Salesforce Is Retiring 24 Certifications: Here’s What You Need to Know
Summary
Salesforce is retiring 24 certifications and renaming 16 others to align with its evolving product portfolio, particularly focusing on Agentforce and AI-driven use cases. Retired certifications remain valid, but will no longer have maintenance or renewal options. These changes reflect Salesforce’s shift toward new skill requirements and product updates, signaling professionals to reconsider their certification plans promptly. The community has mixed feelings, especially regarding the naming conventions and the retirement of beloved certifications like CPQ and NPSP Consultant.
Takeaways
- Register for retiring certifications before July 24, 2026 to avoid missing the exam window.
- Renamed certifications keep the same content; no need to retake but names now reflect Agentforce.
- Retired certifications remain valid but have no future maintenance or renewal options.
- Salesforce is shifting certification focus toward AI and Agentforce-driven product strategies.
- Plan your certification roadmap considering Salesforce’s pivot to new products and skillsets.
Salesforce dropped a key update yesterday: 24 certifications are being retired, and 16 more are (you guessed it) getting renamed . A big chunk of the Salesforce ecosystem comprises of certified professionals, as well as those planning to take more certs. So if you’ve been sitting on a study plan, you’ll want to read this carefully, because it takes time to rethink your review schedule, and the deadlines are closer than you might think. What’s Happening? As of yesterday’s post on the 360 blog , two things are happening here: certification retirement and renaming. It’s worth thinking of them separately because they will affect you in different ways: 16 certifications are being renamed , effective July 24, 2026. This is mostly cosmetic, because if you find your certification in this list, trust that its content will not change, and you don’t need to retake anything.