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