# PocketBase v0.31.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** PocketBase (https://pocketbase.io)
- **Version:** v0.31.0
- **Released:** Oct 24, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/pocketbase/updates/v0.31.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
PocketBase v0.31.0. Source highlight: _To update the prebuilt executable you can run `./pocketbase update`._

## New Features
- Added `ApiScenario.DisableTestAppCleanup` optional field to skip the auto test app cleanup and leave it up to the developers to do the cleanup manually (#7267).
- Added `FileDownloadRequestEvent.ThumbError` field that is populated in case of a thumb generation failure (e.g. unsupported format, timing out, etc.), allowing developers to reject the thumb fallback and/or supply their own custom thumb generation (#7268).