# Release Notes
Source: https://docs.chain.link/ace/release-notes
Last Updated: 2026-04-20

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

## April 15, 2026 — ACE Beta (Private Release)

Chainlink ACE Beta is now available to a first set of selected participants as a **private release**. This initial release provides early access to the ACE platform.

### What's included

ACE Beta ships with three core components:

- **Policy Manager** — Create policy engines, register target contracts, configure policy instances from the pre-built library, and enforce compliance rules on-chain.
- **Identity Manager** — Set up identity registries, register on-chain identities, define credential types, and issue verifiable credentials for use in identity-based policies.
- **Reporting Manager** — Query on-chain policy configurations, identity states, and transaction history via a read-only API to support compliance verification and auditing workflows.

All three components support multi-chain deployments across all [supported testnets](/ace/supported-networks) and are accessible via the [Chainlink Platform UI](https://app.chain.link) and the Coordinator and Reporting APIs, once Chainlink provisions your organization with ACE Beta access.

### Scope and limitations

This is a testnet-only release. For full details on what is supported, known constraints, and planned additions, see [Beta Scope](/ace/beta-scope).