v0.97.1 livekit-agents@1.8.4
livekit/agentsSep 29, 2026 → Oct 1, 20262 days between releases
What's New
Major version bump adds Azure Voice API, ElevenLabs v4, and GPT-5.6 support.
New Features
- Azure Voice Live Realtime API support
- ElevenLabs v4 and v4_turbo support
- Microsoft AI speech plugin
- GPT-5.6 model registry addition
- Deepgram TTS speed parameter
Improvements
- AssemblyAI default model updated to universal-3-6-pro
- Deepgram TTS speed parameter support
- TTS continuations protocol support
- Inline mid-conversation instructions for Qwen models
- Record STT event metadata on user turns
Bug Fixes
- Drain inference STT transcripts before closing
- Forward Twilio CallToken during warm transfers
- Omit temperature/top_p for OpenAI GPT-5.6 and GPT-6 on Bedrock
- Stop logging 'unknown chunk type' for Bedrock reasoning deltas
- Fix workflows and voice handling issues
Upgrade Notes
This is a major version jump (0.97.1 -> 1.8.4). Review configuration changes, specifically the reverted worker change regarding agent name reading in livekit.toml and new Azure configuration requirements. Update STT provider configurations to use new default models.
The Two Releases
v0.97.1
Sep 29, 2026· 23 days ago
A minor patch release focused on fixing a visual display issue where the Git branch glyph failed to render correctly when Nerd Fonts were not available.
Full release noteslivekit-agents@1.8.4
Oct 1, 2026· 20 days ago
Adds support for Azure Voice Live Realtime API and ElevenLabs v4, while updating STT providers like AssemblyAI and Deepgram with new model options and bug fixes for workflows and voice handling.
Full release notes