# Strapi v5.24.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Strapi (https://strapi.io)
- **Version:** v5.24.2
- **Released:** Sep 29, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/strapi/updates/v5.24.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Strapi v5.24.2. Source highlight: :warning: Security Warning and Notice :warning:

## New Features
- Advanced Session Configuration (#24346)

## Bug Fixes
- database is corrupt with orphaned relations (#24316)
- assert admin.auth.secret on bootstrap instead of init (a1b9cf7971)
- support auth.options config in sessions (#24460)
- stop repair script from running automatically (#24470)
- Special thanks to @laurenskling for all the help debugging and testing!