# dbt Core v1.8.3 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** dbt Core (https://www.getdbt.com)
- **Version:** v1.8.3
- **Released:** Jun 20, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/dbt-core/updates/v1.8.3/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
dbt Core v1.8.3. Source highlight: dbt-core 1.8.3 - June 20, 2024

## New Features
- add --empty value to jinja context as flags.EMPTY (#10317)

## Bug Fixes
- DOn't warn on `unit_test` config paths that are properly used (#10311)
- Fix npm security vulnerabilities as of June 2024 (dbt-docs/#513)