OpenClaw Release Notes
This section records every official OpenClaw release since March 2026. Each entry covers overall shape, core highlights, technical direction, Breaking Changes, and notable fixes.
Source: OpenClaw GitHub Releases
Version number vs. release date: the version tag (e.g., v2026.3.28) is the internal tag date; the GitHub release date may be one day later. Both are correct.
Overview
| Version | Date | Theme | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| v2026.4.29 | 4/29 | Steering Default + People Wiki + Provider Expansion | NVIDIA, Bedrock Opus 4.7, Slack Block Kit, commitments |
| v2026.4.27 | 4/27 | Codex Computer Use + DeepInfra + Yuanbao/QQBot Groups | DeepInfra, Yuanbao, QQBot groups, manifest-first catalog |
| v2026.4.26 | 4/26 | Cerebras + Hermes/Claude Migration + Compaction Preflight | openclaw migrate, Matrix E2EE, compaction preflight |
| v2026.4.25 | 4/25 | TTS Major Upgrade + Cold Startup + OpenTelemetry | Azure Speech, ElevenLabs v3, plugin cold registry, PWA |
| v2026.4.24 | 4/24 | Google Meet Joins + DeepSeek V4 + Talk Realtime Voice | Google Meet, realtime voice, browser coordinate clicks |
| v2026.4.23 | 4/23 | Image Generation Expansion + GPT-5.5 + Security Batch | Codex OAuth images, OpenRouter images, Dreaming isolated |
| v2026.4.22 | 4/22 | xAI Image/Voice + Multi-Platform STT | Grok image/TTS/STT, Deepgram/ElevenLabs/Mistral STT, TUI embedded |
| v2026.4.21 | 4/21 | gpt-image-2 Default + Small Fixes | OpenAI image, owner enforcement, Slack thread |
| v2026.4.20 | 4/20 | Onboarding Wizard + Moonshot Kimi K2.6 | Wizard refresh, Kimi K2.6, cron split, BlueBubbles 30s |
| v2026.4.15 | 4/15 | Claude Opus 4.7 Default + Model Auth Monitoring | Anthropic default 4.7, Gemini TTS, LanceDB cloud |
| v2026.4.14 | 4/14 | GPT-5.4 Family + Multi-Channel Stabilization | gpt-5.4-pro, Telegram topics, Slack/Discord/Teams fixes |
| v2026.4.12 | 4/13 | Active Memory + Codex Integration | Active Memory, Codex provider, MLX local voice, LM Studio |
| v2026.4.11 | 4/12 | Dreaming Import + Video URL Delivery | ChatGPT import, Memory Palace, Teams reactions, Ollama cache |
| v2026.4.10 | 4/11 | Codex Provider + macOS Talk Mode | Native threads, Active Memory sub-agents, MLX local voice |
| v2026.4.8 | 4/8 | Telegram Fix + Slack Hardening | DNS pin disable, plugin metadata, network security |
| v2026.4.7 | 4/8 | openclaw infer CLI + SSRF Fix | Media generation adaptive switch, memory-wiki recovery, Gemma 4 |
| v2026.4.5 | 4/6 | Video/Music Generation + 12+ Language UI | Qwen/Fireworks/StepFun, Dreaming weighted recall, iOS native approvals |
| v2026.4.2 | 4/2 | Task Flow Restoration + Android Assistant | Unified TLS, OpenAI/Anthropic endpoint taxonomy, xAI/Firecrawl migration |
| v2026.4.1 | 4/1 | /tasks Background Jobs + SearXNG | Task management, AWS Bedrock Guardrails, macOS voice, Feishu Drive |
| v2026.3.31 | 3/31 | SQLite Task Flow + Multi-Platform Expansion | QQ Bot, Matrix thread isolation, MCP remote server, LINE media, Node shell removal |
| v2026.3.28 | 3/29 | Grok Responses API + Tool Hooks | Grok switch, MiniMax image-01, requireApproval, Qwen OAuth deprecation |
| v2026.3.24 | 3/25 | OpenAI-Compatible Gateway + Teams Official SDK | /v1/models, /v1/embeddings, Teams SDK, Skills UX |
| v2026.3.23 | 3/23 | Qwen Normalization + Control UI Polish | DashScope, Knot theme, CSP hardening, v2026.3.22 regression fix |
| v2026.3.22 | 3/23 | ClawHub Ecosystem + Legacy Cleanup | ClawHub install, Plugin SDK refactor, pluggable sandbox, GPT-5.4, 9+ Breaking |
| v2026.3.13 | 3/14 | Recovery Release + Cross-Platform Stability | Compaction fix, memory regression, four-platform parity, 16 new contributors |
| v2026.3.12 | 3/13 | Dashboard v2 + Fast Mode | Control UI overhaul, fast inference, Provider Plugin, K8s, 15 GHSA |
| v2026.3.11 | 3/12 | WebSocket Security Patch + Multimodal Memory | GHSA cross-site hijack, image/audio indexing, Ollama onboarding, iOS redesign |
| v2026.3.8 | 3/9 | CLI Backup System + ACP Provenance | openclaw backup, Provenance, Talk Mode mute, Brave LLM |
| v2026.3.7 | 3/8 | Context Engine Plugin Architecture + Container Overhaul | Pluggable context engine, ACP persistent binding, multi-stage Docker, 230+ changes |
| v2026.3.2 | 3/3 | Defense-in-Depth Security + Plugin SDK Refactor | SecretRef across 64 endpoints, sandbox hardening, PDF tools, 4 Breaking |
| v2026.3.1 | 3/2 | Android Feature Complete + WebSocket Architecture Shift | Android nodes, WS-first, Feishu deep integration, Gateway health probes |
Evolution Through March–April
- Feature expansion (3.1–3.2): Android parity, WebSocket architecture, security audit kick-off
- Architecture deepening (3.7–3.8): pluggable context engine, container modernization
- Quality hardening (3.11–3.13): concentrated security fixes, Dashboard v2, Fast Mode
- Ecosystem expansion (3.22–3.24): ClawHub native install, OpenAI gateway, Teams SDK
- Platform deepening (3.28–4.2): task flow management, multi-platform expansion, background jobs, Task Flow restoration
- Multimedia strengthening (4.5–4.8): video/music generation, 12+ language UI, SSRF fix, Telegram/Slack hardening
- Integration expansion (4.10–4.11): Codex provider, macOS Talk Mode, Dreaming import
- Memory / model expansion (4.12–4.15): Active Memory sub-agent, Codex integration, Claude Opus 4.7 default, Gemini TTS, Model Auth monitoring
- Multimedia / realtime voice (4.20–4.24): onboarding rewrite, Kimi K2.6 default, xAI full media, Google Meet joins, Talk realtime voice + full-agent consult
- Reliability / observability (4.25–4.29): full TTS upgrade, plugin cold registry, full OpenTelemetry, cross-agent migration (Hermes/Claude), steering on by default, People Wiki memory
Version Number Format
OpenClaw uses a date-based scheme:
v2026.3.XX- 2026: year
- 3: month
- XX: daily release number within the month (not necessarily sequential — represents the release day)
Example: v2026.3.22 is the 22nd numbered release of March 2026 (published on 3/23).