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Workday R2 2025 introduces a robust lineup of enhancements across HCM, Financials, Integrations, and more. As with every release, Workday’s innovation roadmap focuses on streamlining processes, optimizing user experience, leveraging AI, and ensuring compliance. Organizations can expect:
Workday operates on a reliable biannual release cadence, giving businesses ample opportunity to plan, test, and adopt new features:
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Workday 2025R2 is the second major biannual release from Workday in 2025, introducing new features, updates, and enhancements across HCM, payroll, finance, analytics, and more. This release helps organizations leverage AI, automation, and improved workflows for greater efficiency and compliance.
The Workday 2025R2 release date is September 20, 2025. The preview window opens on August 16, 2025, providing five weeks for organizations to test and prepare for the update.
Start by reviewing the release notes, attending webinars, and assessing which features will impact your processes. Utilize no-code automation and tools like Opkey to efficiently validate configurations and complete regression testing before the release date.
Yes. Workday 2025R2 delivers significant enhancements to HCM and Payroll, including new AI-driven hiring tools, onboarding improvements, payroll automation, and streamlined HR workflows.
Yes. It includes compliance updates, enhanced security audit trails, and new features to help manage regulatory changes—ensuring organizations stay compliant and m
You can access them through the Workday Release Center, directly from your Workday tenant, or by connecting with your Workday AMS partner. Summary documents and “What’s New” reports are also available before the official release.
Yes. It is strongly recommended to use the preview window to conduct thorough regression testing and validate all configurations and integrations before go-live. Automated testing platforms like Opkey make this process seamless and efficient.
The release supports improved API management, upgraded integration connectors, and smarter automation—reducing integration friction and ensuring seamless data flow with other enterprise platforms.
Workday 2025R1 was the first major release in March, while R2 is the second in September. Each release provides distinct features and updates, with R2 introducing new innovations, compliance changes, and additional AI and automation enhancements.
Yes. There may be planned downtime of up to 12 hours during the feature release window—typically from midnight to noon on September 20, 2025. Organizations should plan business operations accordingly.
Use the preview window to validate configuration changes with automated, no-code testing platforms like Opkey. This ensures processes work seamlessly ahead of production rollout, minimizing risk and manual effort.
Training resources—including webinars, documentation, and live product demos—are available via the Workday Release Center, Workday-hosted webinars, partner-led sessions, and specialized digital HR communities.