Impact Score: 5/10
PostHog desktop-v0.61.898 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: desktop · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-10-31.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
PostHog desktop-v0.61.898. Source highlight: fix(marketing-analytics): replace misleading freshness badge by @jabahamondes in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126289
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
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📊 Product & Engineering Leads
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✨ New Features & Capabilities (6)
- feat(workflows): let push steps keep no copy of sensitive content by @dmarchuk in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125237
- feat(tasks): add the knowledge writer origin product by @johncwaters in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126491
- feat(experiments): make reason a field of a health finding by @mp-hog in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125364
- feat(aio): let llm judges see images by @bernatixer in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/124879
- feat(data-warehouse): scaffold fathom source by @Gilbert09 in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126144
- feat(aio): let llm judges set a reasoning level by @bernatixer in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125840
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (5)
- fix(marketing-analytics): replace misleading freshness badge by @jabahamondes in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126289
- fix(data-warehouse): show linked self-managed tables only under their managed source by @Gilbert09 in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125654
- fix(desktop): stop the compaction spinner after a repeated start by @puemos in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125385
- fix(desktop): sync plan mode both ways with web, off by default by @puemos in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126086
- fix(flags): warn when a lifecycle reads flag calls past retention by @haacked in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125172
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## What's Changed
* fix(marketing-analytics): replace misleading freshness badge by @jabahamondes in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126289
* feat(workflows): let push steps keep no copy of sensitive content by @dmarchuk in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125237
* feat(tasks): add the knowledge writer origin product by @johncwaters in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126491
* feat(experiments): make reason a field of a health finding by @mp-hog in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125364
* feat(aio): let llm judges see images by @bernatixer in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/124879
* fix(data-warehouse): show linked self-managed tables only under their managed source by @Gilbert09 in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125654
* feat(data-warehouse): scaffold fathom source by @Gilbert09 in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126144
* chore(deps): Update posthog-js to 1.443.0 by @posthog-js-upgrader in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/123714
* feat(aio): let llm judges set a reasoning level by @bernatixer in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125840
* fix(desktop): stop the compaction spinner after a repeated start by @puemos in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125385
* fix(desktop): sync plan mode both ways with web, off by default by @puemos in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126086
* fix(flags): warn when a lifecycle reads flag calls past retention by @haacked in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/125172
* feat(desktop): mark a task as unread from its row menu by @dmarticus in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/126000
* feat(data-viz): per-series total and value label settings on sql charts by @posthog in https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/pull/114931
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/compare/desktop-v0.61.881...desktop-v0.61.898
## Downloads
### macOS
| Package | Architecture | Download | Blockmap | SHA-256 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DMG | Apple Silicon (arm64) | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.dmg](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.dmg) | [blockmap](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.dmg.blockmap) | [`c54849`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.dmg "c548497b9c92586beb8f1e11f8521c97c65fb9dfbf369a00e95f3d58415a3c1d") |
| ZIP | Apple Silicon (arm64) | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.zip](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.zip) | [blockmap](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.zip.blockmap) | [`9c11c9`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-mac.zip "9c11c9deff4cc7b1bdac12db4ad627292f626043c00c305e7d893fc68cace3ec") |
| DMG | Intel (x64) | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.dmg](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.dmg) | [blockmap](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.dmg.blockmap) | [`f5fdeb`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.dmg "f5fdeb45ff385a1837c61ff80ad81848bce98c542ddaf23f9e92bd94a0b7368d") |
| ZIP | Intel (x64) | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.zip](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.zip) | [blockmap](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.zip.blockmap) | [`966adf`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-mac.zip "966adf416e5a16d7bdd177153afe6273e4c3c2680bc5549ac7e3de8c93ce1465") |
### Windows
| Package | Architecture | Download | Blockmap | SHA-256 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Installer (.exe) | x64 | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-win.exe](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-win.exe) | [blockmap](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-win.exe.blockmap) | [`761601`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x64-win.exe "76160135b23a64a102774680646d08561a5b01d2375f4ccb97f166366f7d7bee") |
### Linux
| Package | Architecture | Download | Blockmap | SHA-256 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AppImage | x64 | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x86_64-linux.AppImage](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x86_64-linux.AppImage) | — | [`b12922`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x86_64-linux.AppImage "b12922a77a07f687542dba17c39204772b1d15214f1feb9c6a3ab2fb88c81b4b") |
| AppImage | arm64 | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-linux.AppImage](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-linux.AppImage) | — | [`b2005e`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-linux.AppImage "b2005e8cfb86c78094c959fcbd0990a37f1eb12540afb09c48d7cf95749dcede") |
| Debian (.deb) | x64 | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-amd64-linux.deb](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-amd64-linux.deb) | — | [`851bcf`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-amd64-linux.deb "851bcfcd8caa186ad013ac0892737d4d039ee4db3127d46338aee2510aac1ced") |
| Debian (.deb) | arm64 | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-linux.deb](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-linux.deb) | — | [`d484c7`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-arm64-linux.deb "d484c7c2d412f4f8812d054e6c3ed3a613d2886bf875d0cf71ec0518d35b94ed") |
| RPM (.rpm) | x64 | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x86_64-linux.rpm](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x86_64-linux.rpm) | — | [`e67663`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-x86_64-linux.rpm "e67663bd61f81b71aae330898956d8b4175909677c1985863a695184b08f6e92") |
| RPM (.rpm) | arm64 | [PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-aarch64-linux.rpm](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-aarch64-linux.rpm) | — | [`144215`](https://desktop-releases.posthog.com/stable/PostHog-Desktop-0.61.898-aarch64-linux.rpm "1442154f4e98e83ec72370d6dcd1c7ebfe5dc4fb90a7798e1039f096844fb18d") |