# PocketBase v0.40.3 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** PocketBase (https://pocketbase.io)
- **Version:** v0.40.3
- **Released:** Sep 06, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/pocketbase/updates/v0.40.3/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
PocketBase v0.40.3. Source highlight: _To update the prebuilt executable you can run `./pocketbase update`._

## Bug Fixes
- Fixes for various minor bugs spammed by 2 LLM users (bots?):
- Fixed collection index validator to allow expressions with parenthesis in the optional `WHERE` clause.
- Fixed nested cascade delete of self-referenced relation records.
- Minor UI fixes (updated dark primary btn color contrast, force reload the records list if the deleted record has self-referenced cascade relation field, etc.).