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Past release

Illustrator 30.8

Illustrator 30.8 (the 2026 release) was released on August 25, 2026 and replaced by 31.0 on November 10, 2026. 1 issue reported for it is tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed, and 3 were marked fixed in a later update. The last build was 30.8.2. 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.

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8 known issues reported for Illustrator 30.8 are open: 7 major and 1 minor. Adobe tracks 1 of them, and 1 happens on one system only. The most serious is “PDF export drops gradient strokes and other artwork” (major, common workflow). 5 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 30.8 too. Adobe’s release notes for 30.8 list 4 fixes; 3 issues reported for it were fixed in a later update.

Why Illustrator 30.8 got this verdict

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

MajorCommon workflowReported on 30.8.2Adobe: Under Review
Workaround: Expand affected gradient strokes with Object > Expand Appearance or Object > Expand, then save as PDF again.
Reported November 9, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other known issues in Illustrator 30.8

Reported for 30.8 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. They don’t change the verdict.

MajorSpecific featureNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported October 23, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureReported on 30.8.1Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Expand the object on path before scaling.
Reported September 3, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureReported on 30.8.2Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Re-parenthesize minified scripts so && operands of || are explicit before running in ExtendScript.
Reported October 8, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyReported on 30.8.2Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Cut the artwork, paste into a document using the source profile, copy it, and paste back to get the paste mismatch dialog.
Reported November 4, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureReported on 30.8.1Not tracked by Adobe yet
Reported September 2, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureReported on 30.8.1Not tracked by Adobe yet
Reported September 15, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureReported on 30.8.2Not tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Parenthesize nested ternaries explicitly, use if/else chains, or use a lookup object; post-process minified output to add parentheses.
Reported October 23, 2026DetailsRead the report

Fixed since Illustrator 30.8

Reported for 30.8 and fixed in a later update: marked fixed by Adobe, or named in its release notes.

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported on 30.8Fixed in 31.0, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: In beta 31, enable AllowVSCodeDebuggerConnections via script preference before attaching.
Reported September 3, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported on 30.8Fixed in 31.0, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: Dismiss the warning each time; tablet works with pressure once past the dialog.
Reported August 28, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported on 30.8.1Fixed in 31.0, per Adobe’s release notes
Workaround: Hide Suggestions on the Generate Vectors homescreen when it appears.
Reported September 22, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:31.0 (current)30.730.630.5all of 2026

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