As of August 2026, the current version of the ISO 9001 standard is ISO 9001:2015.
However, that will not be the case for much longer. Back in 2023, we learned that ISO Technical Committee 176, Sub-Committee 2 had voted to start a revision of the ISO 9001 standard with immediate effect.
That revision process is now more or less complete. A new version of ISO 9001 is scheduled to be published on 16 September 2026.
Further information on the pending update can be found here: ISO 9001:2026 – What to Expect
About ISO 9001:2015
ISO 9001:2015 was published in September 2015. It replaced ISO 9001:2008 and it remains the current version of ISO 9001 – at least for now.
ISO 9001:2015 has been in use for over a decade at this point, making it a few years older than the 2008 version was when it was retired. This is not to say that change is overdue; in fact, revision of the current standard wasn't scheduled to begin until 2026, but the results of that ballot in 2023 got the process started early.
What happens next?
In May 2026, the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) for the new version of ISO 9001 was released for ballot. That ballot closed on 9 July 2026, and in early August, we learned that the FDIS had "been approved with overwhelming international support". The updated standard is now under publication and set to roll out on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
When the new revision (known as ISO 9001:2026) is published, it will replace ISO 9001:2015 as the current version of the ISO 9001 standard. However, this does not mean that your ISO 9001:2015 certification will instantly become obsolete. When the current version of ISO 9001 was introduced back in September 2015, organisations with ISO 9001:2008 certificates were given a grace period of three years to migrate to the updated standard. So even when the new version is finalised and brought into effect, it's likely that all ISO 9001:2015 certificates will remain valid for a period of time.
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