Open WebUI v0.4.5 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.

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✨ Features 1 🔧 Bug Fixes 5

⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Open WebUI v0.4.5. Source highlight: [0.4.5] - 2024-11-26

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✨ New Features & Capabilities (1)

**🎨 Model Order/Defaults Reintroduced**: Brought back the ability to set model order and default models, now configurable via Admin Settings > Models > Configure (Gear Icon).

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (5)

**🔍 Query Generation Issue**: Resolved an error in web search query generation, enhancing search accuracy and ensuring smoother search workflows.
**📏 Textarea Auto Height Bug**: Fixed a layout issue where textarea input height was shifting unpredictably, particularly when editing system prompts.
**🔑 Ollama Authentication**: Corrected an issue with Ollama’s authorization headers, guaranteeing reliable authentication across all endpoints.
**⚙️ Missing Min_P Save**: Resolved an issue where the 'min_p' parameter was not being saved in configurations.
**🛠️ Tools Description**: Fixed a key issue that omitted tool descriptions in tools payload.

📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)

## [0.4.5] - 2024-11-26 ### Added - **🎨 Model Order/Defaults Reintroduced**: Brought back the ability to set model order and default models, now configurable via Admin Settings > Models > Configure (Gear Icon). ### Fixed - **🔍 Query Generation Issue**: Resolved an error in web search query generation, enhancing search accuracy and ensuring smoother search workflows. - **📏 Textarea Auto Height Bug**: Fixed a layout issue where textarea input height was shifting unpredictably, particularly when editing system prompts. - **🔑 Ollama Authentication**: Corrected an issue with Ollama’s authorization headers, guaranteeing reliable authentication across all endpoints. - **⚙️ Missing Min_P Save**: Resolved an issue where the 'min_p' parameter was not being saved in configurations. - **🛠️ Tools Description**: Fixed a key issue that omitted tool descriptions in tools payload.

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