# Cal.com v5.8.8 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Cal.com (https://cal.com)
- **Version:** v5.8.8
- **Released:** Nov 03, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/calcom/updates/v5.8.8/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Cal.com v5.8.8. Source highlight: chore: make atoms release depend on trusted publisher

## New Features
- perf: add docker ignore in root path
- feat: Add official docker support
- feat: add bookingRequiresAuthentication validation to 2024-04-15 booking controller
- feat: add separator support to data table
- feat: distributed tracing - Part (1)
- feat: move bookings tabs to sidebar navigation

## Improvements
- perf: og image caching v2

## Bug Fixes
- fix: prevent base64 logo/banner storage in organization onboarding
- fix: Auto Assignment of team member to event when that member is auto-accepted during direct invite to sub-team
- fix: exclude attendee responses from calendar for seated event
- fix: Modified teamName to be null when host is not fixed
- fix: require notice threshold when type time
- fix: Optimized Slots setting not updating on children event types