# Ghost v6.55.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Ghost (https://ghost.org)
- **Version:** v6.55.0
- **Released:** Jul 31, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/ghost/updates/v6.55.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ghost v6.55.0. Source highlight: 🎨 Changed the sidebar trial banner to be configurable via hostSettings (#29604) - Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- 🐛 Fixed site.substack.com links breaking when outbound link tagging is on (#29641) - leafwind

## Bug Fixes
- 🐛 Fixed feature image alt text silently disappearing when too long (#29681) - SUHAIL
- 🐛 Fixed members being removed from all newsletters when unsubscribing from one (#29605) - swithek
- 🐛 Fixed site.substack.com links breaking when outbound link tagging is on (#29641) - leafwind
- 🐛 Fixed settings sidebar flash for editors/contributors (#29660) - Jatinder Mahajan
- 🐛 Fixed duplicate reply notification emails for comment authors (#29600) - Aubaid
- 🐛 Fixed redirect capture groups ($1) not being substituted inside query strings (#29574) - Jannis Fedoruk-Betschki