v4.20.3 2026.8.1

Name: lexical
Author: facebook

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facebook/lexicalAug 13, 2026 → Aug 14, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Releases are from different repositories (FalkorDB and Waha), so no direct delta exists.

New Features

GOWS storage and keepalive flags
Message Capping API
Reachout Timelock
NOWEB auto-versioning
ChatWoot JID population fix

Improvements

Updated NOWEB to auto-fetch WhatsApp Web versions
GOWS keepalive ping interval for proxies

Bug Fixes

Fix various session and engine bugs across WEBJS, NOWEB, and WPP
Fix search regression in FalkorDB v4.20.3

Upgrade Notes

The older release is for FalkorDB (v4.20.3) and the newer is for Waha (2026.8.1); ensure you are upgrading the correct project.

The Two Releases

v4.20.3

Aug 13, 2026· 2 months ago

A hotfix release that reverts the RediSearch 8.6 upgrade to version 2.6.13 to resolve a search regression introduced in the previous version.

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2026.8.1

Aug 14, 2026· 2 months ago

A major update for the Waha WhatsApp API includes new session configuration flags for GOWS, message capping, and reachout timelock features, alongside fixes for WEBJS, NOWEB, and S3 engines.

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