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A quicker way to unlink work items

✅ Rollout Complete

Product: Jira platform

Announced9 Mar 2026
Rollout started9 Mar 2026
Rollout ended27 Apr 2026
SourceAtlassian blog ↗

You can now unlink work items directly from the work item view, without needing to select the work item relationship dropdown. To unlink a work item from the work item view: Select and open a work item in Jira that has linked work items. Navigate to the Linked work section. Hover over, or select, the row for the work item you want to unlink, and select the X (cross) icon.

DateStatusWeek
9 Mar 2026⏳ Rolling Out
19 Jan 2026🆕 Rolling Out — New This Week
16 Mar 2026⏳ Rolling Out
23 Mar 2026✅ Rollout Complete
30 Mar 2026⏳ Rolling Out
6 Apr 2026✅ Rollout Complete
13 Apr 2026⏳ Rolling Out
20 Apr 2026✅ Rollout Complete
27 Apr 2026⏳ Rolling Out
4 May 2026✅ Rollout Complete