About RPA Releases and Upgrades

About Appian RPA releases and upgrades

Appian RPA, a key capability of the Appian platform, is released independently from the rest of the platform. For Appian Cloud customers, upgrades are seamless: each site restart applies the latest version of Appian RPA, ensuring immediate access to new features, bug fixes, and improvements.

Regardless of your version or hosting model, we encourage you to report any issues with Appian RPA. We are committed to addressing these issues through hotfixes to the latest available version, available to all customers. Your feedback is crucial in helping us enhance Appian RPA continuously.

Self-managed support policies

For self-managed customers, Appian commits to a support period of 6 months for each release of Appian RPA. This policy ensures that you have ample time to plan and implement upgrades at your convenience.

Please note that while all RPA versions are backward compatible with the Appian platform, the availability of certain RPA features may depend on your version of Appian. Customers using older versions of the platform may not have access to some newer features until an upgrade is performed. This is especially important if you are a self-managed customer who manages your upgrade timelines independently from the Appian platform.

Upgrading best practices

As a best practice, we recommend that you always upgrade to the most recent version of Appian RPA when upgrading Appian. For Appian Cloud customers, this process is transparent: upgrades to the latest version occur automatically at each restart, facilitating access to the latest features and enhancements without additional effort.

We encourage all self-managed customers, to plan regular upgrades of Appian RPA. Staying current with releases not only enhances your operations with new capabilities but also ensures that you benefit from the latest bug fixes and performance improvements.

RPA versioning

We release minor versions to address specific issues or provide hotfixes without waiting for the next major release. Each minor version ensures compatibility and stability for our RPA self-managed customers.

Minor Versions Explained

Minor versions are essential for maintaining the reliability and performance of RPA. They include targeted fixes that enhance the overall user experience by resolving issues promptly.

Example: For major version 9.10:

• 9.10.1: Patch release for hotfix support
• 9.10.2: Additional bug fixes

How to Stay Informed

To keep track of the changes and improvements in each minor version, refer to the following resources:

• Release Notes: Detailed descriptions of new features, enhancements, and resolved issues.
• RPA Hotfixes: Specific information about hotfixes included in each minor version.

Staying updated with these pages ensures that you are aware of the latest developments and can make informed decisions.

Documentation support period

Appian RPA documentation is available for six releases after the version release date. Refer to the table below to learn more about release dates and documentation availability.

RPA Release	Release Date	Docs Removal Date
9.13	25 October 2024	25 April 2025
9.12	2 August 2024	17 January 2025
9.11	21 June 2024	6 December 2024
9.10	10 May 2024	25 October 2024
9.9	29 March 2024	13 September 2024
9.8	16 February 2024	2 August 2024
9.7	19 January 2024	19 June 2024

Find your Appian RPA release number

You can see your site's RPA version in the About Appian dialog. Both designers and system administrators can access this dialog at any time from the navigation menu.

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