# Strapi v5.18.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Strapi (https://strapi.io)
- **Version:** v5.18.1
- **Released:** Jul 16, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/strapi/updates/v5.18.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Strapi v5.18.1. Source highlight: homepage widget entries chart (#23903)

## New Features
- homepage widget entries chart (#23903)
- round arrow, adjust offsets, add border none back (590c24ce65)
- update cloud plugin to add Free plan (#23934)

## Bug Fixes
- add Introduction step in the Single collection Edit view (#23943)
- yarn build issue (#23906)