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❗Mandatory Upgrade to Phoenix 8.5 or Higher by March 2026
❗Mandatory Upgrade to Phoenix 8.5 or Higher by March 2026

Retirement of Licensing Server requires upgrade to Phoenix 8.5 or higher by March 2026

Updated over 3 months ago

Important Phoenix Software Change Coming Your Way

Certara is planning to deliver Phoenix 8.6 in 2025 and Phoenix 8.7 by March 2026. To ensure that your software remains compliant with our support agreement, it is necessary for all customers to upgrade to Phoenix version 8.5 or greater by March 2026. As per our policy, customers must be within two releases of the most recent version to remain eligible for support.

Retirement of Licensing Server

Additionally, please be aware that we will be retiring the licensing technology that supports versions 8.4 and earlier in March 2026 as well. After this date, these older versions will no longer be supported and continued use may result in disruption of service.

Next Steps

To avoid any interruption and to continue receiving full support, we strongly encourage you to plan your upgrade to Phoenix 8.5 or later at your earliest convenience, but no later than March 2026.


Rest assured that later versions of Phoenix will always be able to open projects made by earlier versions, so your analyses and results are always available.

Our team is available to assist with this process and to answer any questions you may have. We appreciate your attention to this important matter and look forward to continuing to support your success. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].

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