# Directus v11.16.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v11.16.0
- **Released:** Mar 04, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v11.16.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v11.16.0. Source highlight: ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes 

## New Features
- Added support for a global draft version that is automatically available for all items when versioning is enabled (#26772 by @formfcw)
- Persisted table column widths to localStorage (#26767 by @HZooly)
- Implemented RBAC for deployment module (#26683 by @gaetansenn)
- Added field permission and version access checks to Visual Editor (#26772 by @formfcw)
- Added image and PDF upload support to Directus AI Assistant with a provider adapter pattern for 3 major providers (#26722 by @bryantgillespie)
- Added version support for visual editing in live preview (#26772 by @formfcw)

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed v-select group click handler to respect item-level selectable property (#26650 by @alvarosabu)
- Fixed license modal is not responsive on mobile screens (#26758 by @powerseed)
- Fixed unsaved changes dialog showing collaborative variant when not in a collaborative session (#26713 by @formfcw)
- Updated vue-split-panel dependency (#26709 by @HZooly)
- Fixed datetime picker not closing after selecting a date (#26719 by @alvarosabu)
- Added some missing translation keys for directus_settings and directus_roles. (#26744 by @powerseed)