Canvas Release Schedule
Canvas updates in place. There are no major releases, features are added as they are available and improvements are released as they are completed. Releases and deploys will be separate events. A deploy means making code available in a specific environment; code may or may not be visible. A release represents a scheduled event when code is intended to be visible.
- Releases contain changes that affect user workflows for any Canvas-related product, including API/SIS integration adjustments.
- Deploys contain non-customer-affecting code changes intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features.
Releases and deploys will take place on the following timelines:
- Feature releases in the production environment take place on the third Saturday of every month, beginning August 17
- A preview of the following month’s release will be available in the beta environment the same day as the production release, beginning August 17
- Deploys of the main Canvas codebase to the production environment take place every other Wednesday, and beta deploys take place every other Thursday, beginning July 31 and August 1, respectively
If you are interested in following the release cycle, you can subscribe to that calendar.
Cal State LA's Canvas Changes
These changes are specific to Cal State LA and Canvas.
Fall 2020
- Enhanced RCE is enforced in courses, old RCE is deprecated
- Bulk editing assignments
- Limiting attempts to assignment submission
- Course specific notification muting
- Easier identification of unpublished courses
- Module uploading enhancements
- Added Alexander Street Video and Films on Demand as media apps, follow this process to embed media.
Summer 2020
Spring 2020
- Built-in Turnitin functionality in assignments
- Improved Zoom Integration
- Portfolium (e-Portolio in Canvas)
Canvas Monthly Feature Release Notes
June 2021
Canvas Release Summaries
Canvas Change
- New Features
- Account Settings
- Canvas for Elementary
- Global Navigation Menu
- Release Notes Interface
- Discussions
- Discussions Redesign
- Updated Features
- New Quizzes
- Item Bank Management
- Permissions
- Manage Courses Granularity
- SpeedGrader
- Comment Library
- Other Updates
- External Tools (LTI)
- SCORM Launch Links
May 2021
Canvas Release Summaries
Canvas Change
April 2021
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Canvas Change
March 2021
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Canvas Change
February 2021
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Canvas Change
January 2021
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Canvas Change
December 2020
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November 2020
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October 2020
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September 2020
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August 2020
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July 2020
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June 2020
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May 2020
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April 2020
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March 2020
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February 2020
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January 2020
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December 2019
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November 2019
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October 2019
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September 2019
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August 2019
July 2019
Canvas Release Summaries
Canvas Changes
- New Features
- Updated Features
- Fixed Bugs
- Accessibility
- Assignments
- Commons
- Conferences
- Dashboard
- Outcomes
- Permissions
- Explanation: When a subaccount user viewed the Permissions page and tried to modify the Developer Keys - Manage permission, the page generated an error. Canvas code has been updated to remove the permission from sub-accounts.
- User Settings
Previous Release Notes
Previous Canvas Release Notes can be found in their Canvas Release Feature Archive.
Canvas Bug Fixes Deploy Notes
Currently the best way of looking at these deploy notes is to monitor Canvas's deploy notes page.