The article discusses the changes introduced to the Penal Code and the Executive Penal Code by the Act of 7 July 2022 within the scope of the institution of conditional release. The subject of this article are the regulations connected with formal conditions of adjudicating this measure, its appeal, the probation period as well as executory aspects concerning another petition for conditional release and placing a condemned person under supervision. The publication includes historical references as well as solutions for the future, in the legislative and organizational dimension for further development of this institution.