Confluence 9.4 beta release notes
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Highlights of 9.4.0-beta1
Released 18 March 2025
Faster space deletion
For: ADMINS
In Confluence 9.1, we introduced the faster space deletion as a dark feature to improve the speed and scalability of the space deletion process, making it 10 to 50 times faster. After a space is deleted, admins can create a new one with the same name within seconds.
We’ve now enabled this feature, making it the default setting for Confluence 9.4 and later versions.
Admins can still deactivate the feature if you experience performance issues.
Upgrade notes
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Supported platforms changes
There are no platform changes in this release.
Infrastructure changes
Confluence 9.4 contains changes that may affect apps. Head to Preparing for Confluence 9.4 to find out how these changes will impact app developers.