v1.4.16

HKUDS/LightRAGv1.4.16May 7, 2026by danielaskdd

AI Summary

Adds explicit VoyageAI support and task-aware embedding, with a breaking change warning for OpenSearch versions.

Key Highlights

  • Explicit VoyageAI embedding support
  • Task-aware embedding support for asymmetric models
  • OpenSearch < 3.3.0 incompatibility warning

Breaking Changes

  • OpenSearch versions prior to 3.3.0 are incompatible

New Features

  • Explicit VoyageAI embed support
  • Task-aware embedding support

Full Release Notes

## Breaking Change

It's a breaking change for existing deployments on OpenSearch < 3.3.0. OpenSearch: Use version-aware sort tiebreaker for PIT search by @LantaoJin in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2991

## What's New
* Explicit voyageai embed support by @laszukdawid in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2484
* feat: Add task-aware embedding support by @StoreksFeed in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2560

## What's Changed
* chore(deps): bump react-router-dom from 7.14.0 to 7.14.1 in /lightrag_webui in the react group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2967
* chore(deps-dev): bump the build-tools group in /lightrag_webui with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2968
* chore(deps): bump the frontend-minor-patch group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2969
* chore(deps): bump lucide-react from 0.577.0 to 1.6.0 in /lightrag_webui by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2970
* Add Podman-compatible compose file by @tears710 in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2983
* fix: remove `stream` parameter from `.parse()` call when `response_format` is present by @PaulTitto in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2965
* chore(deps): bump react-router-dom from 7.14.1 to 7.14.2 in /lightrag_webui in the react group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3001
* chore(deps): bump the ui-components group in /lightrag_webui with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3002
* chore(deps): bump axios from 1.15.1 to 1.15.2 in /lightrag_webui in the frontend-minor-patch group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3004
* chore(deps-dev): bump the build-tools group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3003
* Replace status tooltip with details modal by @g2424303264-code in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3025
* fix(webui): resolve react-hooks lint errors after eslint-plugin upgrade by @danielaskdd in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3036
* chore(deps): bump lucide-react from 1.9.0 to 1.14.0 in /lightrag_webui in the ui-components group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3032
* chore(deps): bump sigma from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 in /lightrag_webui in the graph-viz group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3033
* chore(deps-dev): bump typescript-eslint from 8.59.1 to 8.59.2 in /lightrag_webui in the build-tools group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3034
* chore(deps): bump i18next from 25.10.10 to 26.0.3 in /lightrag_webui by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3035

## New Contributors
* @tears710 made their first contribution in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2983
* @PaulTitto made their first contribution in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2965
* @laszukdawid made their first contribution in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/2484
* @g2424303264-code made their first contribution in https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/pull/3025

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/compare/v1.4.15...v1.4.16