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Another question that people are asking : who already got the AI-900 will have to "upgrade" to AI-901?
Because Fundamentals don't expire, it's your choice if you want to update to the new AI fundamentals or not.
- JustinTerryMar 16, 2026Copper Contributor
Hi LibertyMunson , sorry but Fundamentals do get a nice Retired state slapped on the certification transcript, and the cert gets relegated to Historical. Please see my post of March 16. If it's Microsoft's intention that Fundamentals don't expire/retire, then this isn't being reflected in how those certifications are treated.
- LibertyMunsonMar 16, 2026
Microsoft
I'm going to need more details. We have retired some fundamentals certifications without a replacement. In those cases, that's exactly what the experience should be. We are not retiring AI Fundamentals. We are replacing the requirement and retiring the previous exam.
- JustinTerryMar 16, 2026Copper Contributor
Hi Liberty, thanks for the reply. Let me know what details you need, and if it's better to take this offline.
Please don't get me wrong, I am not sore about this for myself. It just seems unfair that candidates are studying and passing soon-to-be-retired exams, only to have them dumped in Historical/Retired. My case point here is that Dynamics 365 Fundamentals CRM (December 2025) is now relegated to transcript status 'Retired' the same as my MCTS: SQL Server 2005 (October 2008).
My MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance (June 2009) is, apparently, alive and well and still an active certification. I care slightly more now about D365 CRM than I do about SQL Server 2005/2008. Too right the MCTS SQL 2005 is 'Retired', not so much the D365 CRM!
- fabiofrancoMar 16, 2026
Microsoft
But I have to do another test to ''upgrade''?