> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/release-notes/august-2026.md).

# August 2026

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## What's new

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Product approval process is now live for IONOS CLOUD Partners**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/partner-program)

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**August 6**

To improve the <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> partner experience and help ensure compliance with [<mark style="color:blue;">Marketplace</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/partner-program/partner-program/marketplace) guidelines, the <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> Marketplace now includes a product approval process.

Before publishing a product to the Marketplace, partners with an active [<mark style="color:blue;">Partner Network</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/partner-program/partner-program/partner-network) profile submit a product approval request through the [<mark style="color:blue;">Partner Portal</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/partner-program/partner-portal-first-steps/complete-your-partner-profile#sign-in-to-the-partner-portal). The Account Management team reviews each request and publishes approved products to the Marketplace, providing a rejection reason if a request is not approved so partners can address the issue and resubmit. For more information, contact your dedicated Partner Account Manager.
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## Deprecations

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Deprecation of Llama 3.1 405B**</mark>](/cloud/ai/ai-model-hub/models/llms/meta-llama-3-1-405b.md)

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**August 6**

Llama 3.1 405B is deprecated and will be removed from the <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> AI Model Hub on **September 15, 2026**. We recommend migrating to [<mark style="color:blue;">**Qwen3.5 397B A17B**</mark>](/cloud/ai/ai-model-hub/models/llms/qwen3-5-397b.md), its designated successor. After removal, requests using this model ID will receive an `HTTP 400 Bad Request` response with an "Invalid model name" error, instead of being served by the model.
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