Risk splits from opportunity
Clauses 6.1.1–6.1.3 now give risks and opportunities their own treatment, with clearer expectations to determine, analyse, evaluate and act.
Published 16 September 2026
The new ISO 9001:2026 is here.
ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026. Understand what changed and prepare your quality management system for transition.
- Revision cycle
- 2015 → 2026
- Publication date
- 16 Sep 2026
- Core requirements structure
- Clauses 4–10
- Transition deadline
- 30 Sep 2029
What changed
Six big changes in ISO 9001:2026
The revised standard keeps the same 10-clause structure and intent while making focused changes to risk, culture, change, climate, terminology, and guidance.
Quality culture arrives
Top management must promote quality culture and ethical behaviour, while people understand their role in supporting it.
Change control tightened
Planned changes must be communicated, monitored and evaluated, with stronger control of product and service changes.
Climate change is permanent
Organizations must determine whether climate change is relevant to their context, and interested parties may have climate-related requirements.
Core terms move in
Around 20 core management-system terms are now defined within ISO 9001, while ISO 9000 remains the normative vocabulary reference.
Annex A grows, Annex B goes
Annex A now follows the clause structure with intent guidance. Annex B's list of other TC 176 standards has been removed.
Roadmap
Published standard to transition deadline
ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026. Certified organizations have until 30 September 2029 to complete their transition.
- CD · 2024Committee Draft
- DIS · 2025Draft International Standard
- FDIS · 2026Final Draft
- PUB · 16 Sep 2026Published
- END · 30 Sep 2029Transition ends
Who this is for
Built for quality managers and auditors.
Plain-language explanations, side-by-side comparisons with the 2015 edition, and practical checklists you can take into a gap-analysis workshop tomorrow.
- Plan a structured transition from ISO 9001:2015 to 9001:2026
- Run a clause-by-clause gap analysis against current QMS documentation
- Brief leadership and process owners with clear, sourced summaries
- Prepare internal auditors and certification audit evidence trails
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