# LocalAI v2.19.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** LocalAI (https://localai.io)
- **Version:** v2.19.1
- **Released:** Jul 20, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/localai/updates/v2.19.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
LocalAI v2.19.1. Source highlight: LocalAI 2.19.1 is out! :mega:

## New Features
- 🧠 llama-cpp Backend: The llama-cpp (grpc) backend now supports embedding ( https://localai.io/features/embeddings/#llamacpp-embeddings )
- feat(p2p): Federation and AI swarms
- feat(p2p): allow to disable DHT and use only LAN
- Allows to remove a backend from the list
- ci(Makefile): adds tts in binary releases
- feat: HF `/scan` endpoint

## Improvements
- 🛠️ Enhanced Installer: The installer script now supports setting up federated instances.
- 🖼️ WebUI Enhancements: Visual improvements and cleanups to the WebUI and model lists.
- ⚙️ Tool Support: Small enhancements to tools with disabled grammars.
- docs(swagger): enhance coverage of APIs

## Bug Fixes
- fix: make sure the GNUMake jobserver is passed to cmake for the llama.cpp build
- Using exec when starting a backend instead of spawning a new process
- fix(cuda): downgrade default version from 12.5 to 12.4
- fix: Lora loading
- fix: short-circuit when nodes aren't detected
- fix: do not list txt files as potential models