The Chrome Manifest V2 removal is complete: Google has purged all legacy MV2 extensions from the Web Store, the final step of its MV3 migration.
Manifest v2
uBlock Origin v1.74.0 marks the final Chrome release before Google removes all Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store on August 31, 2026.
Google will remove all MV2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store on August 31, 2026. Back up your CRX files now before they are gone.
uBlock Origin and Lite are two distinct extensions, so even if Chrome disables uBlock Origin, it will not automatically upgrade to uBlock Origin Lite