# n8n n8n@2.42.6 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** n8n (https://n8n.io)
- **Version:** n8n@2.42.6
- **Released:** Oct 09, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/n8n/updates/n8n-2.42.6/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
n8n n8n@2.42.6. Source highlight: **core:** Block create/update of workflows with deprecated nodes (#40707) (ff1a24c)

## New Features
- **core:** Block create/update of workflows with deprecated nodes (#40707) (ff1a24c)
- **Google Gemini Node:** Show Nano Banana 2.1 and 2 Lite in the image model list (#40656) (8dfc695)