# Ollama v0.17.7 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Ollama (https://ollama.com)
- **Version:** v0.17.7
- **Released:** Mar 05, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/ollama/updates/v0.17.7/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ollama v0.17.7. Source highlight: Allow thinking levels such as `"medium"` to correctly interpreted in Ollama's API for all thinking models

## New Features
- Add context length to support compaction when using `ollama launch`