# Directus v11.17.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v11.17.0
- **Released:** Mar 24, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v11.17.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v11.17.0. Source highlight: ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes **Added support for importing data in the background ([#26914](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/26914))**
- Potential breaking change: The app UI has been shrunk to 90% of its previous size. Extensions that rely on hardcoded px values or the old 14px root font-size may render incorrectly — all app sizing now uses rem based on the 16px browser default.

## New Features
- Added support for importing data in the background (#26914 by @Nitwel)
- Added support for importing data in the background (#26914 by @Nitwel)
- Added utility endpoint and UI to generate translations collections and fields. (#26742 by @bryantgillespie)
- Added deployment provider link on the run detail page, opening deployments directly in Vercel or Netlify dashboards. (#26888 by @LZylstra)
- Shrunk app UI to 90% and converted all px to rem (16px browser default) (#26826 by @formfcw)
- Added tool search tool for Anthropic AI provider to reduce context usage (#26864 by @bryantgillespie)

## Improvements
- Improved build times using `tsdown`’s `oxc-transform` (#26604 by @Nitwel)

## Bug Fixes
- Added AI SDK Devtools middleware support for debugging AI Assistant in development only. Added AI telemetry provider (#26678 by @bryantgillespie)
- Fix file renaming (#26946 by @br41nslug)
- Updated `@directus/tsconfig` dependency from 3.0.0 to 4.0.0 (#26879 by @AlexGaillard)
- Fixed filtering out `preRegisterCheck === false` modules from settings module bar config (#26953 by @AlexGaillard)
- Prevented uncaught exception when v-menu has no tabbable elements (#26922 by @robluton)
- Fixed a bug where global draft updates failed for singleton collections (#26910 by @formfcw)