# Appwrite 1.8.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Appwrite (https://appwrite.io)
- **Version:** 1.8.1
- **Released:** Dec 23, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/appwrite/updates/1.8.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Appwrite 1.8.1. Source highlight: Please run the migrate command even if upgrading from 1.8.x.

## New Features
- Add branch deployments support by @atharvadeosthale in #10486
- Add TanStack Start sites support by @Meldiron in #10681
- Add Next.js standalone support by @Meldiron in #10747
- Add Resend integration by @ChiragAgg5k in #10690
- Add option to enable/disable image transformations per-bucket by @ChiragAgg5k in #10722
- Add operators support by @abnegate in #10735 and #10800

## Improvements
- Improve MFA docs endpoint order by @HarshMN2345 in #10793

## Bug Fixes
- Fix duplicate document error while creating file by @lohanidamodar in #10891
- Fix "Update external deployment (authorize)" throwing 500 error due to invalid query by @ItzNotABug in #10888
- Fix error setting user password by @lohanidamodar in #10889
- Fix error generating email MFA challenges by @ItzNotABug in #10884
- Fix file token expiry by @hmacr in #10877
- Fix TanStack Nitro default by @Meldiron in #10860