Upgrade your finance and operations version

Upgrading your finance and Operations apps is the best way to stay on top of the latest features, performance boosts, and security updates. Microsoft has a structured upgrade process to make the transition as smooth as possible while keeping your existing customizations and integrations intact. Whether you're moving from an older version or making the jump from Dynamics AX, having a solid upgrade plan helps you avoid major disruptions and get the most out of the new capabilities.

Modern Lifecycle Policy

Finance and operations apps follow the Modern Lifecycle Policy, ensuring that you benefit from continuous servicing and support. This policy applies to products and services that receive ongoing updates. To remain compliant, licensed you must stay up to date with service updates as outlined in the servicing and system requirements.

To learn more, visit Modern Lifecycle Policy.

If you have a finance and operations app subscription, Microsoft takes care of continuous updates for you, with the option to defer one consecutive service update if needed. Platform versions are designed to stay compatible with supported application versions throughout the application's support lifecycle.

Critical and non-critical updates

There are two types of updates for finance and operations apps:

• Critical fixes - Include security updates and essential fixes required to meet the service’s availability SLA. Critical fixes are included in the latest service update and, when necessary, may be directly applied to customer environments. Microsoft notifies customers of any required downtime before applying the fix.
• Non-critical updates - Are delivered through regular service updates and quality updates, allowing customers to adopt new features and improvements as part of Microsoft’s continuous update process.