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# Upgrade Console release notes

# Upgrade Console release notes {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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The ServiceNow®
Upgrade Console application guides you for a comprehensive and efficient upgrade experience. Upgrade Console was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

## About Upgrade Console {#upgrade-console-rn__upgrade-console-rn-highlights}

* Access the ATF troubleshooting agent directly from the Upgrade console.
* Manage your application version compatibility by updating the Now Assist suite.
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See [Upgrade Console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=um-landing-page&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.{#upgrade-console-rn__upgrade-console-rn-highlights-2}

## Activation and other requirements

Important:  
Upgrade Console is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

Activation information

:   Upgrade Console is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.{#upgrade-console-rn__upgrade-console-rn-activation-1}

## August 2026 {#ariaid-title2}

The ServiceNow®
Upgrade Console application guides you for a comprehensive and efficient upgrade experience. Upgrade Console was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

### What's new {#upgrade-console-rn-2026-08__upgrade-console-rn-new-features}

[Bulk application update console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=um_bulk_app_update_desc&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Review, select, and update multiple applications from a single console, reducing the effort of managing application updates individually.
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## Australia {#ariaid-title3}

The ServiceNow®
Upgrade Console application guides you for a comprehensive and efficient upgrade experience. Upgrade Console was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

### What's new {#upgrade-console-rn-release__upgrade-console-rn-new-features}

[App version compatibility support](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=um-pre-upgrade-activities&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   Update the Now Assist suite to manage application version compatibility by automatically updating all related applications to compatible versions when you upgrade an application in the compatibility matrix.

[ATF Troubleshooting agent access](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=um-post-upgrade-activities&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US)
:   You can now troubleshoot failed tests by accessing the ATF troubleshooting agent from the Conduct post-testing step in the post-upgrade activities of a non-production instance.
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