# News

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/c/news/9.md

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## [About the News category](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/about-the-news-category/21)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
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Announcements from the project team.

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5 now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 86\
**Last updated:** [3 September 2026 08:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239 "2026-09-03T08:42:54Z")

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Node-RED 5 is now generally available! Full details are available in the release blog post - if you've been following the beta releases, make sure you read the post as there are a few extra goodies included since the…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5.0.4 and 4.1.13 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-4-and-4-1-13-released/101566)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 July 2026 22:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-4-and-4-1-13-released/101566 "2026-07-30T22:09:46Z")

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Earlier today we released Node-RED 5.0.2 and 4.1.12. Unfortunately we missed a regression in behaviour of one of the dependencies we updated (jsonata). So we've now published 5.0.4 and 4.1.13 with that dependency revert…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5.0.2 and 4.1.12 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-2-and-4-1-12-released/101563)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 July 2026 12:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-2-and-4-1-12-released/101563 "2026-07-30T12:47:26Z")

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We've published both Node-RED 5.0.2 and 4.1.12 this morning. They contain an important security fix as well as routine updating of upstream dependencies. Please update at your earliest convenience. Nick

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5.0.1 available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-1-available/101398)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [6 July 2026 11:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-1-available/101398 "2026-07-06T11:54:16Z")

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Node-RED 5.0.1 is now available. This contains fixes for various issues reported since the 5.0 release last month. THank you to everyone who has contributed along the way. The full changelog is available here: Release …

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## [📆 Node-RED Con 2026 : Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-con-2026-tuesday-november-3rd-2026/101375)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 June 2026 12:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-con-2026-tuesday-november-3rd-2026/101375 "2026-06-29T12:43:03Z")

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Node-RED Con 2026 will be held online on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026. Last year's event was one of the best yet. The talks were genuinely impressive - real deployments, hard problems, people sharing work they'd been bui…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.11 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-11-released/101187)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2026 11:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-11-released/101187 "2026-06-04T11:54:26Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.11 has been published. This contains a number of minor bug fixes in the editor, removes some stray logging that slipped into 4.1.10 and keeps dependencies up to date. That said, we're aware of the current …

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5.0.0 Beta 6 available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-0-beta-6-available/100878)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 110\
**Last updated:** [21 May 2026 21:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-0-beta-6-available/100878 "2026-05-21T21:45:33Z")

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:tada: One more beta of Node-RED 5 is now available. Following some of the feedback (and bugs) with the last beta, we wanted to get one more out to make sure we've addressed everything we need to before the final release…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5.0.0-beta.5 now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-0-beta-5-now-available/100784)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 80\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2026 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-0-beta-5-now-available/100784 "2026-04-30T18:07:04Z")

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:tada: The fifth, and hopefully final, beta release of Node-RED 5 is now available! This release brings another big iteration of the sidebar management, a number of updates to the default light theme to improve acces…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5 Beta 4 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-4-released/100582)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2026 20:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-4-released/100582 "2026-04-27T20:47:08Z")

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:tada: The fourth beta release of Node-RED 5 is now available! This release has had a lot of small UX updates, addressing feedback from the previous beta and continuing to edge closer to the final design. The change…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.8 Released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-8-released/100641)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 March 2026 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-8-released/100641 "2026-03-24T14:00:34Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.8 is now available. This maintenance release includes updates to dependencies for security issues and a handful of fixes for issues reported recently. It does slip in one new feature with the Function node.…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5 Beta 3 now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-3-now-available/100505)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 62\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2026 13:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-3-now-available/100505 "2026-03-12T13:11:23Z")

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:tada: The third beta release of Node-RED 5 is now available! This is the next iteration of the UI changes. We've diverged a bit from the original concept designs, but it feels like we're getting to a good place. It …

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.7 now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-7-now-available/100510)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [6 March 2026 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-7-now-available/100510 "2026-03-06T16:36:17Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.7 is now available. This is mainly an dependency update release, but there are a couple fixes related to touch handling in the editor that had regressed slightly in 4.1.6. The docker containers are still b…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.5 available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-5-available/100361)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 February 2026 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-5-available/100361 "2026-02-11T17:21:39Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.5 is now available. This is a maintenance release that updates some of the dependencies to address upstream security issues.

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5 beta 2 now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-2-now-available/100208)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [6 February 2026 13:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-2-now-available/100208 "2026-02-06T13:09:39Z")

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:tada: The second beta release of Node-RED 5 is now available! After a short break for the Christmas period, we're back to our regular scheduled beta releases of Node-RED 5 We're continuing to iterate the UI appeara…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.4 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-4-released/100249)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2026 09:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-4-released/100249 "2026-01-28T09:37:30Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.4 is now available. This includes a dependency update for a security issue related to the tar module, as well as some other fixes. Again, lots of community contributions that we're very thankful for. Full …

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5 Beta 1 available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-1-available/99937)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 50\
**Last updated:** [10 January 2026 08:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-1-available/99937 "2026-01-10T08:03:20Z")

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:tada: The second beta release of Node-RED 5 is now available! We're aiming to refresh the beta at the end of each week to share regular progress - although the Christmas period may interrupt that a little. There was l…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.3 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-3-released/100113)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [8 January 2026 00:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-3-released/100113 "2026-01-08T00:25:54Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.3 is now available. This is a regular maintenance release, but with a bumper selection of fixes from the community. We have 3 first-time contributors in this release, plus @kazuhitoyokoi clearly had some f…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 5 beta.0 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-0-released/99870)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 73\
**Last updated:** [28 December 2025 14:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-0-released/99870 "2025-12-28T14:39:33Z")

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:tada: The first beta release of Node-RED 5 is now available! As promised in our recent blog post, we're starting the beta releases for Node-RED 5 today. This is the first step on the path to an updated Node-RED user e…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.2 available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-2-available/99854)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [7 December 2025 08:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-2-available/99854 "2025-12-07T08:05:02Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.2 is now available. This is mostly a bug fix release and includes some security updates to dependencies. Full changelog available here: If you're already running 4.1 and have the update notifications en…

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## [Modernization survey results now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modernization-survey-results-now-available/99830)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 December 2025 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modernization-survey-results-now-available/99830 "2025-12-04T14:27:01Z")

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Earlier this year we ran a community survey focussed on modernizing the overall Node-RED user experience. I shared some of the results in my Node-RED Con talk last month, but we've now made the full results available to…

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## [The path to Node-RED 5.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-path-to-node-red-5-0/99852)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [3 December 2025 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-path-to-node-red-5-0/99852 "2025-12-03T19:24:47Z")

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At Node-RED Con I spoke about the future roadmap of Node-RED and what we were planning for Node-RED 5.0. I've now published the blog post version of the talk. Let us know what you think - and keep an eye out for the sta…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.1 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-1-released/99369)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 October 2025 15:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-1-released/99369 "2025-10-13T15:30:50Z")

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Node-RED 4.1.1 is now available. This is a maintenance release with a number of useful fixes. Full details in the ChangeLog. The docker images will be available soon.

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## [Node-RED Survey: Shaping the Future of Node-RED's User Experience](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-survey-shaping-the-future-of-node-reds-user-experience/98346)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 105\
**Last updated:** [6 October 2025 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-survey-shaping-the-future-of-node-reds-user-experience/98346 "2025-10-06T18:47:49Z")

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With the Node-RED 4.1 release coming this week, it's also time to look more to the future and think about where we're headed as a project. Development tools in general have changed significantly since 2013 when Node-RED…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1 Released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-released/98364)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2025 14:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-released/98364 "2025-08-03T14:47:38Z")

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Node-RED 4.1 have been published and is now generally available! The release blog post is here: Version 4.1 released : Node-RED Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release.

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.0-beta.2 now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-0-beta-2-now-available/97810)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [25 July 2025 16:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-0-beta-2-now-available/97810 "2025-07-25T16:00:42Z")

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:tada: The second, and final, beta release of Node-RED 4.1 is now available! Node-RED 4.x requires at least Node 18.x. We recommend using Node 20 at least If you missed the beta-1 release post, you can read the details…

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## [Sharing flows on the forum just get prettier](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sharing-flows-on-the-forum-just-get-prettier/97957)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 52\
**Last updated:** [10 July 2025 07:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sharing-flows-on-the-forum-just-get-prettier/97957 "2025-07-10T07:08:23Z")

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When sharing flows on the forum, it is now possible to get a visual render of the flows to be automatically generated. By adding the flows type to the code block, it will now get rendered as a flow, making it easier to …

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.1.0.beta-1 now available](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-0-beta-1-now-available/97530)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2025 18:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-0-beta-1-now-available/97530 "2025-06-12T18:19:07Z")

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:tada: The first beta release of Node-RED 4.1 is now available! Node-RED 4.x requires at least Node 18.x. We recommend using Node 20 at least The Change Log has the full list of changes. Note: if any issues are report…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.0.9 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-0-9-released/95410)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [10 May 2025 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-0-9-released/95410 "2025-05-10T16:55:12Z")

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Start your weekend with the new Node-RED 4.0.9 release! A handle of useful fixes and a few small feature enhancements. Checkout the changelog for the full list. When you select a subflow instance node, the context sid…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 4.0.8 / 3.1.15 Released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-0-8-3-1-15-released/94046)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [20 December 2024 11:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-0-8-3-1-15-released/94046 "2024-12-20T11:49:32Z")

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Hi, New releases of both Node-RED 3.x and 4.x are available. 4.0.8 has been released today. We had published 4.0.6 earlier this week, but an issue was spotted that we wanted to get sorted before making a wider announce…

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