Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: What’s Changing and How to Prepare

Salesforce Spring ’26 is a significant release focused on strengthening security, improving platform governance, and making life easier for admins and developers. More than just feature additions, this release introduces mandatory enforcement changes, retires legacy capabilities, and reinforces the need for proactive release readiness across organizations.

Why Release Updates Deserve Attention

Salesforce releases often include security updates, default behaviour changes, and platform enhancements that directly impact production environments. Ignoring these updates can lead to integration failures, access issues, or compliance gaps. Spring ’26 reinforces the value of structured release governance—monitoring changes early, testing in sandboxes, and remediating issues before production rollout.

Key Naming Changes and Retirements

Spring ’26 includes several renames that impact navigation and documentation. Personalized Trust is now Salesforce My Trust Centre (Beta), Pricing Operations Console becomes Revenue Cloud Operations Console, and Intelligent Document Processing is now Document AI for Health.

On the retirement front, Salesforce continues to sunset legacy features. Notably, Salesforce-to-Salesforce begins a phased retirement: it will be disabled for new orgs in Spring ’26, unsupported by Summer ’26, and fully retired by Spring ’27. Other retirements include Salesforce Functions, Legacy Chat, Unified Knowledge, SOAP API login() for older versions, and Sales Planning v1. Orgs using managed packages should work closely with vendors to confirm compatibility.

Enforcement Updates You Must Prepare For

One of the most critical changes in Spring ’26 is OmniStudio security enforcement. Salesforce will automatically enforce object-level security, field-level security, Apex class access, and secure query enforcement starting February 2026. Non-compliant implementations may fail or lose data access. Admins must enable required security flags, validate OmniStudio components, and complete regression testing ahead of production enforcement dates.

Platform Security Gets Stricter

Salesforce is aligning with evolving TLS standards by introducing shorter certificate lifespans. Over the next few years, certificate validity will be reduced from 398 days to as little as 47 days. This makes certificate inventory management, ownership, and rotation planning essential. Additionally, the creation of new Connected Apps is now disabled by default, with Salesforce introducing External Client Apps as a more secure, OAuth-based alternative.

Better Visibility, Monitoring, and Admin Efficiency

Spring ’26 delivers meaningful admin improvements. Salesforce My Trust Centre (Beta) provides centralized service health, incident history, and proactive notifications. License Utilization (GA) gives organizations visibility into active products and license usage, helping maximize investments.

Admin productivity also improves with Setup with Agentforce (Beta), file malware scanning, and the new Error Console, which surfaces silent Lightning errors before users report issues. Reporting enhancements, improved list view behaviour, and the new Request Approval component further streamline daily operations.

Security, Automation, and Accessibility Enhancements

For orgs using Salesforce Shield, Spring ’26 introduces a unified Shield app experience, increased audit field limits, and guided setup for encryption and event monitoring. Service Cloud gains the Case Timeline, improving agent context, while Health Check upgrades add deeper security tracking and proactive notifications. Accessibility also advances with WCAG 2.2 improvements, and developers benefit from Flow enhancements and faster deployments using Run Relevant Tests.

Final Thoughts

Salesforce Spring ’26 is a release that rewards preparation. By reviewing changes early, testing enforcement updates, and modernizing away from legacy features, organizations can avoid disruption and fully benefit from a more secure, resilient Salesforce platform.

If you’re preparing for Salesforce Spring ’26 and want a smooth, risk-free transition, talk with our Salesforce experts at Brite Systems, a Salesforce Summit Partner. We’ll help you assess readiness and plan next steps with confidence. Schedule a call to get started.