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Release on September 4, 2026 ​

Version: 76.0.0 · Release

Areas Affected ​

Projects, Subcontracts, Finance, Compliance, Scheduling, Administration

Highlights ​

  • Launched more than 20 new dedicated workspaces — including RFIs, Submittals, Change Orders, Invoices, Pay Applications, Timesheets, and Subcontracts — giving teams a focused, organized place to manage each type of project data.
  • Added automated insurance expiration alerts, so teams are notified before a subcontractor's insurance coverage lapses.
  • Organizations can now configure Divisions at the company level and create distribution groups to streamline how updates are shared with the right people.

What Changed ​

  • Added a dedicated RFIs workspace, giving teams a focused place to view and manage Requests for Information. (Ticket)
  • Improved the Quotes Portal so submitted, expired, and invalid quote forms are handled and displayed clearly for users. (Ticket)
  • Organizations can now configure Divisions at the company level, making it easier to structure projects and teams to match how the business is organized. (Ticket)
  • Added the ability to create, edit, and manage distribution groups, making it easier to share updates with the right set of people at once. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Submittals workspace for tracking and managing project submittals in one place. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Observations workspace for tracking field observations. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Sub Logs workspace for tracking subcontractor activity and log entries. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Change Orders workspace for tracking and managing change orders. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated GC Logs workspace for tracking general contractor log entries. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Internal Inspections workspace for tracking and managing internal inspection records. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Permit Tracking workspace for monitoring the status of project permits. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Subcontracts workspace for managing subcontract records. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Material Orders workspace for tracking material order status. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Invoices workspace for tracking and managing invoices. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Pay Applications workspace for tracking and managing payment applications. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Timesheets workspace for reviewing and managing submitted time records. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Staffing workspace for tracking project staffing assignments. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Contractor Quotes workspace for tracking and managing quotes from contractors. (Ticket)
  • Added automated alerts that notify teams before a subcontractor's insurance coverage is set to expire, helping avoid compliance gaps. (Ticket)
  • Project monitoring alerts can now be configured on a per-project basis, allowing teams to tailor when and how status issues are flagged for attention. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Specialty workspace for tracking specialty-related project data. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Commodity workspace for tracking commodity-related project data. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Project Schedule Tables workspace for viewing project schedules in table form. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Task Management workspace for creating, assigning, and tracking project tasks. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Media Library workspace for organizing and accessing project photos and files. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Staff Timesheets workspace for reviewing internal staff time entries. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Contracts and Phases workspace for tracking contract details and project phases together. (Ticket)
  • Added a dedicated Direct Costs workspace for tracking costs charged directly to a project. (Ticket)

Notification Changes ​

The notification matrix was refreshed for this release because notification-related backend files changed.

  • ERNE-9965: Add Insurance Alert Agent for subcontractor insurance expiration (#3341) (PR)
  • ERNE-9961: Adding distribution group cruds (#3343) (PR)
  • Release PR notification-related changes (PR)

Hotfixes Since Last Release ​

These fixes were deployed to production independently before this release — they are listed here for a complete record of what changed since the previous release.

August 29, 2026

  • Improved the reliability of automated release note generation for particularly large releases. (PR)
Chores
  • Fix Sentry environment tagging and reduce trace/check-in noise (#3383) (PR)

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