July 2026 Atlassian Monthly Release
This release is scheduled for July 14, 2026
Content below curated and copied from Atlassian release notes for our production environment.
Confluence Updates
Whiteboards: Organize work on whiteboards with native tables
Whiteboards now support native tables, so teams can organize work in a structured grid without leaving the canvas. Create a table from the toolbar, choose its dimensions before placing it, edit cell content, add or remove rows and columns, set headers, and resize the layout as work evolves. You can also paste supported HTML tables into a whiteboard as editable native tables.
To get started with this change
Open a whiteboard.
Select Table from the toolbar, choose the number of rows and columns you want, and click the canvas to place it.
Click a cell to start editing, then use the table controls to add or remove rows and columns, resize tracks, or use the first row or column as a header.
You can also paste a supported table from another source to bring it in as an editable whiteboard table.
Whiteboards: Voting Design refresh
Save time and make decisions faster with a refreshed voting experience on Confluence whiteboards. We’ve updated the design and flow to make it easier for your team to cast votes and see results during brainstorms and planning sessions.
To get started with this change
Open a whiteboard in Confluence.
Select the Voting icon from the toolbar.
Choose an existing vote or select Create vote to start a new session.
Smart links: Updated default display for specific content
Certain URLs now automatically display as cards or embeds when you insert them into a Confluence page. This update provides a richer, more visual experience for your content by default, while still allowing you to manually change the display type to a URL, inline, card, or embed as needed.
Open a Confluence page in the editor.
Paste a supported URL into the page.
Observe the smart link automatically rendering as a card or embed.
To change the display, select the smart link and choose a different display option from the floating toolbar.
Block Menu: Effortless content transformation and organization
The Block Menu in Confluence helps you quickly transform, move, and share content by opening a context menu from any block’s drag handle. This menu streamlines structural changes and collaboration, making it easier to manage content across paragraphs, lists, and more—without interrupting your workflow.
To get started with this change:
Open a page in the Confluence full page editor.
Hover over any block (such as a paragraph or list) to reveal the drag handle.
Select the drag handle to open the Block Menu and choose an action such as Turn into, Move up/down, or Copy link to block.
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Synced blocks: Keep content consistent across Confluence and Jira
Synced blocks let you create a reusable content block in Confluence and use it across Confluence pages and Jira work items. When you update the source block, changes automatically appear everywhere it’s used, helping teams maintain a single source of truth and reduce manual copy-paste errors.
To get started with this change:
In Confluence, select content you want to reuse or type /sync to create a new synced block.
Use the block menu or toolbar to turn selected content into a synced block.
Copy the synced block and paste it into other Confluence pages or Jira work items.
Edit the block at its source in Confluence to update all instances.
Bulk actions in the content tree
Space admins can now manage content more efficiently by performing bulk actions directly from the content tree in the sidebar. This update to Confluence simplifies your workflow, allowing you to quickly organize spaces by archiving or deleting multiple pages at once.
To get started with this change:
Open the space where you have space admin permissions.
Select the Bulk actions button (multi-select icon) at the top of the content tree in the sidebar.
Select the checkboxes next to the pages you want to manage.
Select either Archive or Delete from the action menu.
Databases: Update Jira work items from Confluence databases
You can now update the Status, Assignee, Priority, and Summary fields of Jira work items directly from a Confluence database. This experiment makes it easier to keep your Jira work items up to date without leaving Confluence.
To update Jira work items from your Confluence database:
Open your Confluence database that contains Jira work items.
Find the Jira work item you want to update.
Select the Status, Assignee, Priority, or Summary field you want to change.
Edit the value directly in the database view.
Your changes will sync to Jira automatically.
Databases: Databases are discoverable in the toolbar
We've made the database option discoverable in the toolbar to allow users to quickly insert databases, organize structured work in one place, and ensure information stays up to date across their pages.
To insert a database using the toolbar:
Open a Confluence page or a live doc.
Select Insert elements then Database from the toolbar.
Jira Updates
Reorder starred items in the sidebar
You can now reorder your starred items in the Jira sidebar, making it easier to organize your most-used links for faster access. This update helps you personalize your Jira experience and quickly find what matters most.
To get started with this change:
Go to your Jira sidebar.
Select and drag any starred item to your preferred position in the list.
Plans: Expanded support for custom fields
Jira plans now support more types of custom fields, allowing you to view and manage more of your data directly within the plan timeline. Save time and unblock your planning process by adding, filtering, and sorting fields that were previously not available.
To get started with this change
Open a plan in Jira.
Go to Plan settings, then Timeline.
Select Add field.
Choose the field type you want to add from the list of newly supported types.
Select Add to see the field on your plan.
Automation: "Rule" is now "Flow"
We've updated the terminology in Jira automation to better reflect how you build and manage your automated processes. The term Rule has been replaced with Flow throughout the automation experience to provide a more intuitive understanding of the end-to-end automation journey.
To get started with this change:
Go to Project settings, then Automation.
View your existing automations, which are now referred to as flows.
Select Create flow to build a new automation
Automation: Improved rule builder header
We've uplifted the header in the automation rule/flow builder to improve readability and navigation across Jira. This change makes it easier to manage rules/flows on smaller screens and provides a cleaner workspace by moving secondary views into a consolidated menu.
To get started with this change:
Go to Automation in your Jira app.
Select an existing rule/flow or create a new one to open the rule builder.
View the new header at the top of the screen, where you can now access the audit log and other views from the dropdown menu.
Select the Close icon to exit the rule builder.
For You: Refresh and recommended actions
The For You page in Jira has been updated and now includes a Recommended tab that surfaces tailored, user-specific actions to help you stay on top of your work and collaborate more effectively. This update includes a new look and feel to provide a more consistent experience across your Atlassian apps. As part of this refresh, the Recent spaces and Boards tabs have been removed to reduce redundancy.
To get started with this change:
Go to the For You page in Jira.
Select the Recommended tab to view your personalized actions.
Review the suggested items, such as work items due soon or open pull requests.
Select an action to jump directly to the work item or comment.
Synced blocks: Keep content consistent across Confluence and Jira
Synced blocks let you create a reusable content block in Confluence and use it across Confluence pages and Jira work items. When you update the source block, changes automatically appear everywhere it’s used, helping teams maintain a single source of truth and reduce manual copy-paste errors.
To get started with this change:
In Confluence, select content you want to reuse or type /sync to create a new synced block.
Use the block menu or toolbar to turn selected content into a synced block.
Copy the synced block and paste it into other Confluence pages or Jira work items.
Edit the block at its source in Confluence to update all instances.
Space Insights: Customizable dashboards
Visualize your team's progress more effectively with customizable dashboards in Jira. The Reports tab now defaults to Space Insights, an interactive dashboard where you can create and resize charts, lists, and activity streams scoped to your specific space. This change helps teams gain immediate insights into their work while keeping existing reports easily accessible.
To get started with this change:
Open any Jira Software or Jira Business space.
Select the Reports tab from the space navigation.
If you are a space admin, select Edit to add, remove, or resize widgets.
To find existing reports like burndown or velocity charts, select the more reports button at the top left of the view.
All work/List view: Inline editing for people custom fields
You can now edit people fields in the All work/List view of Jira without opening individual work items.
Go to your Jira space and select the All work or List view.
Hover over a cell in a people field column.
Select the cell to open the people picker and select a new person.