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Camunda 8.7 and 8.8 Release Update

Read on for an important update on the status of the upcoming Camunda 8.7 and 8.8 releases.
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We are actively working on streamlining the Camunda 8 architecture by integrating Identity, harmonizing the Camunda REST API, and enhancing the Importer/Exporter architecture and data model.

While we initially aimed to release this streamlined architecture in early 2025, internal testing and release hardening have revealed the need for additional time to ensure we meet our high standards for quality and seamless migration. As a result, we have decided to take two actions: postpone our 8.7 release to April, and move the architecture streamlining scope to the 8.8 release in October 2025.

The focus of the upcoming April 8.7 release will be on task automation capabilities:

  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA): With release 8.7, Camunda is excited to offer our initial release of RPA which allows organizations to embed RPA directly into comprehensive end-to-end processes using Camunda’s composable architecture. You can seamlessly integrate existing RPA bots or new bots developed with our RPA services, all within the same platform.
  • Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) based on Document Handling: As you may have seen in the 8.6 alpha, Camunda now supports document handling. With 8.7, we will provide more functionality with additional support document functions for upload, download and delete for various storage platforms.

    This document handling functionality provides the foundation for our intelligent document processing (IDP), which will allow you to automate and simplify how complex documents are handled, reducing manual errors and operational costs. With features to extract document data using AI and LLM, you will have visibility into the documents in your process gaining insight into both structured and unstructured documents identifying patterns and trends promoting strategic decision-making.
  • Ad-hoc subprocess powered AI Agents: Our 8.7 release also provides an introduction to AI Agents via ad-hoc subprocesses. Taking advantage of this BPMN standard, these AI agents reparent a task or collection of tasks that can exist for handling a specific case or cases. Tasks within these ad-hoc processes can be executed in any order, executed several times, or skipped. The execution of these tasks is decided by AI.

    The ad-hoc subprocess was originally added to the standard to allow for dynamic task interaction—letting users decide which task within the scope can be activated. We’ve innovated on this idea by using this BPMN feature to give AI Agents control over the actions they can perform during a part of the process.
  • SAP Integration: Finally, 8.7 includes Camunda integration with SAP. Camunda’s integration with SAP allows organizations to integrate both SAP and non-SAP systems into a single end-to-end process providing visibility and standard adherence. With OData and RFC connectors, you can seamlessly integrate both SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC environments. Camunda also offers BTP integration so SAP customers can render Camunda forms directly in their SAP Fiori tasks.

    This integration provides the technical foundation to ensure seamless, standardized integrations and smooth operations across your SAP tech stack.

The 8.8 release, coming in October 2025, will ship the streamlined architecture, with improvements in the core:

  • Improved developer experience
    • Unified REST API for former Zeebe, Operate, Tasklist, Identity APIs
    • Advanced Search Query API as part of Unified REST API
    • Updated Camunda Java SDK and Spring SDK
  • Faster production installation and simplified High Availability-Deployments
    • Orchestration Cluster: All-in-one distribution of the core orchestration components
    • New Camunda Exporter: Improved data pipeline, simplified HA-Deployments and unified data schema for Operate and Tasklist components
    • Rearchitected Identity Management (cluster-specific permissions management and removed keycloak dependency)

Our 8.7 release is packed with new task-based capabilities and innovative AI features, and 8.8 will deliver on a streamlined architecture for a substantially improved developer experience. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to provide the highest-quality releases in the upcoming months.

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  1. Hello @MaxTru ,

    thank you for the update.

    A question about a feature which was planned for 8.7 - Start Event Execution Listeners. Am I interpreting the current state of the docs in that Start Event Execution Listeners are still planned for 8.7?

    Many thanks and kind regards
    bpmnenthusiast

  2. Hi @bpmnenthusiast - I replied in your other topic, but linking it here for those who find this comment!

Continue the discussion at forum.camunda.io

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