# Strapi v5.52.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Strapi (https://strapi.io)
- **Version:** v5.52.2
- **Released:** Aug 26, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/strapi/updates/v5.52.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Strapi v5.52.2. Source highlight: ✨ New Media Library (opt-in beta)

## New Features
- add worktree bootstrap command (#27426)
- **database:** add migration progress heartbeats (#27325)

## Improvements
- **data-transfer:** clarify partial transfer stage scope (#27322)
- **database:** log internal migrations at info level (#27324)

## Bug Fixes
- make drag and drop more fluently in configuation view fix#23161 (#26320, #23161)
- **admin:** out of sort memory when listing audit logs on mysql (#27410)
- **admin:** send credentials on fetch client requests (#27413)
- **admin:** keep api token permissions on localized content types at boot (#27420)
- **admin:** honour redirectTo when the auth page redirects an authenticated user (#27213)
- **admin:** slow startup with many roles due to redundant permission … (#27438)