Common questions about updates
Why should I update?
Security and improved functionality. Updates safeguard your system against malicious attacks through PDF files.
If you've gotten multiple update messages, make sure the last update is fully installed. Some browsers download to a separate update window. In these browsers, double-click the Reader or Acrobat file to complete the installation.
Which Acrobat/Acrobat Reader track should I install - Continuous or Classic?
For information on how to choose the right track for your needs, see Acrobat product tracks.
Are updates free?
Yes. Only new, major versions of Acrobat must be purchased.
How long is the installation time?
Updates take only a few minutes to install.
How do I change the update frequency or disable updates?
In Acrobat or Acrobat Reader, go to Edit > Preferences > Categories > Updater and set a Check For Updates option. For more information, see Automatic updates.
How do admins and enterprise IT get more information?
Visit Enterprise Toolkit for Acrobat Products for more information.
Acrobat and Acrobat Reader Continuous Track release notes
Release |
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Nov 06, 2024 |
DC Oct 2024 (24.004.20243) |
Optional Update |
Latest Release: This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 28, 2024 |
DC Oct 2024 (24.004.202xx)¡̐ |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 03, 2024 |
DC Oct 2024 (24.003.20180) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, bug fixes and support for WPP on windows. |
Sep 16, 2024 |
DC Sep 2024 (24.003.20121) |
Optional Update |
[Mac Only] This update provides the support for MacOS Sequoia. |
Sep 10, 2024 |
DC Sep 2024 (24.003.20112) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Aug 26, 2024 |
DC Aug 2024 (24.003.20054) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 13, 2024 |
DC Aug 2024 (24.002.21005) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Aug 05, 2024 |
DC Jul 2024 (24.002.20991) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jul 24, 2024 |
DC Jul 2024 (24.002.2096x)¡̐ |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jul 15, 2024 |
DC Jul 2024 (24.002.20933) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
June 28, 2024 |
DC June 2024 (24.002.2089x)¡̐ |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
June 15, 2024 |
DC June 2024 (24.002.20857) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
June 14, 2024 |
DC June 2024 (24.002.20854) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 14, 2024 |
DC May 2024 (24.002.20759) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 05, 2024 |
DC Apr 2024 (24.002.20736) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Apr 12, 2024 |
DC Apr 2024 (24.002.20687) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Apr 02, 2024 |
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.20643) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Mar 28, 2024 |
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.206xx)¡̐ |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Mar 20, 2024 |
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.20615) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Mar 13, 2024 |
DC Mar 2024 (24.001.20604) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Feb 23, 2024 | DC Feb 2024 (23.008.20555) | Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 13,2024 | DC Feb 2024 (23.008.20533) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Jan 16, 2024 | DC Jan 2024 (23.008.20470) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jan 04, 2024 |
DC Jan 2024 (23.008.20458) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Dec 12, 2023 | DC Dec 2023 (23.008.2042x)¡̐ |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 14, 2023 |
DC Nov 2023 (23.006.20380) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Oct 17, 2023 |
DC Oct 2023 (23.006.20360) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Sep 12, 2023 |
DC Sep 2023 (23.006.20320) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Aug 22, 2023 | DC Aug 2023 (23.003.20284) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 08, 2023 |
DC Aug 2023 (23.003.20269) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jul 11, 2023 |
DC Jul 2023 (23.003.20244) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jun 21, 2023 |
DC Jun 2023 (23.003.20215) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jun 06, 2023 |
DC Jun 2023 (23.003.20201) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 09, 2023 |
DC May 2023 (23.001.2017x)¡̐ |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Apr 11, 2023 |
DC Apr 2023 (23.001.20143) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Mar 22, 2023 |
DC Mar 2023 (23.001.20093) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Mar 07, 2023 |
DC Mar 2023 (23.001.2006x)¡̐ |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Feb 16, 2023 | DC Feb 2023 (22.003.20322) | Optional Update | [Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jan 24, 2023 |
DC Jan 2023 (22.003.20314) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jan 10, 2023 |
DC Jan 2023 (22.003.20310) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 17, 2022 |
DC Nov 2022 (22.003.2028x)¡̐ |
Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 22, 2022 |
DC Oct 2022 (22.003.20263) |
Optional Update |
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 11, 2022 |
DC Oct 2022 (22.003.20258) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Sep 09, 2022 |
DC Sep 2022 (22.002.20212) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 09, 2022 |
DC Aug 2022 (22.002.20191) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Jul 12, 2022 |
DC Jul 2022 (22.001.20169) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Jun 14, 2022 |
DC Jun 2022 (22.001.20142) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Apr 12, 2022 |
DC Apr 2022 (22.001.2011x)¡̐ |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Mar 07, 2022 |
DC Mar 2022 (22.001.20085) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 11, 2022 |
DC Jan 2022 (21.011.20039) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 12, 2021 |
DC Oct 2021 (21.007.20099) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Sep 29, 2021 |
DC Sep 2021 (21.007.2009x)¡̐ |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Sep 14, 2021 |
DC Sep 2021 (21.007.20091) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jul 28, 2021 | DC Jul 2021 (21.005.20060) |
Optional Update |
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jul 13, 2021 |
DC Jul 2021 (21.005.20058) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jun 08, 2021 | DC Jun 2021 (21.005.20048) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 11, 2021 | DC May 2021 (21.001.20155) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Apr 16, 2021 |
DC Apr 2021 (21.001.201xx)¡̐ |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Mar 10, 2021 |
DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20145) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 25, 2021 |
DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20142) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 22, 2021 | DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20140) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 15, 2021 | DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20138) |
Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 09, 2021 | DC Feb 2021 (21.001.20135) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Dec 09, 2020 | DC Dec 2020 (20.013.20074) |
Out Of Cycle Update | This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Nov 23, 2020 | DC Nov 2020 (20.013.20066) | Optional Update |
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Nov 03, 2020 | DC Nov 2020 (20.013.20064) |
Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Sep 24, 2020 | DC Sep 2020 (20.012.20048) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 19, 2020 | DC Aug 2020 (20.012.20043) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 11, 2020 | DC Aug 2020 (20.012.20041) |
Continuous |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
July 06, 2020 | DC May 2020 (20.009.20074) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jun 02, 2020 | DC May 2020 (20.009.20067) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 21, 2020 | DC May 2020 (20.009.20065) |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 12, 2020 | DC May 2020 (20.009.20063) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Mar 17, 2020 | DC Mar 2020 (20.006.20042) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Feb 11, 2020 | DC Feb 2020 (20.006.20034) |
Continuous |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
¡̐ In this release, there are different versions of the application: Windows and macOS.
Acrobat Classic Track release notes
Date | Release | Release Type* | Focus |
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Oct 8, 2024 |
24.001.30213 |
Optional Update |
Latest Release: [Win Only] This update provides seamless support for Windows Protected Print mode when enabled. |
Sep 16, 2024 |
24.001.30193 |
Optional Update |
[Mac Only] This update provides the support for MacOS Sequoia. |
Sep 10, 2024 |
24.001.30187 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Aug 13, 2024 |
24.001.30159 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Jun 5, 2024 |
Acrobat Classic Base |
Major |
This is the base, major release for Acrobat Classic. |
Acrobat 2020 and Acrobat Reader 2020 (Classic Track) release notes
Date | Release | Release Type* | Focus |
---|---|---|---|
Oct 8, 2024 |
20.005.30730 |
Optional Update |
Latest Release: [Win Only] This update provides seamless support for Windows Protected Print mode when enabled. |
Sep 16, 2024 |
20.005.30710 |
Optional Update |
[Mac Only] This update provides the support for MacOS Sequoia. |
Sep 10, 2024 |
20.005.30680 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Aug 13, 2024 |
20.005.30655 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
May 14, 2024 |
20.005.3063x |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Feb 13, 2024 |
20.005.30574 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Nov 14, 2023 |
20.005.30539 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Sep 12, 2023 |
20.005.30524 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Aug 08, 2023 |
20.005.3051x |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Apr 11, 2023 |
20.005.30467 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Jan 31, 2023 |
20.005.30441 |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Jan 10, 2023 |
20.005.30436 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Nov 17, 2022 |
20.005.30418 |
Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 11, 2022 |
20.005.30407 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Aug 09, 2022 |
20.005.30381 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Jul 12, 2022 |
20.005.30362 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Apr 12, 2022 |
20.005.3033x |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Mar 09, 2022 |
20.005.3031x |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 11, 2022 |
20.004.30020 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 12, 2021 |
20.004.30017 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Sep 14, 2021 |
20.004.30015 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jul 13, 2021 |
20.004.30006 | Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jun 08, 2021 | 20.004.30005 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 11, 2021 |
20.001.30025 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Feb 09, 2021 |
20.001.30020 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Dec 09, 2020 |
20.001.30018 |
Out Of Cycle update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Nov 3, 2020 |
20.001.30010 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Aug 11, 2020 |
20.001.30005 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jun 1, 2020 |
Acrobat 2020 Base |
Major |
This is the base, major release for Classic Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. |
Release notes for older versions
Release |
Focus |
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---|---|---|---|
Dec 19, 2019 | DC Dec 2019 (19.021.20061) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Dec 10, 2019 | DC Dec 2019 (19.021.20058) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 13, 2019 | DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20056) | Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 24, 2019 | DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20049) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 17, 2019 | DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20048) | OOC | This release contains stability and services load optimization fixes. |
Oct 15, 2019 | DC Oct 2019 (19.021.20047) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. Adobe recommends that you directly pick the next update, which fixes critical network issues - 19.021.20048 |
Aug 22, 2019 | DC Aug 2019 (19.012.20040) | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 13, 2019 | DC Aug 2019 (19.012.20036) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Jun 13, 2019 | DC Jun 2019 (19.012.20035) | Optional Update | [Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2019 | DC May 2019 (19.012.20034) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes |
Apr 16, 2019 | DC Apr 2019 (19.010.20100) | Optional Update | [Win Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Apr 09, 2019 | DC Apr 2019 (19.010.20099) | Continuous | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 21, 2019 | DC Feb 2019 (19.010.20098) | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 12, 2019 | DC Feb 2019 (19.010.20091) | Continuous | This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 03, 2019 | DC Jan 2019 (19.010.20069) | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Apr 6, 2015 |
Major |
This is the base, major release for all Document Cloud products. |
Date | Release Notes | Release Type* | Focus |
---|---|---|---|
Aug 09, 2022 |
17.012.30262€ |
Quarterly update |
Latest Release: This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Jul 12, 2022 |
17.012.30249 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Apr 12, 2022 |
17.012.3022x |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Mar 09, 2022 |
17.012.30205 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 11, 2022 |
17.011.30207 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Oct 12, 2021 |
17.011.30204 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Sep 14, 2021 |
17.011.30202 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jul 13, 2021 |
17.011.30199 | Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jun 08, 2021 | 17.011.30197 |
Quarterly update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 11, 2021 | 17.011.30196 |
Quarterly update | This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Mar 10, 2021 |
17.011.30194 |
Optional Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 09, 2021 |
17.011.30190 |
Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Dec 09, 2020 |
17.011.30188 |
Out Of Cycle Update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Nov 03, 2020 |
17.011.30180 |
Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Aug 11, 2020 |
17.011.30175 |
Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
May 12, 2020 |
17.011.30171 |
Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Mar 17, 2020 |
17.011.30166 |
Quarterly Update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Feb 11, 2020 |
17.011.30158 |
Quarterly Update |
This update provides security mitigations and bug fixes. |
Dec 10, 2019 | 17.011.30156 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 13, 2019 | 17.011.30155 | Optional Update |
[Mac Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 30, 2019 | 17.011.30152 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Oct 15, 2019 | 17.011.30150 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Aug 22, 2019 | 17.011.30148 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 13, 2019 | 17.011.30144 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jun 13, 2019 | 17.011.30143 | Optional Update |
[Win Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2019 |
17.011.30142 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Apr 16, 2019 | 17.011.30140 | Optional Update | [Win Acrobat Only] This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Apr 09, 2019 | 17.011.30138 | Quarterly Update |
This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 21, 2019 | 17.011.30127 | OOC | [Win Only] This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Feb 12, 2019 | 17.011.30120 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Jan 03, 2019 | 17.011.30113 | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Dec 11, 2018 | 17.011.30110 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Nov 13, 2018 | 17.011.30106 | Quarterly Update |
This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Oct 02, 2018 | 17.011.30105 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
Sep 19, 2018 | 17.011.30102 | OOC | This patch fixes specific security issues. |
Aug 14, 2018 | 17.011.30099 | Quarterly Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
July 10, 2018 | 17.011.30096 | Quarterly Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
May 14, 2018 | 17.011.30080 | Quarterly Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 23, 2018 | 17.011.30079 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Feb 13, 2018 | 17.011.30078 | Quarterly Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Dec 1, 2017 | 17.011.30070 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Nov 14, 2017 | 17.011.30068 | Quarterly Update |
This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 29, 2017 | 17.011.30066 | OOC | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 11, 2017 | 17.011.30065 | Optional Update | This patch fixes specific functionality issues. |
Aug 8, 2017 | 17.011.30059 | Quarterly Update |
This update provides new features, security mitigations, feature enhancements, and bug fixes. |
June 6, 2017 | Acrobat 2017 base | Major | This is the base, major release for Classic Acrobat and Acrobat Reader. |
€This release is the last planned update for Acrobat 2017 and Acrobat Reader 2017.
*Release types
Major release: A major, functional release with many new and improved features developed on an 18 month release cycle.
Continuous release (C): A functional release with some new and improved features along with new security updates, bug fixes for existing features, and previously released out-of-cycle patch updates.
Quarterly update (Q): A scheduled update that includes functional improvements, new security updates, and previously released out-of-cycle patch updates. For Reader, these updates are sometimes available as full installers.
Out-of-cycle patch (OOC): An update targeted at security fixes. These noncumulative patch files may contain few functional updates with the intention to limit impact.
Optional Update: An update targeted at a narrow set of functional fixes with limited impact. Adobe recommends that you apply these patches if you are seeing an impact by one of more of the functional fixes being delivered.
Note: Continuous releases, quarterly updates, out-of-cycle patches and optional updates can provide security enhancements. Adobe recommends that all updates and patches be applied when available.