# Confluence 9.0 release is available now

**URL:** <https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/confluence-9-0-release-is-available-now/82198>\
**Category:** Confluence Data Center Announcements\
**Tags:** announcement, platform-7, confluence-data-center, data-center\
**Created:** [July 30, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/confluence-9-0-release-is-available-now/82198 "2024-07-30T09:40:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![WendyR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/wendyr/32/48801_2.png) [@WendyR](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/WendyR)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/confluence-9-0-release-is-available-now/82198/1 "2024-07-30T09:40:17Z")

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Hi everyone,

Confluence 9.0 is available now.

This release supports only Data Center licenses. If you have a Server license, [check out your options for upgrading](https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/server-support-5-month-countdown).

[Download the latest version](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives)

This GA release was made available on 30 July 2024.

**What’s new?**

- Dark theme is here!
- Word count for pages and blogs
- Estimated page read time
- OpenSearch now an opt-in search engine
- REST API documentation upgrade
- New default HTTP security headers
- New health check for improved backup security
- Almost out of user licenses? Get an early alert
- Lots more!

Check out the [Confluence 9.0 Release Notes](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence+9.0+Release+Notes) to learn more.

Note that our platform release is **9.0.1** due to an issue during the release process. For partners who have registered their compatibility directly under “9.0.0” ahead of time, please change it to “9.0.1” as we’ll be delisting it off Marketplace in the next couple of days.

_Reminder: for future release updates, make sure you [visit the Atlassian changelog, and consider subscribing to the RSS feed](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/changelog/)._

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/original/3X/7/8/78672baa5ba80cd9164376457051d0eec038b082.png) [@system](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/confluence-9-0-release-is-available-now/82198/2 "2024-08-29T09:40:27Z")

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