Strapi release roundup: everything that changed between January and February 2026

Between January and February 2026, Strapi released several updates, from v5.33 to v5.39, focusing on enhancing user experience, particularly in the Admin UI and mobile support. These updates addressed community proposals and longstanding requests, resulting in 49 GitHub pull requests and over 150 issues being closed. Key improvements included persistent list view settings, a new status filter for content publication, a fix for bulk publishing interruptions, enhanced relation field handling, and a focal-point picker for the Media Library. Additionally, the updates introduced AI metadata generation for existing media, enforced file type restrictions, and allowed media imports directly from URLs. Developer experience was enhanced with an upgraded email provider, full support for S3-compatible storage services, an automated project scaffolding option, and improved security for API parameter handling. These changes were part of a collaborative effort between the Strapi team and the community, emphasizing the open-source nature of the project.