PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM)
PeopleSoft Human Capital Management is the human resources application suite in Oracle's PeopleSoft family. Oracle delivers new features several times a year through update images and provides tools such as the Cumulative Feature Overview to compare releases. The suite is run by the customer on premises or in the cloud, and Oracle states that PeopleSoft support is extended through at least 2037.
PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) is an Oracle product filed under HRMS & HCM Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 13 versions listed, latest Image 55 (latest release, Continuous Innovation) (May 2026).
Source: Human Capital Management (HCM), retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Releases and Lifecycle
All Oracle productsRelease and support dates as published by Oracle; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) 13 versions
| Version | Released | End of standard support | End of extended support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image 55 (latest release, Continuous Innovation)Continuous Innovation (Premier Support through at least the stated date) | – | [1] | ||
| 9.2 (In-Memory Labor Rules and Monitoring)Continuous Innovation exceptions table | – | [1] | ||
| 9.2 (Global Payroll Country Extensions, selected countries)Continuous Innovation exceptions table | – | [1] | ||
| 9.2 (Stock Administration)Continuous Innovation exceptions table | – | [1] | ||
| 9.2 (Directory Interface, HCM Portal Pack)Continuous Innovation exceptions table | – | [1] | ||
| 9.1 (Global Payroll Germany and Global Payroll Netherlands)Oracle footnote: Premier Support ended October 16, 2014; Extended Support ended December 31, 2015; Sustaining Support continues | – | [1] | ||
| 9.1 (formerly HRMS) | [1] | |||
| 9.0 (formerly HRMS) | [1] | |||
| 8.9 ANZ (HCM/CS, formerly HRMS) | [1] | |||
| 8.9 (HCM/CS, formerly HRMS) | [1] | |||
| 8.8 (formerly HRMS) | [1] | |||
| 8.3 (formerly HRMS) | – | [1] | ||
| 8.0 SP1 (formerly HRMS) | – | [1] |
Lifecycle Policy
- Premier Support. The first stage, generally five years from general availability, covering major releases, technical support, updates, fixes, security alerts, tax, legal and regulatory updates, upgrade scripts and certification with most new third-party and Oracle products. [1]
- Extended Support. An optional stage of up to three further years for specific releases, offered for an additional fee, with updates, fixes and certification with most existing third-party and Oracle products. [1]
- Sustaining Support. Technical support that remains available for as long as the product is licensed, without new updates, fixes, security alerts, tax, legal or regulatory updates, upgrade scripts or certifications. [1]
- Continuous Innovation. For PeopleSoft, E-Business Suite 12.2, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2, Siebel CRM 8.1 and 8.2 and Hyperion EPM 11.2, new functionality arrives as updates to the existing release, and Premier Support is stated as running through at least a given date (December 2037) that Oracle may extend in one-year increments. [1]
Sources 1
- Oracle Applications: Oracle Lifetime Support Policy (effective August 7, 2026) retrieved 2026-10-14