v5.56.0

## 5.56.0 (2026-09-30)

### 🚀 New feature

- **admin:** record admin account and password actions in audit logs ([#27748](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27748))
- **admin:** audit webhook create, update and delete ([#27779](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27779))
- **strapi:** compile Tailwind for the admin panel from one host stylesheet ([#27550](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27550))

### 🔥 Bug fix

- update create edit e2e test ([#27751](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27751))
- **admin:** build window.strapi before mount and type the project-type contract ([#27683](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27683))
- **admin:** reopen button on dismissed trial banner overlays page controls ([#27777](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27777))
- **content-manager:** create-relation option offered for relations targeting a Single Type ([82a2ecb2dd](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/82a2ecb2dd))
- **content-manager:** hide create-relation option for Single Type targets instead of disabling it ([89b1efaeef](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/89b1efaeef))
- **content-manager:** cannot re-assign a relation still present on the published version ([#27602](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27602))
- **content-manager:** relation-on-the-fly modal affects the background entry ([584aa7b82a](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/584aa7b82a))
- **content-manager:** nested relation-on-the-fly connects are lost on navigation ([9c13d85f59](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/9c13d85f59))
- **content-type-builder:** clear stale folder field in the edit modal ([#27770](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27770))
- **core/core:** correct "recieve" typo in content-structure service comment ([#27825](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27825))
- **upload:** folder deletion removes assets without permission ([#27654](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27654))

### 📚 Documentation Changes

- fix typos across documentation pages ([#27773](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27773))
- point RFC contributions to GitHub Discussions ([#27746](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27746))

### ⚙️ Chore

- release v5.55.0 update develop ([a82c2d8bab](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/a82c2d8bab))
- release v5.55.1 update develop ([7a69d80b15](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/commit/7a69d80b15))
- add test:ts:back to packages with unchecked server code ([#27811](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27811))
- **deps:** drop React 17 from peer dependency ranges ([#26194](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/26194))
- **deps:** bump js-yaml from 3.15.1 to 3.15.2 ([#27516](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27516))
- **deps:** bump fast-uri from 3.1.5 to 3.1.8 ([#27808](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27808))
- **deps:** bump postcss-selector-parser from 7.1.1 to 7.1.6 ([#27541](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27541))
- **deps:** bump baseline-browser-mapping from 2.10.8 to 2.11.26 ([#27809](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27809))
- **deps:** bump browserslist from 4.28.1 to 4.28.7 ([#27531](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27531))
- **deps:** bump qs from 6.15.3 to 6.16.0 ([#27532](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27532))
- **deps:** bump mysql2 from 3.20.0 to 3.23.1 ([#27538](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27538))
- **deps:** bump react-router-dom from 6.30.4 to 6.30.6 ([#27586](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27586))
- **deps:** bump sharp from 0.35.3 to 0.35.4 ([#27600](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27600))
- **deps:** bump brace-expansion from 1.1.18 to 1.1.21 ([#27840](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27840))
- **deps:** bump browserslist from 4.28.7 to 4.28.8 ([#27838](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27838))
- **deps:** bump undici from 6.28.1 to 6.29.0 ([#27839](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27839))
- **deps:** align react-router-dom in app-template ([#27858](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27858))
- **tooling:** make jest lcov paths repo-relative for Sonar ([#27763](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27763))

### 💅 Enhancement

- **ci:** require an explicit QA label to merge ([#27464](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27464))
- **upload:** support custom AI providers for metadata generation ([#27684](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/27684))

### ❤️ Thank You

- Adrien L @Adzouz
- Andrei L @unrevised6419
- Arthur Moreau
- Ayoub Hidri @ayhid
- Ben Irvin
- Christopher Pruijsen @cpruijsen
- Dex
- Gonzalo Andres Garcia @gonbaum
- HichamELBSI
- Jamie Howard @jhoward1994
- keke @kekekuli
- Nico André
- Ricardo Francoli @ricardofrancoli
- Valentin @valfur03