# Directus v8.8.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v8.8.1
- **Released:** Aug 03, 2020
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v8.8.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v8.8.1. Source highlight: Fixed issue that prevented files from being uploaded through the file interface

## Improvements
- Improve string to int/float cast

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue that prevented files from being uploaded through the file interface
- Fix record creation when table PK is not the AUTO_INCREMENT field
- Fix cookie same_site type in config stub