Open edX Verawood - July 2026 Release

These are the release notes for the Verawood release, the 22st community release of the Open edX Platform, which was released on July 30, 2026. You can also review details about Open edX Platform Release Notes or learn more about the Open edX Platform.

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Open edX Verawood Release - Product Release Notes.

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Open edX Verawood Developer & Operator Release Notes.

• Verawood Overview
  • 🧑‍🏫 For Course Authors
  • 🎓 For Learners
  • ⚙️ For Site Operators
  • 🔮 Upcoming in Willow (December 2026)
  • ⌚ Ready to Upgrade?
• Verawood Release Notes
  • Introducing More Granular Team Management
  • AI Extensions Framework
  • Libraries in Verawood: Build Smarter, Collaborate with Confidence
  • New Sidebar in Studio
  • New Instructor Dashboard Experience
  • Easier to Tag Content and Manage Taxonomies In-Platform
  • Updates to LTI and Notifications
  • Verawood Release is LTI Advantage Complete Certified
  • Gating Studio Uploads Behind User Agreement Acceptance
  • New Frontend Plugin Slots for the Verawood Release
• Verawood Developer & Operator Release Notes
  • Breaking Changes
  • Migrations to be aware of
  • Deprecations & Removals
  • Aspects Analytics
  • Administrators & Operators
  • Enabling RBAC in Verawood
  • Frontend-base
  • Loading External Scripts
  • Known Issues

Maintenance chart

Review Date	Working Group Reviewer	Release	Test situation
2025-07-30	BTR WG	Verawood	Pass

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