# 🎉 Node-RED 4.1.8 Released

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-8-released/100641>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [24 March 2026 13:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-8-released/100641 "2026-03-24T13:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [24 March 2026 13:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-8-released/100641/1 "2026-03-24T13:27:33Z")

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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. The node allows you to define code to be run on start, stop and on each message. By default it shows the 'on messages' tab - as for 99% of the time, that's what a user wants.

The node will now show an icon on the individual tabs to indicate if there is code defined on it. This makes it easier to spot if there is code hidden away on the start or stop tab.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/6/5619eae04aa613af9f66bc846f1e0733cf843174.png)

Full list of changes in the [changelog](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/4.1.8)

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**Author:** ![hardillb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hardillb/32/12373_2.png) [@hardillb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hardillb)\
**Post date:** [24 March 2026 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-8-released/100641/2 "2026-03-24T14:00:34Z")

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Docker containers in the usual places

- [nodered/node-red - Docker Image](https://hub.docker.com/r/nodered/node-red)
- [Package node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red-docker/pkgs/container/node-red)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2026 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-4-1-8-released/100641/3 "2026-05-23T14:00:40Z")

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