Updated July 17, 2025

The Chromium Project has announced that as early as June 2024, Manifest V2 (MV2) extensions will be automatically disabled and you will no longer be able to install Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store unless you enable the ExtensionManifestV2Availability registry setting. This setting allows MV2 extensions to continue to work, but only temporarily. By August of 2025, the Chromium Project plans to permanently disable MV2 extensions. For more information, see Manifest 2 support timeline.

With the release of Pega R25 on May 23, 2025, version 19.1 became eligible to move into Extended support, which is expected to occur in September of 2025 and will last for 90 days. For more information, see Pega Robotic Automation extended support.

Most Pega RPA customers are already using R25 or version 22.1, but if you are still using Pega Robot Studio 19.1, we recommend that you migrate to version R25 as soon as possible and start enjoying all the new features. Pega Robot Studio R25 is a complete redesign that no longer requires Microsoft Visual Studio. The new, proprietary interface streamlines the process of creating automations. For detailed information on all the changes, see New and updated features in R25 and New and updated features in 22.1.

In addition, we have made it easy to migrate 19.1 projects to R25. For more information, see Migrating solutions from 19.1 to R25. To help you become comfortable with the new interface, Pega Academy has excellent classes that will quickly get you up to speed. For more information, see Robotics System Architect.

Keep in mind that the Pega Browser Extension (PBE) component, included in all Pega Robot Studio and Pega Robot Runtime R25 and version 22.1 builds, already ensures that the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions comply with the Chromium Project Manifest V3 specification.

If you have migrated your version 19.1 solution to use the Pega Browser Extension (PBE), then you are no longer using an MV2 extension. If you haven’t, then you are using an MV2 extension and the MV2 dates apply to you. For more information about PBE, see PBE frequently asked questions.

For information about downloading Pega Robot Studio R25, see Downloading Pega Robotic Automation software.