# n8n n8n@2.38.4 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** n8n (https://n8n.io)
- **Version:** n8n@2.38.4
- **Released:** Sep 07, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/n8n/updates/n8n-2.38.4/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
n8n n8n@2.38.4. Source highlight: **core:** Cap task runner task timeouts to the graceful shutdown window (#37765) (6e12447)

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- core:** Prevent Anthropic agent threads from breaking permanently and keep run errors visible ([#37722](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/37722)) ([1007dff](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1007dff4befe77fc97aa438b934db0a3e948a360))

## Bug Fixes
- **core:** Cap task runner task timeouts to the graceful shutdown window (#37765) (6e12447)
- **core:** Keep a serving external secrets provider active when its replacement fails (#37882) (1abbd4b)
- **core:** Prevent Anthropic agent threads from breaking permanently and keep run errors visible (#37722) (1007dff)
- **core:** Stop npm audit from stalling Instance AI sandbox setup (#37877) (6120419)
- **core:** Stop task broker before task runner processes on shutdown (#37886) (a8fc772)