# Strapi v5.40.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Strapi (https://strapi.io)
- **Version:** v5.40.0
- **Released:** Mar 18, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/strapi/updates/v5.40.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Strapi v5.40.0. Source highlight: add package manager dropdown before version in bug report template (#25679)

## Improvements
- resolved filter editability on clicking filter tag (#24057)
- **core:** remove beta on Document API, enforce deprecation on EntityService API (#25744)

## Bug Fixes
- add package manager dropdown before version in bug report template (#25679)
- add maxwidth to documentactions menu (#25664)
- formatErrorMessages array values formatting (#24196)
- **admin:** alias singleton frontend deps in vite (#25682)
- **content-manager:** reduce excessive rerendering in components and dynamic zones (#25631)
- **content-manager:** skip non-draftAndPublish relations in countDraftRelations (#25453)