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Quinn Patrick
New Member
Nov 13, 2026 4:35 AM UTC
Question

Accepting library updates reverts component instances to an older state

I’m seeing an issue when publishing updates to a design system library and accepting those updates in another file. Component instances revert to a previous state instead of reflecting the latest published version.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Make changes to components in the source library.
  2. Publish the library updates.
  3. Open a file using that library and accept the updates.

Expected: Instances reflect the latest published component state.

Actual: Instances revert to an older state, leaving the consuming file out of sync with the library. This happens repeatedly when publishing and accepting updates.

3 replies

anniewarner
Active Member
Nov 13, 2026 6:24 AM UTC

This sounds like a frustrating issue, especially when repeated library updates cause component instances to lose their latest changes. It may be related to how component overrides or library version updates are being applied.

Have you checked whether the issue occurs with all components or only specific instances? Sharing a short screen recording would also help identify what's causing the rollback.

Hellen charless
Celine_
Figmate
Community Support
Nov 13, 2026 11:25 AM UTC

Hi ​@Quinn Patrick , Celine from the Figma Community Support team here! Thanks for sharing the steps and explaining that this happens repeatedly.
As ​@anniewarner mentioned, a recording would help us compare the published component with what happens when you accept the update.

I’ve gone ahead and created a support ticket on your behalf so our team can investigate. Please reply to the support email with links to the source library and the affected file, plus a short recording showing the component changes, publication, and what happens to an instance after accepting the update.
Your case number is 2260595, sent to your email address: qxxxn.pxxxk@axxxm.xxm, thank you! 🙏🏼

 

Quinn Patrick
New Member
Nov 14, 2026 10:13 PM UTC

Thanks, Annie and Celine. I received the support email and will reply there with the file links and a recording. This is blocking our ability to reliably publish and use library updates so I appreciate the team looking into it.