Magento 2.4.8 version has just been released, and we are here with an overview of what is new with the latest version release.
Ever since the marketplace debut of Magento in 2008, it has undergone enormous growth and maturation that has sealed its place as the e-commerce platform leader. A major development in this journey was the acquisition by Adobe, which opened new doors of capacity and technology development for the product.
Magento has continued to be built on itself through back-to-back feature updates, with the obvious intention of enhancing the ease of adherence and efficiency of online commerce. These updates have provided a plethora of amenities to support organizations in developing fully customizable, elongated e-commerce stores.
Some of these updates include new, updated inventory management tools, improved aspects of the user interface, and specifications regarding the workings of analytics.
The Magento version’s purpose is to enhance the experience of executing e-commerce businesses so that merchants do not struggle while managing their businesses online while providing an exciting shopping experience and potential for growth in a dynamic eCommerce space.
Types of Magento Releases
While all versions of Magento will undoubtedly introduce some new features, some releases are much more significant and, therefore, will require urgent attention.
- Major releases – are the significant changes that include new features to Magento 2. In a major release, the second number in the version changes (e.g., 2.3 to 2.4), and system requirements may be updated.
- Minor releases – are smaller updates that significantly enhance specific performance and print fixes for several issues. A minor release changes just the last digit – for example (2.4.2 to 2.4.3).
- Beta version releases – A beta version is generally not released to the public but is available to help developers see specific aspects of code and components that need time for internal review. Beta versions can include Major and Minor releases.
- Security patch releases – Security patches provide a release after the discovery of parameter security issues, which are aimed at closing specific vulnerabilities. Security patches add ‘-p#’ after the release number (e.g. 2.4.5-p1).
- Quality patch releases – Quality patches only significantly improve the quality of the system overall and improve user experience, including accessibility and data privacy compliance.
What’s in the Latest Magento Version?
The most recent version of Magento 2.4.8 officially launched on April 8, 2025, and it is packed with a range of exciting new features that include noteworthy performance improvements that can lead to quicker loading times and more efficient utilization of resources. This should provide users with a more fluid shopping experience. There are also important enhancements to security to protect sensitive data and strengthen the platform against new security threats.
The most impressive improvement in Magento 2.4.8 is the simplified payment processing feature that should ease the hassle for merchants and customers, making the platform easier to use. The upgrade also addresses various previously noted bugs, enhancing stability and functionality.
If you have the most recent stable version of Magento 2.4, there is absolutely no rush to upgrade to 2.4.8 based on the many new features.
If you are currently using 2.4 or even 2.4.7, these versions will be supported for almost two more years, so you have plenty of time. Moreover, since Magento 2.4.8 is fresh out of beta, it may still be unstable. To protect your business from any downsides, we recommend taking a cautious approach and careful planning before upgrading.
Magento Open Source 2.4.7 Release Notes: Everything You Need To Know
What benefits does Magento 2.4.8 have for you?
The recent release notes from Magento state that 2.4.8 includes several substantial improvements. Let’s take a quick recap of what they mean for your product, sales & tech teams and why they would be eager to upgrade to the latest release.
- Performance and Quality Improvements
First and foremost, Magento 2.4.8 introduces some powerful performance and quality improvements to systems efficiency, reliability, and user experience:
- Indexers – Default index mode is now Update by Schedule, improving performance and minimizing problems.
- Product Prices – Bulk updates for tier prices via the /V1/products/tier-prices REST API are faster and more efficient. No more site slowdowns.
- Inventory – Hidden dependencies in the InventoryIndexer have been removed, ensuring product creation, stock updates, and display mode changes sync smoothly.
- Orders – The Submit Comment button on the order details page has been renamed to Update, addressing the user experience concern.
- API Functionality
The functions of GraphQL in Magento 2.4.8 have been substantially enhanced. After the upgrade, you will observe a substantial enhancement in your Magento capabilities.
Below is a summary of the major highlights:
- Seamless Checkout – Orders of zero total are automatically selected for the “Free” payment method and support dynamic Terms & Conditions through StoreConfig.
- Cart Rules Visibility – Retrieve applied cart and catalog rules through GraphQL with the new functionality.
- Smarter Order Management – View order actions, flag virtual items, see pricing details and customer details, as well as support guest orders being merged.
- Accuracy of Pricing & Tax – New pricing fields like original_item_price, subtotal_excl_tax, and grand_total_excluding_tax provide clarity and precision.
- Customer Heroics – New mutations allow you to resend confirmation emails and pull customer groups, segments, and customer address lists with pagination.
- Gift Options, Elevated – Support for taxes on gift wrap, held as an object that describes price; gift messages worked on restructuring objects to support better handling.
- Returns, Easily – Upgraded requestReturn mutation; support returning guest orders.
- Enriched Product & Inventory Data – Accesse catalog rule data through GraphQL, product image settings, and the ability to access stock quantities via GraphQL.
Adobe Commerce 2.4.7 Release Notes: Everything You Need To Know
- Payment Processing
Magento has updated Braintree’s built-in payment solution to improve the checkout experience for customers, improve user experience, and improve merchant workflow:
- Express Payment Experience – Customers now have shipping options presented in the PayPal and Google Pay modal for faster checkout. The review page step is optional with this more streamlined experience.
- SDKs and UI Changes – The Braintree extension is upgraded to PHP SDK 6.21.0 and JavaScript SDK 3.112.0. PayPal PayLater messaging is aligned to the price/totals and Apple/Google modals show cart line items for better transparency.
- Removed Payment Methods – Sofort and Giropay have now removed payment methods, as they are not supported anymore.
- Package Tracking – Shipping and tracking information is automatically passed to the PayPal account to help with customer experience, order disputes, and overall customer satisfaction.
- Security
The recent version of Magento consolidates security additions from the Adobe Commerce patch releases and adds new features to help secure your store further. These are the noteworthy security updates:
- Duo Security 2FA – Built on upgraded Web SDK v4, Magento 2.4.8 now facilitates a seamless move to the Duo Universal Prompt. Don’t forget to adjust your Admin settings with a Client ID and Secret.
- Encryption Key Management – With new CLI commands, you can rotate keys and re-encrypt sensitive data. Note that Admin UI no longer supports this functionality.
- OTP Settings – The description of the OTP Window field has been corrected, changing the default value from 1 to 29.
- Subresource Integrity (SRI) – The SRI mechanism has been refined and now stores hash in the pub/static directory, which helps with issues after cache flushes.
- Technology Compatibility
Magento 2.4.8 now fully supports PHP 8.4, but support for PHP 8.1 has been removed. The update adds support for:
- Valkey 8.x cache (additional caching improvements)
- MariaDB 11.4 Long-term support (support until 2029) and MySQL 8.4 Long-term support (support until 2032)
- RabbitMQ 4.x (requires migration from traditional mirrored queues to quorum queues for high availability)
- PHPUnit 10 (better testing support)
- Composer 2.8.x
- Bootstrap 5.3.3
- TinyMCE 6.8.5 (TinyMCE 5 is deprecated)
- Varnish 7.6.x
- OpenSearch 2.19 (Elasticsearch is deprecated)
- Bug Fixing
As per Adobe’s release notes, version 2.4.8 includes more than 582 bug fixes in many areas of Magento functionality. While these bugs were not critical, did not create any incidents, and did not cause issues in the system, they were present across a broad spectrum of functionality.
Bug fixes in APIs, Cart & Checkout, B2B, Admin (UI), Catalog, Payments, and Performance areas were included and tested.
Mark the Dates: Magento Release Schedule for 2025
| Features | Date | Patch Releases |
| B2B features (e.g., enhancements and bug fixes for B2B extension) | June 10, 2025 | 2.4.8, 2.4.7 and 2.4.5 |
| Extensibility tools (e.g., Admin UI SDK) | August 12, 2025 | 2.4.8, 2.4.7, 2.4.6 and 2.4.5 |
| Infrastructure enhancements (e.g., Cloud Tools Suite for Commerce) | October 14, 2025 | 2.4.8, 2.4.7 and 2.4.6 |
Upgrade with MageComp!
You may be doubtful about updating your Magento on a yearly or every other year cycle, or even try to pass on a release or wait for a major release for your version of Magento.
Plus, minor releases are only supported for a limited time, and your slightly dated release might already be in need of an upgrade. A few quarters is plenty of time for any eCommerce business.
You can spend them on your existing features versus getting enhanced payment, integration with new suppliers of shipping, improved performance/cache/faster response time, etc. You get to decide!
