Workflow activity pinning
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read c_ActivityPinning.md
Workflow administrators can pin a custom activity to prevent the system from automatically updating that activity when a new version is downloaded from the ServiceNow Store.
You can pin or unpin individual activities or set pinning within workflow properties that controls the versions used for all the activities in that workflow. This can result in two workflows using different versions of the same activity.
Note: Activity pinning and unpinning applies to the custom activities downloaded from the ServiceNow Store only, and does not apply to newly published activity definitions made locally on your instance. To make use of these locally updated custom activities, you must check out your workflow and manually add the activities.
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--- title: Workflow activity pinning description: Workflow administrators can pin a custom activity to prevent the system from automatically updating that activity when a new version is downloaded from the ServiceNow Store. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/workflow-activities/c\_ActivityPinning.html release: australia product: Workflow Activities classification: workflow-activities topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Workflow activities, Classic Workflow, Build workflows] --- # Workflow activity pinning Workflow administrators can pin a custom activity to prevent the system from automatically updating that activity when a new version is downloaded from the ServiceNow Store. You can pin or unpin individual activities or set pinning within workflow properties that controls the versions used for all the activities in that workflow. This can result in two workflows using different versions of the same activity. **Note:** Activity pinning and unpinning applies to the custom activities downloaded from the ServiceNow Store only, and does not apply to newly published activity definitions made locally on your instance. To make use of these locally updated custom activities, you must check out your workflow and manually add the activities.
| title | Workflow activity pinning |
| description | Workflow administrators can pin a custom activity to prevent the system from automatically updating that activity when a new version is downloaded from the ServiceNow Store. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/workflow-activities/c\_ActivityPinning.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Workflow Activities |
| classification | workflow-activities |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Workflow activitiesClassic WorkflowBuild workflows |