Jira: More ways to create and link work
⏳ 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”You can now create subtasks and link to existing work within a work item. This applies to company-managed and team-managed projects. Go to your board Select a work item then go to either the Child work items or Subtasks or Linked work items section. From there you can either Add subtask or Add child work item or Add linked work item.
Status history
Section titled “Status history”| Date | Status | Week |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ↗ |