PocketBase v0.36.0stable Released Jan 16, 2026
Impact Score: 5/10

PocketBase: v0.36.0 Release

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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.

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โšก Executive Summary (TL;DR)

PocketBase v0.36.0. Source highlight: _To update the prebuilt executable you can run `./pocketbase update`._

Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)

๐Ÿ’ป Software Engineers & Devs

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๐Ÿ“Š Product & Engineering Leads

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โš™๏ธ DevOps & Security

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โœจ New Features & Capabilities (1)

  • Added `strftime(format, timevalue, modifiers...)` date formatting filter and API rules function.

๐Ÿ”ง Bug Fixes & Patches (1)

  • Bumped min Go GitHub action version to 1.25.6 because it comes with some minor security fixes.
๐Ÿ“„ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
> _To update the prebuilt executable you can run `./pocketbase update`._ - List query and API rules optimizations: - Removed unnecessary correlated subquery expression when using back-relations via single `relation` field. - Replaced `DISTINCT` with `GROUP BY id` when rows deduplication is needed and when deemed safe. _This should help with having a more stable and predictable performance even if the collection records are on the larger side._ For some queries and data sets the above 2 optimizations have shown significant improvements but if you notice a performance degradation after upgrading, please open a Q&A discussion with export of your collections structure and the problematic request so that it can be analyzed. - Added [`strftime(format, timevalue, modifiers...)`](https://pocketbase.io/docs/api-rules-and-filters/#strftimeformat-time-value-modifiers-) date formatting filter and API rules function. It works similarly to the [SQLite `strftime` builtin function](https://sqlite.org/lang_datefunc.html) with the main difference that NULL results will be normalized for consistency with the non-nullable PocketBase `text` and `date` fields. Multi-match expressions are also supported and works the same as if the collection field is referenced, for example: ```js // requires ANY/AT-LEAST-ONE-OF multiRel records to have "created" date matching the formatted string "2026-01" strftime('%Y-%m', multiRel.created) ?= '2026-01' // requires ALL multiRel records to have "created" date matching the formatted string "2026-01" strftime('%Y-%m', multiRel.created) = '2026-01' ``` - โš ๏ธ Minor changes to the `search.ResolverResult` struct _(mostly used internally)_: - Replaced `NoCoalesce` field with the more explicit `NullFallback` _(`NullFallbackDisabled` is the same as `NoCoalesce:true`)_. - Replaced the expression interface of the `MultiMatchSubQuery` field with the concrete struct type `search.MultiMatchSubquery` to avoid excessive type assertions and allow direct mutations of the field. - Updated `modernc.org/sqlite` to v1.44.1 _(SQLite 3.51.1)_. - Bumped min Go GitHub action version to 1.25.6 because it comes with some [minor security fixes](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.25.6).