Microsoft releases Copilot updates constantly. New features appear on the roadmap, timelines change and previews quietly roll out. To stay on top of what is new and upcoming, you can browse the M365 Roadmap https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/roadmap. With Power Automate, you can use the RSS feed of the roadmap to get notified straight away when Copilot-related topics are created or updated. The flow will send you a Teams message of the feature details.

Screenshot of the Microsoft 365 roadmap interface, showing filters for products, status, and release phase, alongside a Power Automate workflow for posting messages based on feed item publication.

Step 1: Create the RSS trigger

Create a new automated cloud flow in Power Automate.

For the trigger, select When a feed item is published from the RSS connector.

In the RSS feed URL field, use:

https://www.microsoft.com/releasecommunications/api/v2/m365/rss
Screenshot of Microsoft Power Automate showing parameters for an RSS feed trigger, including an RSS feed URL and an action to post messages in a chat or channel.

Step 2: Add a condition to filter for Copilot updates

The roadmap is for all Microsoft 365. If you are only interested in Copilot-related news, you can add a condition to filter the notifications.

Add a Condition underneath the RSS trigger. It should have the following 2 conditions listed:

  • Feed title contains Copilot
  • Feed summary contains Copilot

Set Or.

Make sure Feed title and Feed summary are entered as dynamic content from the RSS step.

Step 3: Send yourself a Teams notification

In the Yes branch of the condition, add the Microsoft Teams action Post message in a chat or channel.

Enter the details:

  • Post as: Flow bot
  • Post in: Chat with Flow bot
  • Recipient: <Your email address>
  • Message: Enter a message that uses dynamic content from the RSS feed trigger. You can copy and paste the example below.
@{triggerOutputs()?['body/title']}
@{triggerOutputs()?['body/summary']}
Published: @{triggerOutputs()?['body/publishDate']}
Updated on: @{triggerOutputs()?['body/updatedOn']}
@{triggerOutputs()?['body/primaryLink']}
Screenshot of the Power Automate interface showing a configuration for posting messages in a chat or channel. Parameters highlighted include 'Post as', 'Post in', 'Recipient', and a message section with placeholders for feed title, published date, updated date, and primary feed link.

Step 4: Save your flow

Your flow is now ready to go! You can save it, but you wont be able to test it until there is a feed item published on updated. The next time there is a Copilot feature updated or created at https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/roadmap, you will receive the notification.

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Published by Rishona Elijah

I'm a Microsoft MVP (Business Applications), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and I work as a Technology Evangelist at Barhead Solutions in Sydney, Australia. I run training sessions and events to showcase to people what they can achieve with Microsoft Copilot and Power Platform.

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