement Actions: None (Automatic)
Additional Information Overview
The configuration variable d2l.Tools.Content.LessonsRenderActivitiesInline will be removed.
This means that all assessable activities (Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, and Instructor LTI) in the New Content Experience will be displayed in-line by default.
Change history
- 11-06-2026: Published the June Product and Services Preview
- 14-05-2026: Published the May Product and Services Preview
- 16-04-2026: Published the April Product and Services Preview
- 26-03-2026: Updated API — Support Delegated Administration of Users within the Users API to API — Support Distributed Administration of Users within the Users API
- 12-03-2026: Published the March Product and Services Preview
- 24-02-2026: Updated Data Access / Data Hub — Updates to Rubric Assessment Dataset to clarify the upcoming changes
- 12-02-2026: Published the February Product and Services Preview
- 15-01-2026: Published the January Product and Services Preview
- 05-01-2026: Data Access / Data Hub — Updates to Content Objects Brightspace Data Set to the list of features planned for 20.26.03. Removed Data Access / Data Hub — Updates to Question Relationships Brightspace Data Set from the list of features planned for 20.26.03.
- 12-12-2025: Published the December Product and Services Preview
- 13-11-2025: Published the November Product and Services Preview
- 21-10-2025: Published the October Product and Services Preview
- 18-09-2025:
- Removed Annotations (Nutrient) — Update the third party software that powers Assignment Annotations (Nutrient) from version 1.3.0 to 1.6.0 from the list of features planned for 20.25.11
- Administration and System Settings — Improved Admin Tools Menu Experience - the transition period for enforcing the new Admin Tools Menu experience has been extended from December 2025 - 20.25.12 to February 2026 - 20.26.02. The config variable name was also corrected, from to d2l.Preferences.NewAdminCogMenu to d2l.Preferences.NewAdminToolsMenu
- Data Access / Data Hub — Updates to Release Condition Results Brightspace Data Set is now planned for 20.25.11
- Fixed typos and made revisions to improve consistency and clarity
- 17-09-2025: "Usability Improvement - Update legacy style tabs to D2L's modern tabs" is now planned for the 20.25.12 release
- 16-09-2025: Published the September Product and Services Preview
- 20-08-2025: Published the August Product and Services Preview
- 22-07-2025: Removed Assignments - Support Bulk feedback Submission in Assignments and Discussions Submission Page from the list of features planned for the 20.25.10 release
- 21-07-2025:
- Added more information to Data Access / Data Hub - Updates to Grade Results Data Set
- 17-07-2025:
- Corrected duplicated heading content for HWEP - Slim Announcements Permissions Update
- Added missing item for Data Access / Data Hub - Updates to Quiz Attempts Brightspace Data Set
- Corrected heading for Data Access / Data Hub - Updates to Question Relationships Brightspace Data Set
- 16-07-2025 - Published the July Product and Services Preview
- 13-06-2025 - Published the June 2025 Product and Services Preview
- 04-June-2025 - Corrected duplicated heading and removed Course Management - Enable delegated administration of courses to support distributed administration initiatives from 20.25.07 release
- 03-June-2025 - Corrected misplaced information for Lessons/New Content Experience items
- 28-May-2025 - Updated list of features coming in 20.25.07
- 26-May-2025 - Removed internal-facing metadata
- 15-May-2025 - Published the May 2025 Product and Services Preview
- 22-April-2025 - Updated the following preview features:
- Outcomes - Implement Outcome Set (prev Programs) Management with Achievement Scale Setting for Better Reporting is changed to Renaming 'Programs' to 'Outcome Sets' for Better User Familiarity
- Updated the Additional Information section of Rubrics - Adding Ability to Clear Rubric Selections to Save Instructors Time in Evaluation
- 8-April-2025 - Published the April 2025 Product and Services Preview
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