# n8n n8n@1.71.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** n8n (https://n8n.io)
- **Version:** n8n@1.71.2
- **Released:** Dec 10, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/n8n/updates/n8n-1.71.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
n8n n8n@1.71.2. Source highlight: **core:** Make sure task runner exits (#12123) (78315ac)

## New Features
- **core:** Cancel runner task on timeout in external mode (#12101) (f18263b)

## Bug Fixes
- **core:** Make sure task runner exits (#12123) (78315ac)
- **editor:** Fix svg background pattern rendering on safari (#12079) (36eb25c)