# Directus v11.9.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v11.9.0
- **Released:** Jun 25, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v11.9.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v11.9.0. Source highlight: ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- ⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes **Added support for LDAP login and enhanced parameter consistency for refresh/logout commands. Allowed overriding the mode in refresh and logout commands to be inline with login ([#25132](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/25132))**

## New Features
- Added support for LDAP login and enhanced parameter consistency for refresh/logout commands. Allowed overriding the mode in refresh and logout commands to be inline with login (#25132 by @ComfortablyCoding)
- Added Keyboard Accessibility (#25214 by @formfcw)
- Improved the UX of the field permissions by changing its interface to a checkbox tree (#25253 by @formfcw)
- Added `AUTH_.+_ISSUER_DISCOVERY_MUST_SUCCEED` and `AUTH_.+_CLIENT_HTTP` env variables to the `openid` provider (#25002 by @ComfortablyCoding)
- Added `backlink` query parameter to exclude back-relations when expanding `*.*` in the fields query parameter (#25284 by @Nitwel)
- **@directus/composables**

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed manual flows to only trigger with appropriate permissions (#25354 by @br41nslug)
- Added BSL license banner to display for first admin user (#25299 by @AlexGaillard)
- Fixed system filters showing null (#25294 by @br41nslug)
- Ensured to revert changes on error after drag & drop in kanban and calendar layout (#25329 by @formfcw)
- Prevented table column widths from having null values (#25298 by @robluton)
- Ensured that the redirection to the collection view after editing an item takes the bookmark query into account (#25327 by @formfcw)