Should I update Illustrator?

Past release

Illustrator 30.6

Illustrator 30.6 (the 2026 release) was released on June 25, 2026 and replaced by 31.0 on November 10, 2026. 4 issues reported for it are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed. Everything on this page is what is known today, not what we said at the time.

Illustrator 31.0 is the current releaseShould you update to it? See today’s verdict and its known issues.

Windows and macOS

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7 known issues reported for Illustrator 30.6 are open: 6 major and 1 minor. Adobe tracks 4 of them, and 5 happen on one system only. The most serious is “Generate vectors fails but still takes my credits” (major, common workflow). 1 tracked issue from earlier releases is still not marked fixed, so it is most likely in 30.6 too. Adobe’s release notes for 30.6 list 12 fixes.

Why Illustrator 30.6 got this verdict

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The issues behind the verdict, none of them marked fixed by Adobe.

MajorCommon workflowAdobe: Under Review
Reported July 21, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other known issues in Illustrator 30.6

Reported for 30.6 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. They don’t change the verdict.

MinorCommon workflowmacOS onlyNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported June 23, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported on 30.6.0Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Quit and relaunch Illustrator to restore CEP panel rendering.
Reported July 20, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported July 2, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureAdobe: Under Review
Workaround: Use Save As to write a new .ai file after exporting artboards to EPS.
Reported July 15, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyAdobe: Under Review
Workaround: Resample linked images to roughly 260 megapixels or below before placing.
Reported July 23, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyAdobe: Under Review
Reported July 31, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:31.0 (current)30.830.730.5all of 2026

Based on public bug reports on Illustrator’s UserVoice forum. Last changed November 10, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.