What's new and changed in Watson Studio

Watson Studio updates can include new features and fixes. Releases are listed in reverse chronological order so that the latest release is at the beginning of the topic.

You can see a list of the new features for the platform and all of the services at What's new in IBM Software Hub.

IBM® watsonx Version 2.2.2

A new version of Watson Studio was released in October 2025.

This release includes the following changes:

New features
This release of Watson Studio includes the following features:
Include project documentation when importing or exporting a project
When you import a project, you can now import its associated documentation. When you export a project, documentation created in the Document Editor can now be included in the export file. These enhancements help you to keep documentation and project data together when moving projects or sharing them with others.

For details, see Project documentation and notifications.

Turn on project activity logging after project creation
If you didn’t enable activity logging when creating a project, you can now turn it on at any time. Activity logging tracks detailed project activity and generates a full log that you can download to maintain a complete record of project actions. To turn activity logging on or off, go to the Manage tab in your project and click Manage activity logging.

For details, see Logging project activity.

Updates
The following updates were introduced in this release:
Enhancements for the Jobs dashboard

The following updates for the Jobs dashboard are new with this release:

  • You can hide or show folders that don’t contain job runs in the folder panel.

  • A new Elapsed time column shows the total time since a job run started, including time spent queued or paused. This is in addition to the Run time column, which shows only active run time and is shown only for finished runs.

  • The filter panel has been moved to the left-hand side and includes two new filters: Projects/Spaces and Started by (manual trigger or scheduled run).

Change a job’s folder from the job details panel
You can now update the folder where a job is stored directly from the View job info panel under Project details.
Customer-reported issues fixed in this release
For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data on the IBM Support website.

IBM watsonx Version 2.2.1

A new version of Watson Studio was released in August 2025.

This release includes the following changes:

New features
This release of Watson Studio includes the following features:
View failed-to-start jobs in the jobs dashboard

In the Jobs dashboard, you can now view and filter scheduled job runs that failed to start due to configuration issues such as expired credentials or missing assets. Jobs that did not start as scheduled are now marked with the Failed to start status.

Updates
The following updates were introduced in this release:
Enhancements for the Jobs dashboard

The following updates for the Jobs dashboard are new with this release:

  • You can resize row height and column width.

  • You can configure which columns are displayed in the dashboard.

  • A new Job type column is added to the job runs table.

Issues fixed in this release
The following issues were fixed in this release:
Retention cleanup script not working properly in Default Git projects
  • Issue: After setting up automatic retention cleanup in Default Git projects, job runs aren’t deleted as expected due to missing user identifiers, incorrect run counts, and cleanup removing the wrong job runs in shared projects.

  • Resolution: Automatic retention cleanup now works as intended and only removes the correct job runs.

Cannot return to a specific folder view in the Jobs dashboard
  • Issue: After selecting a folder in the Jobs dashboard, the URL is not updated with the folder path, so bookmarking the page takes you to the default view.

  • Resolution: The selected folder is added as a parameter in the URL, so you can bookmark the page and return to the selected folder view.

Publishing asset to a catalog results in an unclear error

  • Issue:When publishing an asset from a project to a catalog, this error is generated: Something went wrong publishing the asset.

  • Resolution: The error message explains the cause of the error.

Customer-reported issues fixed in this release
For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the IBM Support website.

IBM watsonx Version 2.2.0

A new version of Watson Studio was released in June 2025.

This release includes the following changes:

New features
This release of Watson Studio includes the following features:
Document the lifecycle of a project by using the Document editor
You can now use the new Document editor to create, edit, and store project documentation, including a project Readme file. This dedicated tool helps you keep track of important details, improve collaboration, and maintain organized records of the project in a simple way. You can find the Document editor on the Overview page of a project.
Import and publish watsonx™ assets in projects that use default Git integration
You can now import and publish watsonx prompt templates and vector indexes assets directly within projects that use default Git integration in Cloud Pak for Data.
Easily navigate through and view all job runs by using the updated jobs dashboard
You can now use the jobs dashboard to view job runs across projects in more detail and with more flexibility. You can use the dashboard in the following ways:
  • To view job runs grouped by folders
  • To filter runs by job type, run status, time range, and project or folder
  • To access job definitions, run details, and associated assets

For more information, see Viewing jobs across projects.

Customer-reported issues fixed in this release
For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the IBM Support website.