Release notes for 11.26.X

The Atlassian Jira Align team is pleased to announce Jira Align v. 11.26.

• Coming soon
• Enhancements and features
• Delivered suggestions
• Bug fixes

Coming soon

OAuth 3LO for Align API (early access)

We're introducing OAuth 2.0 three-legged authorization (3LO) for the Jira Align API as an early access program. OAuth 3LO provides a more secure and scalable method to access Align data and actions via API, replacing older authentication methods. This is especially important for customers running third-party or custom integrations that need programmatic access to Align data.

This feature is currently in an early access program. Contact Atlassian Support to join.

Enhancements and features

These features for 11.26 were released to environments on the continuous release track on June 26, 2026, in version 11.26.0. The features will be released to environments on the bundled release track on July 3, 2026, in version 11.26.1.

Set programs as inactive

We've added the ability to mark programs as active or inactive in Jira Align, giving administrators a way to reduce clutter from completed or paused programs. Open any program's details panel and set the Active dropdown to No to make it inactive. 

• Filtered by default: Inactive programs and their children are automatically filtered out of navigation menus, page filters, and program dropdowns across all work item details panels and key pages including backlogs, roadmaps, grids, OKR hub, program board, and custom hierarchies.
• Clearly labeled: When inactive programs do appear in grid views (such as on work items still associated with them), Jira Align labels them as inactive across all grid pages.
• Active column and filter on the programs grid: A new Active column and filter on the programs grid lets you quickly see and sort by program status.
• API support: The REST API for programs now supports reading and updating the active state.

Roadmaps: Sort epics and capabilities by program rank

Building on the program rank sorting we introduced in 11.23, we've extended this capability to epics and capabilities on roadmaps. You can now sort these work items using the same ranking order defined in your backlog, giving you a consistent view of priorities across planning surfaces.

• Program rank: When viewing epics or capabilities at the program level with no program increment (PI) or multiple PIs selected in the sidebar, select the new Program Rank sort option from the Sort by dropdown in View settings. Items will display in the same order as they appear in your backlog for that program.
• Program PI rank: When a single PI is selected in the sidebar, the sort option automatically switches to Program PI Rank, reflecting the backlog ranking for that specific program increment.
• Unranked items: Unranked items display at the bottom. Sort options respect your platform terminology and are preserved in deep links for easy sharing.

Epics grid: New sorter, inline editing, and snapshot filtering

We've added new ways to organize and edit data directly in the updated epics grid.

• New sorter: You can now sort the grid by Primary Program.
• Inline editing: Edit the Owner and State columns directly in the grid without opening the details panel. We've also improved inline editing for the Start/Initiation and Target Completion date fields: dates outside of selectable options are now disabled instead of displaying an error after selection.
• New filter: You can now filter by your strategic snapshots with the Snapshot filter.

Beta capabilities grid: Expanded columns, filters, and sorters

The updated capabilities grid continues to expand its supported data. In this release, we've added 18 new columns, 7 new filters, and 5 new sorters.

Grid pages: Persistent caching and manual refresh

The updated epics, capabilities, and features grids now cache your loaded data, including filters, columns, and table contents. When you navigate away and return, the grid loads your previous state instantly instead of loading everything again.

Data is always refreshed in the background, but if you suspect your data might be stale, you can select the Refresh button to force a reload at any time.

Grid pages: On-premise updates

For on-premise environments, we've added the following to updated grid pages:

• Total work item counts on all updated grid pages.
• The updated epics grid in custom rooms.

Audit logging for all administration pages

We've added comprehensive audit logging across Jira Align's administration settings, giving administrators a detailed record of who changed what and when.

• Platform settings: Changes across all configuration tabs, with exact before and after values.
• Details panel settings: Field visibility and ordering changes.
• Email configuration: Workflow email notification rules and scheduled email setup creates, updates, and deletes.
• Platform terminology: Custom terminology changes.

API: Discussion endpoints for objectives

We've added discussion endpoints for objectives to the REST API, giving you the ability to integrate objective-level conversations into your automation and reporting workflows.

• List discussions: Use GET to retrieve all comments on a specific objective.
• Create discussions: Use POST to add new comments to an objective programmatically.
• Update discussion status: Use PUT to change the status of an existing comment.
• Delete discussions: Use DELETE to remove comments from an objective.

Delivered suggestions

Feature backlog Kanban view: Additional estimate values on cards

Thanks to your votes on JIRAALIGN-8267, feature cards in the backlog Kanban view now display estimate values from all available sources, including the Details tab, the Forecast tab, and the story point rollup from child stories. Previously, only the Forecast tab estimate was shown. This gives teams a more complete picture of effort estimates when planning.

Bug fixes

We've corrected the following bugs that were discovered while investigating related issues, building new enhancements, and performing maintenance:

11.26.0

• API: The InScope field on features could be set via the REST API v2 to values other than the valid options (0, 1, or null).
• Backlog: Items moved to or from the Parking Lot were incorrectly re-ranked when the action was canceled.
• Backlog: New items added to the backlog did not appear on the board until the page was reloaded.
• Backlog: New items created via quick add on the epic backlog did not display all expected columns until the page was reloaded.
• Backlog: We've corrected several issues where work item rankings were not properly cleared or recalculated when items were reassigned to a different program or release. This affected themes, epics, features, and capabilities across the backlog, details panel, and REST API v1/v2 endpoints.
• Backlog: When using Copy with Children on an epic, the newly created items did not appear on the backlog board until the page was reloaded.
• Defects grid: The Affects Doc column was always displaying as empty, even when values were set on the defect.
• Dependency API: The TotalCount value returned by the dependency API for assigned stories, features, and capabilities did not match the actual results when canceled or recycled items were present.
• Epics grid (legacy): Sorting by specific columns on the legacy epics grid could cause a blank screen.
• Platform: A System. FormatException error could occur in certain conditions, causing a server-side crash.
• Release vehicles: The "not equal" filter option was not working correctly for the Date Created filter on the release vehicles page.
• Roadmaps: The "No Value" option in the Process Step filter was not working correctly on modernized roadmap pages.
• Identified and resolved a vulnerability related to checklist items.
• Identified and resolved a vulnerability related to external links.
• Identified and resolved a vulnerability related to the Quick Add Story dialog.
• Identified and resolved a vulnerability related to user progress cards.