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Rocket.Chat

Open-source team communication and collaboration platform

Alternative to: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord


About Versions (100)

8.1.0-rc.0

2026-01-21

Engine versions

  • Node: 22.16.0
  • Deno: 1.43.5
  • MongoDB: 8.0
  • Apps-Engine: 1.59.1-rc.0

Minor Changes

  • (#37954) Changes OAuth login process to update users’ names throughout the whole workspace when an existing user logs in with a changed name

  • (#38032) Enables the password policy by default to ensure security by default and alters SetupWizard to handle errors

  • (#38077) Changes list of Room Files to only show files that have been successfully attached to a message

Patch Changes

  • (#38210) Fixes integration saving error because of missing babel dependencies inside the docker container

  • (#38183) Fixes /sendEmailAttachment to support sending multiple file attachments in a single email

  • (#38081) Fixes an issue where cancelling a file upload results in an uncaught exception

  • (#38169) Introduces in the call widget a quick link that redirects to the participant’s direct message

  • (#37660) Fixes browser slowdowns by preventing a rare cascading of language preference updates when multiple tabs reload

  • (#38101 by @smirk-dev) Adds error handling for MONGO_OPTIONS environment variable JSON parsing

  • (#38036 by @dodaa08) Fixes an issue where words are breaking mid-character in user card’s bio

  • (#38151) Changes OEmbed URL processing. Now, the processing is done asynchronously and has a configurable timeout for each request. Additionally, the API_EmbedIgnoredHosts setting now accepts wildcard domains.

  • (#37951) Fixes incorrect permission checks on workspace registration status, aligning the API and UI hooks with manage-cloud access.

  • (#38040 by @harshjdhv) Fixes a variable shadowing issue preventing new visitor registration in livechat/messages API.

  • (#38184) Fixes email notifications to display all files when a message contains multiple attachments

  • (#38186) Prevents custom status being saved in local storage as undefined and breaking the UI when accessing it

  • (#38106) Fixes an issue with the file type blacklist being easily bypassed by changing the file’s extension

  • (#37950) Fixes premium capability popup showing despite active enterprise license.

  • (#38088) Changes users.getAvatar endpoint to prevent unauthorized access.

  • (#38068) Fixes an issue that caused a spike in memory usage when apps handled the IPreFileUpload event

  • (#37919) Makes roomsPerGuest exclude DMs when counting subscriptions, ensuring guest limits apply only to non-DM rooms as per expected behavior.

  • (#38105) Fixes user deletion not removing thumbnails of images sent by the deleted user

  • (#38127) Fixes workspace statistics deployment data not updating on server version changes.

  • (#38119) Ensures SAML respects blank custom Authn Context

  • (#38071) Improves file upload flow to prevent buffering of contents in memory

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