---
title: "Medusa 2.0-rc"
description: "The release candidate for Medusa 2.0 is now available, bringing a new modular architecture and improved commerce features. Learn more about the RC and sign up for the Official Release on October 23rd."
url: https://medusajs.com/blog/v2-rc
last_updated: 2026-08-13T13:21:53Z
---

# Medusa 2.0-rc

_Published 2024-10-03 by Sebastian Rindom in Product_

The release candidate for **Medusa 2.0** is now available. You can try it today using:

```sh
npx create-medusa-app@rc
```

Medusa 2.0 introduces new features to help developers and businesses expand digital commerce by creating customized and scalable commerce solutions. Here’s what’s new:

## Modular architecture

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2024/10/fig2-blank-xpl5uw5w.webp)

Medusa combines core commerce logic with a framework for customization. Medusa 2.0 ships with a new architecture to make it easier for developers to ship high quality solutions fast. The new architecture consists of:

- [**Architectural modules**](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/resources/architectural-modules): Great pluggable implementations for cross-cutting concerns like authentication, caching, pub/sub, file storage, and notifications.
- [**Modules**](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/modules): Add custom data models and business logic to extend and customize functionality to fit your needs without diverging from the upgrade path.
- [**Workflows**](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/workflows): Orchestrate functionalities that span multiple modules with a durable execution engine. Great for automating workflows and integrating all your systems.
- [**Triggers**](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/api-routes): Use API endpoints, subscribers, and scheduled jobs to initiate workflows in response to an API request, Medusa events like `order.placed`, or on a recurring schedule.
- [**Admin Extensions**](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/admin): Customize the merchant dashboard to tailor the dashboard interface to align with your business processes.
- **Starters (coming with the stable release):** Storefront templates and pre-built customizations for common use cases like B2B.

Medusa 2.0 comes loaded with tools to get you going with the new architecture quickly, including: [a new data modeling util](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/basics/data-models#main), [MedusaService](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/modules/service-factory) to instantly get CRUD operations, [Workflow Hooks](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/workflows/workflow-hooks) to extend workflow behavior, [Module Links](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/module-links) to associate data from across your stack, [query.graph](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/advanced-development/module-links/query) to query your data, and so much more.

## Improved commerce features

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2024/10/fig1-blank-tffqozmh.webp)

Medusa comes with 17 pre-built modules for managing core commerce logic like Products, Carts, Customers, Orders, etc. All modules have been improved and are now better than ever. Additionally, Medusa 2.0 introduces several new digital commerce capabilities, including:

- [**Improved Promotions Engine**](https://docs.medusajs.com/v2/resources/commerce-modules/promotion): More sophisticated promotion rules, allowing for more targeted marketing strategies.
- **Advanced inventory support**: The updated inventory module supports multi-warehouse management and composite products, providing greater control over stock levels across locations.
- **Native omnichannel support:** Medusa now has native support for pickup locations allowing you to easily introduce buy-online-pickup-in-store and endless aisle experiences.
- **Redesigned admin dashboard**: A refreshed admin dashboard enhances usability and streamlines administrative tasks.

## Official Release on October 23rd

The stable release of Medusa 2.0 is expected on **October 23rd**. The stable release will launch with a handful of new starter kits. To be the first to know when the launch goes live sign up to be notified: [medusajs.com/v2-signup](https://medusajs.com/v2-signup/)

## Give us feedback

Your feedback is important. If you have comments, suggestions, or issues, please:

- Open issues and discussions on [**GitHub**](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa)
- Reach out to us on [**X**](https://twitter.com/medusajs)

Your contributions help us improve and shape the future of Medusa.

Thank you to all the companies and agencies that participated in the preview phase. Your feedback has been invaluable in refining Medusa 2.0 ahead of this release candidate.

Thank you for being part of the Medusa community.