WooCommerce 9.8 and 9.9 release cycle update

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The recent restructuring at Automattic has had some impact on our release flows. To create space for ensuring stable and reliable releases, we are making the following adjustments to the WooCommerce release schedule:

Key updates to the release cycle

  1. Initially scheduled for Monday, April 7th, 2025, the WooCommerce 9.8 version is technically available on WordPress.org without the stable tag. We’ve decided to postpone the stable tag update to Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, pending the results of our internal testing of an upcoming 9.8.1 stable version.
  2. WooCommerce 9.9 will be delayed by approximately one month to allow teams more time to focus on quality and stability. We will share tentative dates below.

Adjusted release schedule (tentative)

Please note that these dates are subject to change. We will keep the WooCommerce Release Calendar up to date with any modifications.

Release momentPrevious DateNew Date
9.8 (9.8.1) ReleaseApril 07April 09
Feature Freeze & Beta for 9.9April 14May 12 (tentative)
9.9 RC 1April 28May 26 (tentative)
9.9 ReleaseMay 05June 02 (tentative)

Reason for 9.8 delay

In the initial deployment of WooCommerce 9.8, we’ve uncovered a rare situation where the Store API could trigger a fatal error in a user’s cart. We know that the integrity of the checkout experience is absolutely critical, so the team is currently testing a fix.

Next steps & monitoring

We will check back in on the fix status of WooCommerce 9.8 on April 9, 2025 12pm UTC. As always, we’ll keep you informed of any developments through this blog. Development of WooCommerce 9.9 will continue over the following weeks, with a target beta of May 12, 2025.

Additionally, we encourage developers and the broader WooCommerce community to report any issues you spot in the release on GitHub. 

As the release schedule evolves, we will provide updates both through this blog and on the WooCommerce Release Calendar. Stay tuned for the latest information.

Thank you for your continued support in improving WooCommerce.

6 responses to “WooCommerce 9.8 and 9.9 release cycle update”

  1. nam Avatar
    nam

    In my opinion, you should wait until wordpress 6.8 is officially released before releasing woocommerce 9.8.

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    1. Brent MacKinnon Avatar
      Brent MacKinnon

      Thanks nam! We’ve been following the release of 6.8 closely and have been testing compatibility with the release during the Beta and RC phases of the 6.8 release cycle. Compatibility is a priority for us.

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      1. nam Avatar
        nam

        Why is the WooCommerce 9.9 release and WooCommerce 10.0 release only 7 days apart?

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        1. Brian Coords Avatar
          Brian Coords

          Thanks nam, we’re still working through the calendar, but the 10.x series should all the correct prospective dates now.

          For the updated release calendar, I’d also recommend checking out this post from last month: https://developer.woocommerce.com/2025/03/05/upcoming-changes-to-the-woocommerce-release-process/

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  2. nam Avatar
    nam

    I hope woocommerce when filling in the payment content can change the email input to “optional”. Because in my country and I think many other countries, non-tech savvy people will not remember their email. Requiring mandatory email filling is like making it difficult for non-tech savvy customers.

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  3. Danielspain Avatar
    Danielspain

    Is there a further delay for release 9.8.1? Good news of it’s for safety checking and no more dot releases… Thanks in advvance

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