When is ArcGIS Pro 2.8.1 expected to drop?

[Thiru_P]

Hi, 

Do we know when ArcGIS Pro 2.8.1 is expected?

We are planning to do an upgrade from 2.7.3 just checking if it is worth waiting for 2.8.1?

Thanks in advance,

Thiru

[DanPatterson]

based on previous years, shortly before U.C.

[jcarlson]

As to "is it worth it?", I'd say it really depends. There are a few dealbreakers in there for me, but they're for very particular functions of a published service Parcel Fabric. I'd say give it a spin; you can always roll back.

[JoshuaBixby · Accepted solution]

Firstly, no Esri staff person is going to provide an answer here to that question, especially not a firm date.

Looking over the ArcGIS Pro Product Lifecycle web page(Esri Support ArcGIS Pro 2.8) , the x.y.1 release comes anywhere from 1 month to 3 months after the x.y.0 release.  Since it is nearly a month since 2.8 was released, 2.8.1 could be released next week or it could be 2 months from now.

Although Esri assigns versions to releases, the products is really on a continuous release within a major version.  As such, organizations are going to have to adapt their internal practices to put less emphasis on "version upgrades" and more emphasis on "continual updates."

[RichardDaniels]

Release date for ArcGIS Pro 2.8.1

June 22, 2021