Per Salesforce's own Admin Release Countdown, Winter '27 production upgrades land September 4, October 2, and October 9, 2026, with the exact date for any given org on Trust Status's Maintenance Calendar (search your instance, NA__ or EMEA__, against the listed dates). Release notes publish August 19. Sandbox preview begins August 28, with an August 27, 5 p.m. Pacific deadline to refresh a non-preview-slated sandbox for early access. A handful of Release Updates that enforce

Two Winter '27 Release Updates quietly tighten who can see Profile Names and who can touch Transaction Security Policies. Here's what changes and how to check who's affected.

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