v4.5.0.4

paulpierre/markdown-crawlerv4.5.0.4May 20, 2026by sid-swirl

AI Summary

This release resolves an authentication regression introduced in version 4.5.0.3 by silently ignoring stale browser credentials and utilizing active login sessions instead.

Key Highlights

Fixes auth-chain regression from 4.5.0.3
Silently ignores stale browser credentials
Drop-in replacement requiring no database migration

Full Release Notes

# SWIRL Community 4.5.0.4 — Auth-chain regression fix

This release resolves an issue introduced in SWIRL 4.5.0.3. 

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## Fixed

* SWIRL now quietly ignores stale credentials your browser may be carrying and just uses your active login session instead of throwing you out. 

## Upgrading

⚠️ **No database migration required.** 4.5.0.4 is a drop-in replacement for 4.5.0.3 (and for 4.5.0.2 if you skipped 4.5.0.3).

Docker users:

```
docker pull swirlai/swirl-search:latest
```

See the [Docker Build Guide](https://docs.swirlaiconnect.com/DOCKER_BUILD.html#inspecting-the-published-image) for the SBOM / vulnerability inspection commands.