Impact Score: 5/10
Directus v9.4.0 โ Release Notes & Engineering Impact
Source available โ automated, not human-reviewed
Component: directus ยท Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v9.4.0. Source highlight: :sparkles: New Features
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
๐ Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
โจ New Features & Capabilities (3)
- #10663 Add ability to share items with people outside the platform (@rijkvanzanten)
- #10438 Add v-date-picker base component & use it in datetime interface (@azrikahar)
- #7199 Add default folder upload to WYSIWYG editors (@letoast)
โก Performance & Enhancements (4)
- #10659 match panel sizing to metric (@benhaynes)
- #10652 use CSS variable for users Admin Options divider (@azrikahar)
- #10587 smaller label height (@benhaynes)
- #10573 Update to the latest Material Icons (@tatthien)
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (4)
- #10651 fix public role sidebar not closable (@azrikahar)
- #10617 fix M2A list not updating (@azrikahar)
- #10623 Fix directusctl packages (@azrikahar)
- :warning: #10569 Use correct status code (204) when no content is sent (@eikaramba)
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## v9.4.0 (December 23, 2021)
### :sparkles: New Features
- **App**
- [#10663](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10663) Add ability to share items with people outside the platform ([@rijkvanzanten](https://github.com/rijkvanzanten))
- [#10438](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10438) Add v-date-picker base component & use it in datetime interface ([@azrikahar](https://github.com/azrikahar))
### :rocket: Improvements
- **App**
- [#10659](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10659) match panel sizing to metric ([@benhaynes](https://github.com/benhaynes))
- [#10652](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10652) use CSS variable for users Admin Options divider ([@azrikahar](https://github.com/azrikahar))
- [#10587](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10587) smaller label height ([@benhaynes](https://github.com/benhaynes))
- [#10573](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10573) Update to the latest Material Icons ([@tatthien](https://github.com/tatthien))
- [#7199](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/7199) Add default folder upload to WYSIWYG editors ([@letoast](https://github.com/letoast))
### :bug: Bug Fixes
- **App**
- [#10651](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10651) fix public role sidebar not closable ([@azrikahar](https://github.com/azrikahar))
- [#10617](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10617) fix M2A list not updating ([@azrikahar](https://github.com/azrikahar))
- **cli**
- [#10623](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10623) Fix directusctl packages ([@azrikahar](https://github.com/azrikahar))
- **API**
- :warning: [#10569](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10569) Use correct status code (204) when no content is sent ([@eikaramba](https://github.com/eikaramba))
### :sponge: Optimizations
- **API**
- [#10643](https://github.com/directus/directus/pull/10643) Move the app entrypoints to the assets directory ([@nickrum](https://github.com/nickrum))
Directus refs/tags/v9.4.0