Should I update?

Should I update Lightroom Classic?

Past release

Lightroom Classic 15.6

Lightroom Classic 15.6 was released on September 29, 2026 and replaced by 16.0 on November 10, 2026. 1 issue reported for it is tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed. Everything on this page is what is known today, not what we said at the time.

Lightroom Classic 16.0 is the current releaseShould you update to it? See today’s verdict and its known issues.

Windows

Update

On Windows, 1 known issue reported for Lightroom Classic 15.6 is open, rated major. Adobe tracks it. It is “Book module text renders rotated on Windows ARM” (major, specific feature, Windows only). 17 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 15.6 too.

macOS

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On macOS, 2 known issues reported for Lightroom Classic 15.6 are open: 2 major. Adobe tracks none of them yet. The most serious is “Develop sliders jump to minimum when clicked” (major, common workflow, macOS only). 16 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 15.6 too.

Why Lightroom Classic 15.6 got this verdict

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

MajorCommon workflowmacOS onlyNot tracked by Adobe yet
Workaround: Update macOS to 26.7 or later, or set slider values using the numeric field and keyboard arrows instead of dragging.
Reported October 1, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other known issues in Lightroom Classic 15.6

Reported for 15.6 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. They don’t change the verdict.

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported November 1, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyAdobe: Investigating
Reported October 30, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:16.0 (current)15.515.415.3

Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed November 14, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.