# n8n n8n@2.39.6 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** n8n (https://n8n.io)
- **Version:** n8n@2.39.6
- **Released:** Sep 16, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/n8n/updates/n8n-2.39.6/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
n8n n8n@2.39.6. Source highlight: **core:** Check Gateway credits eligibility against the correct sub-node (#38673) (0cf7e99)

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- 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
- **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
- **core:** Check Gateway credits eligibility against the correct sub-node (#38673) (0cf7e99)