# Strapi v5.8.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Strapi (https://strapi.io)
- **Version:** v5.8.1
- **Released:** Jan 22, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/strapi/updates/v5.8.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Strapi v5.8.1. Source highlight: Ci/experimental release script

## Bug Fixes
- chore: switch to the new github bug report template system
- fix(i18n): allow unique + un localized fields on i18n content types
- fix: adding component to dynamic zone overwrites data
- fix: disable lifecycle hooks on transfers [v5]