Call II Arms-ory
Last week we released new weapon and sticker collections from our previous Call to Arms-ory. Congratulations to the artists who had their items included!
CS2 Updates & Patch Notes
Every Counter-Strike 2 update Valve has published, in full. Release notes, map changes, Armory and case drops, Major announcements — each one dated, categorised, and linked back to the original post.
270Updates archived
208Release notes
2,542Individual changes
August 24, 2026Latest update
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Season 5, Armory, and More
Cache has officially arrived, and replaces Overpass in the active duty map pool. Put your hard-earned strats to the test and rise through the Premier ranks in CS2's newest battlefield.
CS2 Workshop Update
Today we are introducing optional Supplemental Terms for releasing Counter-Strike 2 items in-game, found here, which allows the Counter-Strike 2 team to license items for a flat fee, found…
The Armory
Today's update introduces the Armory, all new Weapon Charms, and a whole lot more. Click the image below for more details!
A Call to Arms
Arms Race has returned! Grab your guns and brace yourself for a chaotic race to the top. Get two kills with each weapon to reach the final stage, or steal your opponents’ progress with your…
The Maps Workshop
The Maps workshop is now open for business.
CS2 update questions
How often does Counter-Strike 2 get an update?
Valve ships small updates most weeks — usually community map refreshes, gameplay fixes and map-scripting additions — with a larger release every few months that brings a new Premier season, Armory collections or an operation. Every one of them is listed here, newest first.
Where do these patch notes come from?
Straight from Valve. This archive reads Counter-Strike's official Steam announcement feed, so each entry is the release note Valve published, with a link to the original post. Nothing is rewritten or summarised away.
How quickly do new updates appear here?
Within about 15 minutes of Valve posting. The feed is re-read on a short interval, so a build that ships in the evening shows up here the same evening.
Do CS2 updates move skin prices?
Frequently. Case and collection changes, Armory rotations, operation launches and Major shop releases all change what is available and what people are buying. When an update touches items, open the skin or case page to see what actually happened to the price around that date.
What do the section names on each update mean?
They are Valve's own headings. "Gameplay" covers mechanics and weapon behaviour, "Maps" lists per-map fixes and Workshop refreshes, "Map scripting" is the scripting API for custom maps, "Armory" and "Misc" cover items and everything else. Each update card lists the sections that build touched.