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Prepare for the Salesforce® Summer ’26 Release: Key Updates and What to Do Next

The Salesforce® Summer ’26 release is here, bringing a wave of innovation focused on AI-powered productivity, stronger security, smarter automation and improved developer tools. As Salesforce® continues driving towards the “Agentic Enterprise,” this release introduces features designed to help humans and AI work together more effectively across every department.

Staying informed and prepared is essential to ensure your organisation can take advantage of these enhancements without disruption.

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming changes, along with action items to help you navigate the release successfully.

Key Changes and What They Mean for Your Organisation

1. AI Agents and Agentforce Get a Major Upgrade

Salesforce® is continuing its investment in AI with expanded Agentforce capabilities, including smarter AI assistants, configurable models, and improved AI-driven workflows.

Why it matters:
AI is becoming more embedded into day-to-day Salesforce® operations, helping users automate repetitive tasks, generate insights faster, and improve customer engagement.

What to do:
Review current AI usage across your organisation and identify opportunities to introduce Agentforce features into sales, service, and operational processes.

2. Smarter Security and Compliance Controls

Summer ’26 introduces enhanced security monitoring, proactive threat detection, and expanded compliance tooling.

Why it matters:
These updates help organisations strengthen data protection, improve visibility into risks, and support governance requirements more effectively.

What to do:
Conduct a security review of your org and assess how new controls can improve API security, access management, and compliance monitoring.

3. Slack Continues Replacing Traditional Collaboration Tools

Slack integration is becoming even more central to the Salesforce® experience, with deeper workflow connectivity and collaboration features.

Why it matters:
Teams can collaborate faster directly within workflows rather than switching between disconnected tools.

What to do:
Evaluate how Slack can support cross-team collaboration and consider retiring legacy communication processes where appropriate.

4. Flow and Automation Enhancements

Salesforce® has introduced more intelligent Flow Builder capabilities, including improved debugging, better error visibility, and enhanced automation management.

Why it matters:
Admins and developers can build and troubleshoot automations faster, reducing downtime and increasing reliability.

What to do:
Review existing flows and explore opportunities to optimise automations using the new Summer ’26 enhancements.

5. Developer Productivity Tools Have Improved

Developers now benefit from expanded AI-assisted coding, enhanced CLI tooling, and better deployment flexibility.

Why it matters:
Teams can build, test, and deploy solutions more efficiently while reducing manual development effort.

What to do:
Encourage development teams to explore the latest VS Code, CLI, and AI-assisted development capabilities included in this release.

6. Better Scalability for Async Processing

Summer ’26 introduces Elastic Limits for asynchronous jobs, allowing organisations to handle spikes in processing demand more effectively.

Why it matters:
This reduces the likelihood of automation failures during high-volume operations.

What to do:
Review any integrations, scheduled jobs, or batch processes that regularly approach governor limits and assess whether they can benefit from the new scalability improvements.

7. Smarter Data and Reporting Experiences

New reporting and analytics enhancements continue improving visibility across Salesforce, making it easier to surface insights and improve decision-making.

Why it matters:
Users gain quicker access to meaningful data without relying heavily on manual analysis.

What to do:
Review existing dashboards and reports to determine where new AI-powered insights and enhanced analytics can provide additional value.

8. Industry Clouds Continue Expanding

Industry-specific solutions across financial services, healthcare, communications, and retail continue receiving tailored AI and operational enhancements.

Why it matters:
Organisations can deliver more personalised experiences while streamlining industry-specific processes.

What to do:
Assess new capabilities available within your Salesforce® Industry Cloud and prioritise features that align with your business objectives.

Key Dates

• Sandbox Preview Window: Available ahead of general rollout for testing and validation.
• Official Summer ’26 Rollout: Begins June 2026.

To do:

• Review the full release notes.
• Test updates thoroughly in sandbox environments.
• Train users on any process changes or new functionality.
• Attend Salesforce® preview webinars and release readiness sessions.

Useful Resources:

• Salesforce® Summer ’26 Release Notes
• Salesforce® Summer ’26 Developer Highlights
• Salesforce® Summer ’26 Platform & Security Features

Final Thoughts

The Salesforce® Summer ’26 release focuses heavily on AI, scalability, security and productivity improvements. Whether you’re an admin, developer or business leader, these updates provide opportunities to streamline operations and improve the user experience across your organisation.

By preparing early and understanding how these changes affect your business, you can ensure a smooth transition and maximise the value of the new release.

If you’d like Mint® to help you adopt and optimise the Salesforce® Summer ’26 updates, get in touch with our team today.

Stay ahead of the curve – prepare today!