n8n 2.38.4 – Bug Fixes
This release includes several critical bug fixes: capping task runner timeouts to prevent graceful shutdown issues, keeping external secrets providers active during replacements, fixing Anthropic agent thread failures, preventing npm audit hangs during AI sandbox setup, and improving task broker shutdown order.
2.38.4 (2026-09-07)
Bug Fixes
- core: Cap task runner task timeouts to the graceful shutdown window (#37765) (6e12447)
- core: Keep a serving external secrets provider active when its replacement fails (#37882) (1abbd4b)
- core: Prevent Anthropic agent threads from breaking permanently and keep run errors visible (#37722) (1007dff)
- core: Stop npm audit from stalling Instance AI sandbox setup (#37877) (6120419)
- core: Stop task broker before task runner processes on shutdown (#37886) (a8fc772)
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