Impact Score: 5/10
n8n [email protected] โ Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
n8n [email protected]. Source highlight: **core:** Keep the ExpressionError name in minified builds (#42309) (b3192c6)
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
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๐ Product & Engineering Leads
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โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
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โจ New Features & Capabilities (1)
- **core:** Make custom OTel attribute key prefixes configurable (#42193) (6071b12)
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (6)
- **core:** Keep the ExpressionError name in minified builds (#42309) (b3192c6)
- **core:** Keep undefined values in QuickJS expression results (#42264) (532f645)
- **editor:** Align carets within split buttons (#42203) (61cbfea)
- **editor:** Improve first load speed (#41987) (8b6bdbb)
- **editor:** Match Evals Run Test button colors (#42200) (f594853)
- **editor:** Remove underlines from breadcrumb links (#42201) (127d65a)
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## [2.45.5](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/compare/[email protected]@2.45.5) (2026-10-28)
### Bug Fixes
* **core:** Keep the ExpressionError name in minified builds ([#42309](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42309)) ([b3192c6](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/b3192c6d151125c76c88fe8a421e027b4242a3f9))
* **core:** Keep undefined values in QuickJS expression results ([#42264](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42264)) ([532f645](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/532f645f21c99e178a09448caf37ebd77d24b56a))
* **editor:** Align carets within split buttons ([#42203](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42203)) ([61cbfea](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/61cbfeafa267b5c769b345c50ccbd4fc504b0e69))
* **editor:** Improve first load speed ([#41987](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/41987)) ([8b6bdbb](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/8b6bdbbe874bd4be23ec33a8c9fa2483c671d946))
* **editor:** Match Evals Run Test button colors ([#42200](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42200)) ([f594853](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/f5948531ca013a4794707333a1983081d17ab461))
* **editor:** Remove underlines from breadcrumb links ([#42201](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42201)) ([127d65a](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/127d65aab5589aede8425b1d630d21ec6d90c788))
* **editor:** Remove underlines from Data Table links ([#42189](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42189)) ([619271c](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/619271cae6449d92d0ec2f12b20a35c6a11d5835))
* **editor:** Stop Safari from opening its own context menu on the canvas ([#42175](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42175)) ([28f9c9e](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/28f9c9edbff7d2e33b816cbadf06984bddd65b92))
### Features
* **core:** Make custom OTel attribute key prefixes configurable ([#42193](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/42193)) ([6071b12](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/6071b12d352aededc889dbe3e38ca1a935d54761))
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