Introducing 'work' as the new collective term for items tracked in Jira Cloud
⏳ Rolling Out
Product: Jira platform
| Announced | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Rollout started | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Rollout ended | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Source | Atlassian blog ↗ |
Description
Section titled “Description”As more teams make Jira their home for work, we’re committed to improving the language in our tools to better reflect the diverse ways you define and manage your work. We’re introducing work as the new collective term for all items tracked in Jira. We’re also exploring ways to incorporate the language you use for your own work types. • Read more about these changes on the Atlassian Community.
Status history
Section titled “Status history”| Date | Status | Week |
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| 9 Mar 2026 | ⏳ Rolling Out | ↗ |
| 16 Mar 2026 | ✅ Rollout Complete | ↗ |
| 23 Mar 2026 | ⏳ Rolling Out | ↗ |
| 30 Mar 2026 | ✅ Rollout Complete | ↗ |
| 6 Apr 2026 | ⏳ Rolling Out | ↗ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | ✅ Rollout Complete | ↗ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | ⏳ Rolling Out | ↗ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | ✅ Rollout Complete | ↗ |
| 4 May 2026 | ⏳ Rolling Out | ↗ |