# n8n n8n@2.8.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** n8n (https://n8n.io)
- **Version:** n8n@2.8.0
- **Released:** Feb 11, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/n8n/updates/n8n-2.8.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
n8n n8n@2.8.0. Source highlight: Add source to credentials open menu on telemetry (#25519) (2ba2404)

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- editor:** Fix ParameterInput formatting breaking existing newlines ([#25213](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/25213)) ([143a1dd](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/143a1dd67f8ef19412a5d7f4f6a4ca3922e2361a))

## New Features
- Add credentials list endpoint + new scopes (#25309) (5e573bf)
- Add endpoint to create Quick Connect credentials from the backend (#25398) (01b16af)
- Add initial interfaces to ai-node-sdk (#25248) (c6d6218)
- Add new scope for workflow:unpublish, assignable to personal projects and regular project roles (#25228) (4eb0079)
- Add projects to credentials list response (#25384) (fb3fe5f)
- **ai-builder:** Add Workflow Context Tools for On-Demand Data Fetching (#25070) (6b27a39)

## Improvements
- **core:** Check if row exists instead of querying it entirely (#25223) (103468a)
- **core:** Lazyload tracing (#25206) (9264467)
- **core:** Make event loop block detection configurable (#25291) (5446098)
- **core:** Optimize access for webhooks and workflows (#25149) (c9b661f)
- **core:** Optimize credentials access (#25150) (8057b72)
- **core:** Remove more JOINs from workflow queries (#25182) (1a2b1cf)

## Bug Fixes
- Add source to credentials open menu on telemetry (#25519) (2ba2404)
- Adjust gap behaviour of the execution buttons (#25529) (d18ffe1)
- Adjust styling of credentials setup card (#25163) (ce70395)
- **Asana Node:** Fix empty error output when using Continue (using error output) (#24615) (0a47148)
- **core:** AI models don't explain images in ChatHub (#25451) (6e7cbbf)
- **core:** Auto set pairedItem when N input items create 1 output item (#25203) (1292b80)