# Jenkins jenkins-2.568.3-rc — 2.568.3 RC

- Product: Jenkins (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/jenkins)
- Vendor: Jenkins project
- Date: 2026-08-19
- Version: jenkins-2.568.3-rc
- Original notes: https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/releases/tag/jenkins-2.568.3-rc
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/jenkins/releases/jenkins-2.568.3-rc
- Labels: Pre-release

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Please report any issues found to the [release candidate announcement](https://groups.google.com/g/jenkinsci-dev/c/NwM4_VIlKSc/m/o8LXX19uCQAJ) thread.

The final release is scheduled for **September 2nd, 2026**.

Download the release from the [artifact repository](https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/incrementals/org/jenkins-ci/main/jenkins-war/2.568.3-rc38357.5b_36a_1888fb_4/jenkins-war-2.568.3-rc38357.5b_36a_1888fb_4.war)

After the final release, the [official changelog](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog-stable/#2.568.3) and [official upgrade guide](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/upgrade-guide/2.568/#upgrading-to-jenkins-lts-2-568-3) will be available on [www.jenkins.io/download](http://www.jenkins.io/download).