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Time to bail on Vercel Pro deployments older than 30 days?

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From October 23, 2026, Vercel deletes Pro deployments older than 30 days unless you change retention first.[1]

Act means: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.

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Vercel deletes Pro deployments older than 30 days from October 23

Vercel now bills Pro teams for stored deployments. It also cuts how long it keeps them to 30 days. From October 23, 2026, older ones are deleted unless you change your settings first.

How it is winding down

  1. Oct 9PostedDone
  2. Oct 23Deletion startsNext

What to do before October 23

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  1. Decide which old deployments you need

    Old deployments are what you roll back to. Note the ones you may need again.

  2. Set your retention policy

    Open Project Settings > Security > Deployment Retention Policy. Opt out or pick a period before October 23.

  3. Watch the storage bill

    Pro teams now pay $0.10 per GB-month for stored deployments. Longer retention costs more.

Facts we checked

Facts and their sources
Deletion startsOctober 23, 2026[1]
New retention window30 days[1]
How to avoid itOpt out in your retention settings before then; settings at 30 days or shorter stay as they are[1]
New storage charge$0.10 per GB-month for Deployment and Functions Storage, for all Pro teams[1]
Deleted deploymentsCannot be used for rollback[1]
Always keptA deployment with a production alias, and the most recent ones (last 10 created, last 20 ready per type)[2]
Recovery period30 days for successfully built deployments[2]
Where to change itProject Settings > Security > Deployment Retention Policy (or a team policy)[2]
PostedOctober 9, 2026[1]
Existing Pro teamsDeployments older than 30 days are deleted from October 23, 2026 unless they opt out[1]

Sources

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  1. Deployment Storage billing begins for existing Pro teams Vercel · primary · checked Oct 13
  2. Deployment retention Vercel · primary · checked Oct 13
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What changed

Time to bail on Vercel Pro deployments older than 30 days? Act. You can stay. From October 23, 2026, Vercel deletes Pro deployments older than 30 days unless you change retention first.

On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.

Vercel now bills Pro teams for stored deployments. It also cuts how long it keeps them to 30 days. From October 23, 2026, older ones are deleted unless you change your settings first.

Here are the facts we checked:

  • Deletion starts: October 23, 2026 (Vercel)
  • New retention window: 30 days (Vercel)
  • How to avoid it: Opt out in your retention settings before then; settings at 30 days or shorter stay as they are (Vercel)
  • New storage charge: $0.10 per GB-month for Deployment and Functions Storage, for all Pro teams (Vercel)
  • Deleted deployments: Cannot be used for rollback (Vercel)
  • Always kept: A deployment with a production alias, and the most recent ones (last 10 created, last 20 ready per type) (Vercel)
  • Recovery period: 30 days for successfully built deployments (Vercel)
  • Where to change it: Project Settings > Security > Deployment Retention Policy (or a team policy) (Vercel)
  • Posted: October 9, 2026 (Vercel)
  • Existing Pro teams: Deployments older than 30 days are deleted from October 23, 2026 unless they opt out (Vercel)

You can stay on Vercel. You have to change a setting or plan before the date.

Leaving is a choice here, not a must.

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Who is affected

Existing Pro teams: Deployments older than 30 days are deleted from October 23, 2026 unless they opt out.

The date to remember is October 23, 2026. Make the change before then.

What to do before October 23

  1. Decide which old deployments you need. Old deployments are what you roll back to. Note the ones you may need again.
  2. Set your retention policy. Open Project Settings > Security > Deployment Retention Policy. Opt out or pick a period before October 23.
  3. Watch the storage bill. Pro teams now pay $0.10 per GB-month for stored deployments. Longer retention costs more.

A few tips:

  • Make the change yourself before the date. Do not wait for the last reminder email.
  • Write down your current plan or settings first, so you can compare after the change.
  • After the change, open your settings again and check that it worked.

How to tell your users

If the change affects your members or team, send one short email. Say what changes for them and when. Put the most important line first.

If there is a date, send a short reminder a few days before it. Keep a copy of the list you sent it to.

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