# Strapi v5.4.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Strapi (https://strapi.io)
- **Version:** v5.4.0
- **Released:** Nov 13, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/strapi/updates/v5.4.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Strapi v5.4.0. Source highlight: [core:core] fix: load strapi before watch (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/21931) @alexandrebodin

## New Features
- [core:core] feat: reordering for polymorphic relations in Content API (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/21928) @innerdvations

## Bug Fixes
- [core:core] fix: load strapi before watch (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/21931) @alexandrebodin
- [core:core] fix: populate media in document service (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/22086) @jhoward1994
- [core:database] fix: possible query ambiguity during Strapi v5 db migration (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/21596) @mottet
- [core:review-workflows] fix: stage change should not update modified status (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/22069) @Marc-Roig
- [dependencies] fix: remove references to prerelease versions of Strapi (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/22143) @innerdvations