Although v17.40 was only released a few days ago, it appears that Epic Games must have missed a few bugs. Following the release of this week’s update,Fortnite’sdevelopers deployed yet another update on August 19.
Many players will likely be confused by the unannouncedFortniteupdate, so here’s everything you need to know, including the full patch notes.
FortniteAugust 19 Update & Patch Notes
TheWe’ve deployed a maintenance patch for PC addressing stability issues for players on Windows 7 and on Xbox consoles for general stability issues.A patch will be available before launching your game but there will not be server downtime.pic.twitter.com/Tu1kLgsGDR— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus)July 08, 2025">FortniteStatus Twitter accountrevealed that a newFortniteupdate and patch had been deployed for both PC and Xbox users. So, if you’re on PlayStation 4 or 5, you won’t have a new patch to download.
We’ve deployed a maintenance patch for PC addressing stability issues for players on Windows 7 and on Xbox consoles for general stability issues.A patch will be available before launching your game but there will not be server downtime.pic.twitter.com/Tu1kLgsGDR
But, if you’re on Xbox or PC, a new patch is available to download right now. The update doesn’t include any server downtime.
According to Epic Games, the following issues were fixed in the latest update:
The update is only small, coming in at 391MB for Xbox and 60.8MB for PC.
Unfortunately, that’s all there is for the latestFortniteupdate. No new content is included and no major changes, just some boring bug fixes.
When Is The NextFortniteUpdate?
Although today’s update didn’t include any major changes, v17.50 will likely be on the way in a few weeks with plenty of new content for players.
Rumors suggest that v17.50 will be the final update forFortniteChapter 2: Season 7, before Season 8 officially begins in September.
An official release date for the next update hasn’t been revealed, but it’s likely to arrive Tuesday, August 31st. Expect plenty of changes to arrive as it’s expected to be a big one to finish the current season.
