# Directus v9.4.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v9.4.0
- **Released:** Dec 24, 2021
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v9.4.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v9.4.0. Source highlight: :sparkles: New Features

## New Features
- #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)

## Improvements
- #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)

## Bug Fixes
- #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)