# Open WebUI v0.7.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Open WebUI (https://openwebui.com)
- **Version:** v0.7.2
- **Released:** Jan 10, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/open-webui/updates/v0.7.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Open WebUI v0.7.2. Source highlight: [0.7.2] - 2026-01-10

## Bug Fixes
- ⚡ Users no longer experience database connection timeouts under high concurrency due to connections being held during LLM calls, telemetry collection, and file status streaming. #20545, #20542, #20547
- 📝 Users can now create and save prompts in the workspace prompts editor without encountering errors. Commit
- 🎙️ Users can now use local Whisper for speech-to-text when STT_ENGINE is left empty (the default for local mode). #20534
- 📊 The Evaluations page now loads faster by eliminating duplicate API calls to the leaderboard and feedbacks endpoints. Commit
- 🌐 Fixed missing Settings tab i18n label keys. #20526