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The update with minor version 24.1 for the Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 release wave 1 is generally available.
Scope of minor version 24.1
Information about the update and the scope of changes included in minor version 24.1 can be found in the documentation: Update 24.1 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online 2024 release wave 1 ↗. The list of hotfixes included in the update can be found in the Microsoft support entry (link ↗).
What’s new and planned for Business Central 24
The scope of planned changes that have been included in the entire 2024 release wave 1 is described in a separate news: What’s new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central 24 (2024 release wave 1).
Business Central online
New environments for BC online will now automatically launch on version 24.1. Existing BC online environments will receive an update to minor version 24.1 in accordance with the current major version and minor version update policy for BC online environments ↗. Notification recipients set in the Business Central admin center under the Notification Recipients section will receive an e-mail informing them when the update will be available for their environment, along with a specified update window (which for the 2024 release wave 1 remains extended to 60 days instead of 30 days).
Business Central on-premises
For on-premises environments, minor version 24.1 is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center as a DVD image for all localization versions released by Microsoft: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 24.1 on-premises DVD image ↗.
Artifacts for BC Docker containers
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Minor version 24.1 artifacts for BC Docker containers of the Sandbox and OnPrem types have been published and are available by selecting the latest version using the -select Latest parameter in the Get-BcArtifactUrl command of the BcContainerHelper module.
Take BC 24.1 for a spin
You can now try, check, and test the new version of Business Central on your own! I wrote about different ways to create environments, e.g. for your own testing purposes, in the article Ways to create a BC test environment.
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