# RFC-133: Evolving the Marketplace Trust Program (follow up to RFC-124) - Trust program requirement updates and validation steps **URL:** \ **Category:** Request for Comments (RFC)\ **Tags:** enterprise, enterprise-trust, marketplace-trust, rfc, trust\ **Created:** [April 24, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-133-evolving-the-marketplace-trust-program-follow-up-to-rfc-124-trust-program-requirement-updates-and-validation-steps/100401 "2026-04-24T04:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 52
**Author:** ![PhilipGrove](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/philipgrove/32/55307_2.png) [@PhilipGrove](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/PhilipGrove)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-133-evolving-the-marketplace-trust-program-follow-up-to-rfc-124-trust-program-requirement-updates-and-validation-steps/100401/52 "2026-05-13T04:48:16Z")
Hey everyone, as I close out this RFC, I would like to thank you all for your engagement. As always, I appreciate your honest and candid feedback. **On the program requirements and validation steps** Overall, it seems that the updates to the requirements (e.g. wording changes, deferrals, and removals) have been well received. There are still some open questions around specific requirements, and while we haven’t been able to respond to every comment, we’ve heard you and taken all feedback on board. **On the program name** This was clearly the topic that generated the most discussion, and your feedback has surfaced genuinely valuable perspectives. We’re continuing internal discussions to ensure the badge clearly signals who it’s for and what it represents, while being extra mindful of the implications of not having it. We will follow up with a [Partner Portal update here](https://atlassianpartners.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/resources/pages/1594851335/Evolving+the+Marketplace+Trust+Program+Quick+Reference+Guide) when we have a new name, and also surface it in the monthly Partner Digest. **What happens next** We will now focus on operationalising the trust program rollout. We plan to announce the new trust program to customers at Team EU in early October and retire the Cloud Fortified Apps badge by the end of December 2026. _Note: Between the announcement of the new trust program in early-October and the end of 2026, Cloud Fortified and the new trust program will coexist to ensure continuity for both partners and customers._ If there are any changes, we will provide updates on the existing QRG [here](https://atlassianpartners.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/resources/pages/1594851335/Evolving+the+Marketplace+Trust+Program+Quick+Reference+Guide). Thanks, Phil. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-133-evolving-the-marketplace-trust-program-follow-up-to-rfc-124-trust-program-requirement-updates-and-validation-steps/100401)._