Available patches and hotfixes

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title: Available patches and hotfixes
description: The Brazil family includes patches and hotfixes.
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last_updated: "2026-11-05"
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# Available patches and hotfixes

The Brazil family includes patches and hotfixes.

**Important:** For more information about how to upgrade an instance, see [ServiceNow upgrades](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/upgrade.md).

For more information about the release cycle, see the [ServiceNow Release Cycle](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0547244).

**Note:** This version is being evaluated for use in the ServiceNow Government Community Cloud \(GCC\) environment.

## Q4 2026 Patching Program Targets

Targets are subject to change prior to patching. Target versions change only if absolutely necessary.

|Releases|Patch target option|Release notes|
|--------|-------------------|-------------|
|Australia|[Australia Patch 5b W44](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB3228436)|[Australia](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/release-notes/available-versions.html)|
|Zurich|[Zurich Patch 5a W44](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB3228388)|[Zurich](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/zurich/release-notes/available-versions.html)|
|Yokohama|[Yokohama Patch 13 Hotfix 5a W45](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB3230085)|[Yokohama](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/yokohama/release-notes/available-versions.html)|

## Available versions

To view security patch and security hotfix release notes, log into [support.servicenow.com](http://support.servicenow.com/) \(formerly HI\).

<table id="AvailableVersions"><thead><tr><th>

Release version

</th><th>

Release type

</th><th>

Released on

</th><th>

Availability

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

[Brazil Patch 2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-patch-2.md)

 [Brazil Patch 2 security fixes](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB3228372)

</td><td>

Patch

</td><td>

2026/11/05

</td><td>

Available

</td></tr><tr><td>

[Brazil Patch 1 Hotfix 1](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-patch-1-hf-1.md)

</td><td>

Hotfix

</td><td>

2026/10/15

</td><td>

Available to Early Availability customers

</td></tr><tr><td>

[Brazil Patch 1](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-patch-1.md)

 [Brazil Patch 1 security fixes](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB3220580)

</td><td>

Patch

</td><td>

2026/10/08

</td><td>

Unavailable

</td></tr><tr><td>

[Brazil security and notable fixes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-security-notables.md)

 [All other Brazil fixes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-all-other-fixes.md)

</td><td>

Feature

 Early Availability

</td><td>

2026/09/24

</td><td>

Unavailable

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>-   Available: Any user can upgrade to the version. "Available" versions will appear on the [Instance Upgrade Management Dashboard](https://www.servicenow.com/community/upgrades-and-patching-blogs/manage-your-upgrades-with-the-instance-upgrade-management/ba-p/2283562).

    ServiceNow Patching Program targets and patchesare immediately available. Users do not need to request an entitlement to schedule an upgrade to these versions.

-   Available by request: [Contact Customer Service and Support](http://www.servicenow.com/support/contact-support.html) for approval to upgrade to the version.
-   Unavailable: The release version is not available.

## MetricBase releases

For the latest MetricBase on-premise release notes, refer to [KB0748185](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0748185).

## Ancillary software releases

For information about latest Password Reset Windows Application, ODBC driver, and all other ancillary software available for download from the ServiceNow Store, see [ServiceNow Store release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/store-release-notes/sn-store-release-notes.html).

-   **[Brazil Patch 2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-patch-2.md)**  
The Brazil Patch 2 release contains important problem fixes.
-   **[Brazil Patch 1 Hotfix 1](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-patch-1-hf-1.md)**  
The Brazil Patch 1 Hotfix 1 release contains fixes to these problems.
-   **[Brazil Patch 1](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-patch-1.md)**  
The Brazil Patch 1 release contains important problem fixes.
-   **[Brazil security and notable fixes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-security-notables.md)**  
The Brazil release contains important problem fixes.
-   **[All other Brazil fixes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/brazil-all-other-fixes.md)**  
The Brazil release contains important problem fixes.

**Parent Topic:**[Learn about the Brazil release](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/rn-learn-landing-page.md)