# Medusa v2.17.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Medusa (https://medusajs.com)
- **Version:** v2.17.2
- **Released:** Jul 01, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/medusajs/updates/v2.17.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Medusa v2.17.2. Source highlight: before / after on widgets injection zones

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- 🚧 Breaking change Since the components in a `LayoutComposer` controlled page are now arranged through the Editor view (including widgets), the `.after | .before` widget injection zones don't have an effect on where the Widget is placed within its injection zone - you should configure this, just like with any other layout component, through the Editor view. The `.side` is still relevant for Two Column page layouts.

## New Features
- feat: drag&drop LayoutComposer, settings db persistence by @leobenzol in #15721
- feat(payment,payment-stripe,core-flows,medusa,dashboard,js-sdk,utils,types): introduce async payment methods support by @NicolasGorga in #15085
- feat(dashboard): add dynamic document titles for browser tabs by @bqst in #14426
- feat(admin-shared,dashboard): apply new LayoutComposer approach across the admin dashboard by @NicolasGorga in #15861
- feat(admin-shared,dashboard): use layout composer in Topbar, Sidebar and settings Sidebar by @leobenzol in #15862
- feat(dashboard): add quantity-based pricing support for price lists by @laaibaQasim in #15258

## Bug Fixes
- fix(payment-stripe): handle async payment method check gracefully in webhook by @NicolasGorga in #15897
- fix(core-flows): keep customer account-holder link on a failed payment-session init by @Mezzle in #15618
- fix(utils): allow alias override in defineLink InputOptions to support linking the same module twice by @kowalski21 in #15701
- fix(order): make custom_display_id searchable by @Dev-Abdullah-H in #15622
- fix: Product option and product option values are not translatable by @weknowyourgame in #15881
- fix(core-flows,medusa): exclude gift cards from tax calc and add an option for custom gift card codes by @scherddel in #15419