Update release notes for March 2026

Updated the release notes with the new date for File Integrity Monitoring and added details about the required MDE agent version for legacy Windows machines.

Author: DebLanger

articles/defender-for-cloud/release-notes.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features
 description: What's new and updated in Microsoft Defender for Cloud features
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 03/11/2026
+ms.date: 03/22/2026
 ---
 
 # What's new in Defender for Cloud features
@@ -31,13 +31,28 @@ This article summarizes what's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud. It includes
 
 | Date | Category | Update |
 | -------- | -------- | -------- |
+| March 22, 2026| Update | [File Integrity Monitoring requires MDE agent version 10.8799+ for legacy Windows machines](#file-integrity-monitoring-requires-mde-agent-version-108799-for-legacy-windows-machines) |
 | March 12, 2026 | GA | [Kubernetes gated deployment support for AKS Automatic (GA)](#kubernetes-gated-deployment-support-for-aks-automatic-ga) |
 | March 11, 2026 | GA| [Severity‑based risk assignment for "Not evaluated" recommendations](#severitybased-risk-assignment-for-not-evaluated-recommendations) |
 | March 10, 2026| Preview |[Code to runtime enrichment for recommendations](#code-to-runtime-enrichment-for-recommendations-preview)|
 | March 10, 2026 | Preview | [On-demand malware scanning of Azure Files in Microsoft Defender for Storage](#on-demand-malware-scanning-of-azure-files-in-microsoft-defender-for-storage-preview) |
 | March 04, 2026 | Deprecation | [Deprecation of preview of container and container images vulnerability recommendations](#deprecation-of-preview-of-container-and-container-images-vulnerability-recommendations) |
 | March 04, 2026 | Preview |[New individual recommendations format in Azure portal (Preview)](#new-individual-recommendations-format-in-azure-portal-preview)|
 
+### File Integrity Monitoring requires MDE agent version 10.8799+ for legacy Windows machines
+
+March 22, 2026
+
+Due to a pipeline change in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), File Integrity Monitoring now requires the **Defender for Servers Windows client (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint agent) version 10.8799 or above** for proper functionality on legacy Windows machines (downlevel clients).
+
+**Key details:**
+
+- **Affected systems**: Legacy Windows machines (Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, and other downlevel clients)
+- **Required version**: Defender for Servers Windows client (MDE agent) 10.8799 or later
+- **Impact**: FIM monitoring will not function properly on versions below the minimum requirement
+
+Learn more about [File Integrity Monitoring](file-integrity-monitoring-overview.md) and how to [enable File Integrity Monitoring](file-integrity-monitoring-enable-defender-endpoint.md).
+
 ### Kubernetes gated deployment support for AKS Automatic (GA)
 
 March 12, 2026
@@ -186,8 +201,7 @@ Learn more about [reviewing security recommendations](review-security-recommenda
 
 | Date | Category | Update |
 | -------- | -------- | -------- |
-| February 28, 2026| Update | [File Integrity Monitoring requires MDE agent version 10.8799+ for legacy Windows machines](#file-integrity-monitoring-requires-mde-agent-version-108799-for-legacy-windows-machines) |
-| February 22, 2026 | Preview | [Container runtime anti-malware detection and blocking (Preview)](#container-runtime-anti-malware-detection-and-blocking-preview) |
+| February 22, 2026 | Preview | [Container runtime anti-malware detection and blocking (Preview)](#container-runtime-anti-malware-detection-and-blocking-preview) 
 | February 22, 2026 | Update - Preview | [Binary drift now supports blocking (Preview)](#binary-drift-now-supports-blocking-preview) |
 | February 10, 2026| Preview | [Database-level recommendations experience for SQL Vulnerability Assessment findings (Preview)](#database-level-recommendations-experience-for-sql-vulnerability-assessment-preview) |
 | February 10, 2026| GA | [Scanning support for Minimus and Photon OS container images](#scanning-support-for-minimus-and-photon-os-container-images) |
@@ -196,20 +210,6 @@ Learn more about [reviewing security recommendations](review-security-recommenda
 |February 2, 2026| GA | [Updated CIEM recommendation logic](#updated-ciem-recommendation-logic) |
 |February 2, 2026| Preview | [Threat protection for AI agents (Preview)](#threat-protection-for-ai-agentspreview) |
 
-### File Integrity Monitoring requires MDE agent version 10.8799+ for legacy Windows machines
-
-February 28, 2026
-
-Due to a pipeline change in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), File Integrity Monitoring now requires the **Defender for Servers Windows client (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint agent) version 10.8799 or above** for proper functionality on legacy Windows machines (downlevel clients).
-
-**Key details:**
-
-- **Affected systems**: Legacy Windows machines (Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, and other downlevel clients)
-- **Required version**: Defender for Servers Windows client (MDE agent) 10.8799 or later
-- **Impact**: FIM monitoring will not function properly on versions below the minimum requirement
-
-Learn more about [File Integrity Monitoring](file-integrity-monitoring-overview.md) and how to [enable File Integrity Monitoring](file-integrity-monitoring-enable-defender-endpoint.md).
-
 ### Container runtime anti-malware detection and blocking (Preview)
 
 February 22, 2026