# Directus v11.5.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v11.5.0
- **Released:** Feb 26, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v11.5.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v11.5.0. Source highlight: ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes - **@directus/api**

## New Features
- Ensured fields in nested groups are found when searching through filters (#24522 by @formfcw)
- Added Prometheus support (#24233 by @ComfortablyCoding)
- Added Prometheus support (#24233 by @ComfortablyCoding)

## Bug Fixes
- Ensured that the Kanban layout only resets the group title when the group field changes within the same collection (#24567 by @formfcw)
- Ensured that the “Show Ungrouped” option is disabled and that the “No Group” column doesn’t appear in Kanban layouts if (#24563 by @formfcw)
- Ensured that Kanban layout groups can be reordered without admin rights when selecting a non-relational group_by field (#24537 by @formfcw)
- Improved custom translation experience by prefilling existing values (#24535 by @hanneskuettner)
- Ensured that the Kanban layout refreshes after deleting a group column (#24565 by @formfcw)
- Fixed trimmed fields not saving null for empty strings (#24544 by @connorwinston)