December 9, 2022: The Manifest V2 deprecation timelines are under review and the
experiments scheduled for early 2023 are being postponed. For more information, read
the update in the chromium-extensions Google Group.
As Manifest V3 approaches full feature parity with Manifest V2, we'll be progressively phasing
out Manifest V2. This page specifies the timetable for this deprecation and describes the
meaning of each milestone.
January 2023 Postponed
MV3 becomes a prerequisite for the Featured badge
Experiments to turn off MV2 in Canary, Dev, and Beta
2023
January 2024 Under review
After expiration of the MV2 enterprise policy, all MV2 extensions
will be removed from the store
2024
June 2023 Under Review
Experiments to turn off V2 in all channels
including stable (enterprise exceptions)
Summary of the Manifest V2 support timeline.