# Directus v11.16.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v11.16.1
- **Released:** Mar 10, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v11.16.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v11.16.1. Source highlight: ✨ New Features & Improvements

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- - Fixed client side validation breaking in drawer when dynamic variable is present. ([#26795](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/26795) by @powerseed)

## New Features
- **@directus/system-data**
- Updated latest models for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI providers (#26865 by @bryantgillespie)
- Updated latest models for Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI providers (#26865 by @bryantgillespie)

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed creation of related item with empty or default state (#26844 by @powerseed)
- Added field level MIME type restriction to file-image interface (#26831 by @AlexGaillard)
- Fixed AI tool approval flow hanging after approving provider-executed tools. (#26839 by @bryantgillespie)
- Fixed custom Vue operation options to persist edited values in Flow settings. (#26832 by @AbdelhamidKhald)
- Fixed an invalid filter for M2M interfaces when the item Id is null (#26857 by @ComfortablyCoding)
- Fixed folder navigation state being lost when reopening file selection drawer (#26649 by @costajohnt)