Big news for all organisations who hold (or are planning to obtain) ISO 9001 certification: a new version of the ISO 9001 standard is coming soon.
ISO/TC 176/SC 2, the ISO Subcommittee for Quality Systems, recently held a ballot on whether to proceed with an early revision of the ISO 9001 standard. When asked to choose between starting a revision with immediate effect or leaving the standard in its current form until the next scheduled review, the committee voted to start a revision now.
This means that the current version of the standard, ISO 9001:2015, will not be the current version for much longer. The updated ISO 9001 standard is expected to roll out in September 2026.
I'm ISO 9001 certified. What does this news mean for me?
Don't panic - you don't have to do anything right now. The ISO 9001 revision is still a work in progress at the moment, and even when the new version of the standard is unveiled, it's likely that certified organisations will have a few years to transition before the current version (ISO 9001:2015) actually expires.
This was the case last time around. When ISO 9001:2015 was introduced in September 2015, certified companies were given a three-year grace period to transition from ISO 9001:2008 (the previous version of the standard) to ISO 9001:2015.
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