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FIX Problems with syncing updates for some customers
FIX [Enterprise] Some problems with JCMA imports
FIX Causing random issue updates on issues without checklists
FIX [Free] Duplicated menu items showing in admin settings, as well as two Checklist History tabs.
FORGE Enterprise will start migrating major modules to Forge in June and July. Changes are coming to the work item checklist panel, admin settings, and more. Main features and previous settings should remain as they were. Learn more about the Forge migration

TECH Fixes for potential vulnerabilities and stability improvements
FIXED Fixed problem where issue-level restrictions would break checklist permissions.
FIXED Fixed bug with custom field updates being triggered by internal actions
FORGE [Enterprise] Replaced a Connect module with Forge

FIXED [Pro] Checklist clearing after attempting to save without making any changes in the markup editor.
TECH Some stability improvements and Forge-related follow-ups

FORGE Checklists for Jira Pro is now 100% Forge. 🎉 Because of this, you may notice the removal of permission scopes. This is completely normal, as they are now covered by more granular Forge permissions.

FIXED [Pro][Enterprise] Limit for checklist length incorrectly appearing on paid versions on work items and templates.
FIXED Fixed some cases related to work item update triggers such as default templates not applying.
FIXED There was a problem with some customers unable to update to the newer version.
FORGE [Pro] Migrated some internal modules to Forge. Checklists for Jira Pro should complete the migration process sometime within the week.
FIXED Technical internal improvements for stability and reliability.

FIXED Default template applying twice when moving work item to another project.
FIXED Templates could not be loaded sometimes for very large lists of templates
FIXED [Pro][Enterprise] Some apps not being able to integrate with custom fields showing a limit error
FIXED [Free] Admin settings and space settings pages not visible.
FIXED [Pro] Unexpected error in JSM Portal widget.
FORGE Transitioned a few modules from Connect to Forge and removed old Connect ones. This should not affect any user settings or data.
[Acceptance Criteria] Updates are paused for the app Acceptance Criteria for the duration of the Forge migration. We recommend using this guide to migrate to Checklists for Jira Free or Pro.

FIXED [Enterprise] Modal dialogs not opening for Load Templates, markup editor, etc.
Some improvements for tracking errors and protecting against timeouts.

Forge migration release and bugfixes

FORGE [Pro] Removed leftover Connect modules that have already been migrated to Forge. Previous settings and data should not be affected.
- Removed deprecated “Checklist Template” field. Don’t worry, setting default templates still works as usual! This was a very old custom field that has been earmarked for removal. On the off chance that you were using it, you can set default templates by work item type, or use automation to apply templates by label.
FIXED Users not receiving notifications from the markup editor
FIXED Not being able to drag and drop a newly added checklist item
FIXED Empty list when trying to load templates without template viewing permissions instead of limited permission message.
FIXED Not being able to sometimes add multiple items to the markup editor.

April 30, 2026 Work item checklist view is updated to Forge!

FORGE ⚠️ The work item checklist view panels, both center panel and context panel are now in Forge. Because Jira now hides panels that are not currently in use. If you want to keep the panel visible when it is empty, a user with project manager permissions can pin the panel for all users. More on this: The Checklist Panel
FORGE We’ve slightly updated the UI to match the new Atlassian design kit
FORGE Checklist history is also now in Forge
FORGE JSM modules for showing checklist progress and checklist contents to customers have also been migrated. They are now located in the Apps section.
For now, when you open Manage Templates from work item view, it will open the Template Manager in a new tab instead of the modal dialog.
DEPRECATED Because Forge does not support third-party modules on mobile Jira [FRGE-1492], checklists will no longer work in the mobile app. However, you can still use the web version of checklists on mobile devices.
⚠️ Panel title: if you use alternative panel titles (e.g. Acceptance criteria, Definition of done), they may be reset to Checklists after the update. These can be set to your preferred title again in Manage apps → Checklists for Jira → Global Settings.
Along the way, we’ve fixed some small bugs in the work item view and markup editor as well:
- FIXED Fixed the bug where it was not possible to select a due date using the markup editor.
- FIXED Checklist history items with work item links now display item keys as correct links

2026-04-22 Another Forge update, Templates are now Forge-ready!

FORGE Template manager along with setting default templates is now running on Forge.
⚠️ The Checklist tab is renamed to Checklist Templates for clarity.

2026-04-13 Forge Custom fields are now live

FORGE Checklist related custom fields are now running on Forge. ⚠️ This may cause some older work items to trigger an update if you have Sync custom fields enabled, because Jira considers some of these new fields.
- Checklist Text should be completely unaffected.
- Checklist Text (view only) may change its ID and might have to be refreshed. Note that it is technically editable, but edits by users will be discarded on next checklist update.
- Progress fields
KNOWN ISSUE Custom field update requests are currently limited to 32 kb. When saving some extremely long and detailed checklists, some fields like progress percent might not always get updated.

Notes for Releases prior to May 2022 can be found at on our Legacy Documentation page.