v0.54.0
milvus-io/milvusv0.54.0Aug 6, 2026by gemini-cli-robot
AI Summary
Milvus 3.0.0 completes the lake-native architecture introduced in 3.0-beta. Key additions include External Collections supporting function outputs, flexible schema evolution for online column management, a new SINDI-based sparse index, StructArray elements, faceted search, and Vortex storage format support.
Key Highlights
- External Collection supports function output fields (BM25, embeddings) and `milvus-table` format
- Flexible schema allows adding, backfilling, and dropping columns online without downtime
- Sparse index overhaul with SINDI, Block-Max WAND, and Block-Max MaxScore algorithms
- StructArray supports null values, bitmap indexes, and element-level search
- Function Chain API enables composable reranking pipelines
New Features
- External Collection lakehouse workflows with additive schema evolution
- Flexible schema: add, backfill, and drop columns online
- Sparse index overhaul: SINDI, Block-Max WAND, and Block-Max MaxScore
- StructArray coverage with element-level search and faceted search
- Function Chain reranking with native XGBoost scoring
- TEXT long-text fields with LOB storage
- FAISS index passthrough
- Vortex storage format support
- Woodpecker standalone deployment
Full Release Notes
## What's Changed * Changelog for v0.53.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28507 * Changelog for v0.52.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28508 * chore(release): bump version to 0.54.0-nightly.20260722.gf743ab579 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28510 * fix(caretaker): sanitize and wrap issue title in untrusted_context by @chadd28 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28352 * chore(caretaker): update vitest to v3.2.4 and add package-lock.json files by @chadd28 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28409 * fix(core): rotate session ID on model fallback to prevent stateful API errors by @amelidev in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28469 * feat(caretaker-triage): post comment before auto-closing issues by @chadd28 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28411 * fix(core): enforce HTTPS for GoogleCredentialsAuthProvider to prevent cleartext leakage by @amelidev in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28517 * fix(core): filter out thought parts from getHistoryTurns when context management is disabled by @DavidAPierce in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28509 * fix(a2a-server): normalize CRLF line endings to LF in getProposedContent by @luisfelipe-alt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28531 * fix(core): enforce explicit tag length and validation in file keychain by @luisfelipe-alt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28523 * chore/release: bump version to 0.54.0-nightly.20260728.gbef611950 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28552 * feat(pr-generator-db): implement Firestore concurrency dual-locking and test ingestion utilities by @joneba-google in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28432 * feat(pr-generator-agent): implement Antigravity agent runner and prompt templates … by @joneba-google in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28434 * fix(core): skip merged function-response turns when finding the active loop by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28565 * fix(patch): cherry-pick f47d6c6 to release/v0.54.0-preview.0-pr-28566 to patch version v0.54.0-preview.0 and create version 0.54.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28609 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.53.1...v0.54.0