# Open WebUI v0.8.7 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Open WebUI (https://openwebui.com)
- **Version:** v0.8.7
- **Released:** Mar 02, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/open-webui/updates/v0.8.7/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Open WebUI v0.8.7. Source highlight: [0.8.7] - 2026-03-01

## Bug Fixes
- 🔒 **Connection access control privacy.** Tool server and terminal connections without explicit access grants are now private (admin-only) by default, fixing a bug where connections configured with no access grants were visible to all users instead of being restricted. Commit
- 🧠 **ChatControls memory leak.** The ChatControls panel no longer leaks event listeners, ResizeObserver instances, and media query handlers when navigating between chats, fixing memory accumulation that could degrade performance during extended use. #22112
- 💾 **Temporary chat params preservation.** Model parameters are now correctly saved when creating a temporary chat, ensuring custom settings like temperature and top_p persist across the session. Commit
- ⚡ **Faster artifact content updates.** Artifact content extraction during streaming is now debounced via requestAnimationFrame, reducing redundant DOM reads and improving CPU efficiency when tokens arrive faster than the browser can paint. Commit