# Directus v11.8.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v11.8.0
- **Released:** May 28, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v11.8.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v11.8.0. Source highlight: ✨ New Features & Improvements

## New Features
- Ensured the configured display format is applied to the kanban layout (#24840 by @brunoocasali)
- Enhanced the appearance of the flow trigger buttons in the sidebar by applying their custom colors (#25192 by @Mehdi-YC)
- Enhanced the flow logs with color indications for success and failure, and added a new filter to view only failed logs (#25125 by @AfaqJaved)
- Added the ability to toggle a variable input for the \_in and \_nin filters. (#25245 by @formfcw)
- Added new action events for extensions (#25181 by @amosmurmu)
- Added deletion of the `dist` folder to the `build` command (#25129 by @licitdev)

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed permissions handling in the Files module (#25187 by @amosmurmu)
- Fixed a bug that prevented fields from being validated in a relational drawer with junction fields (#25152 by @formfcw)
- Added filters to file(s) and image interface and fixed relation creation to `directus_files` (#25241 by @Nitwel)
- Improved clarity for usage of the Readonly and Required options in the Advanced Field Settings (#25158 by @formfcw)
- Made v-list-group togglable in storybook (#25166 by @Nitwel)
- Fixed a bug in the select color field that caused invalid color values to be stored (#25149 by @formfcw)