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n8n [email protected]stable Released Sep 16, 2026
⚠️ Breaking Change Impact Score: 7/10

n8n [email protected] — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.

Breaking-change evidence from the source

  • core:** Add v3 breaking change rule for the storage directory rename ([#38636](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/38636)) ([c3dcbbe](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/c3dcbbef454a49a75a5dd54f6b54be8422d57c88))
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✨ Features 2 🔧 Bug Fixes 1 ⚠️ Breaking & Deprecations 1
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

n8n [email protected]. Source highlight: **core:** Check Gateway credits eligibility against the correct sub-node (#38673) (0cf7e99)

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⚠️ Breaking Changes & Deprecations (1)

  • core:** Add v3 breaking change rule for the storage directory rename ([#38636](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/38636)) ([c3dcbbe](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/c3dcbbef454a49a75a5dd54f6b54be8422d57c88))

✨ New Features & Capabilities (2)

  • **core:** Add v3 breaking change rule for the storage directory rename (#38636) (c3dcbbe)
  • **core:** Warn on deprecated N8N_DB_PING_TIMEOUT env var (#38569) (ab03087)

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (1)

  • **core:** Check Gateway credits eligibility against the correct sub-node (#38673) (0cf7e99)
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## [2.39.6](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/compare/[email protected]@2.39.6) (2026-09-16) ### Bug Fixes * **core:** Check Gateway credits eligibility against the correct sub-node ([#38673](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/38673)) ([0cf7e99](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/0cf7e992d0c70797b608db78bc71684ab184b530)) ### Features * **core:** Add v3 breaking change rule for the storage directory rename ([#38636](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/38636)) ([c3dcbbe](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/c3dcbbef454a49a75a5dd54f6b54be8422d57c88)) * **core:** Warn on deprecated N8N_DB_PING_TIMEOUT env var ([#38569](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/38569)) ([ab03087](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/ab030877b4113628b996c3b2678c7cb331328ccf)) <!-- This is an auto-generated description by cubic. --> <a href="https://cubic.dev/pr/n8n-io/n8n/pull/38772?utm_source=github" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-no-image-dialog="true"><picture><source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://www.cubic.dev/buttons/review-in-cubic-dark.svg"><source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://www.cubic.dev/buttons/review-in-cubic-light.svg"><img alt="Review in cubic" src="https://www.cubic.dev/buttons/review-in-cubic-dark.svg"></picture></a> <!-- End of auto-generated description by cubic. -->
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