⚠️ Note: This is the final Strapi 4 release ⚠️

No further updates to Strapi 4 will be published, this release serves as the final version of Strapi 4 which is considered EOL (End-Of-Life) as of April 30th, 2026. All Strapi users should migrate to Strapi 5: https://docs.strapi.io/cms/migration/v4-to-v5/introduction-and-faq

Also please note, this does include Strapi Customers as well. Strapi Cloud will still continue to function with Strapi 4 but that may be subject change in the near future without warning.

What's Changed

Security

• Fixed a critical vulnerability where relational filtering could expose sensitive data through insufficient query sanitization. See GHSA-rjg2-95x7-8qmx / CVE-2026-27886.
• Upgraded tar to v7 to address security warnings.
• Applied v4 dependency security and maintenance updates.

Fixes

• Enforced unique admin email validation when updating the authenticated user profile.

Compatibility

• Added Node.js 22 support for Strapi v4.

Full Changelog: v4.26.1...v4.26.2