Salesforce Winter ’25 Release Key Dates
August 8: Sign up for a Pre-Release org
Admins can sign up for a pre-release Developer Edition environment, which is full of all the Winter ’25 features to explore to new features.
August 14: Review the Release Notes
Salesforce Winter ’25 Release notes will go live August 14..
Check out the Release Readiness Trailblazer Community Group where you can continue to get updates, share your favorite features, and ask questions about the upcoming release.
August 19: Be Release Ready with Winter ’25 features for Admins
Starting on August 19th, Salesforce will begin publishing blog posts on the Admin Blog to help you Be Release Ready with Winter ’25 features. Get ready to dive into blog posts featuring Winter ’25 user access highlights and more!
August 29 before 5 p.m. PT: Be sure to refresh your Sandbox
During each release, there is a group of sandboxes slated to remain on the non-preview instance (i.e. the current release) while there is another group of sandboxes that will upgrade to the preview instance.
If you want to learn more about this process and why you should be on a sandbox preview, take the Get Early Access with the Sandbox Preview Trailhead module.
If your sandbox is not slated to be updated to preview, take action before 5 p.m. Pacific Time on August 29 to get early access to all the Winter ’25 features in one of your sandboxes. Check out this Help Article for instructions on exactly how and when to refresh your sandbox.
August 30: Sandbox Preview begins
Check your sandbox instance on Trust for an upgrade window. Sandbox preview, like the pre-release org, allows you to test new features against your own customizations without disrupting your production environment.
Now is an excellent time to look into Release Updates in Setup. This is where you may review and activate release changes to improve the organization’s performance, security, business logic, and user experience. See which items want your attention, which updates are due soon or late, and which changes have been archived.
October 8-11: Release Readiness Live
Hear directly from the product managers delivering the most impactful features in Winter ’25 by tuning into Release Readiness Live! You’ll get to see live demos and even livelier discussions answering your questions – live – about Winter ’25 features. Tune in on Salesforce+.
September 6, October 4, October 12: Winter ’25 Arrives!
Check the Maintenance Calendar for exactly when your Salesforce org will get the Winter ’25 features. Scroll through the list and check your Salesforce instance (NA__, EMEA__) against the release dates listed in the calendar. Once the release window has passed for your environment, you’ll have access to the newest features in your production environment!
