v0.55.0 v0.55.1
payloadcms/payloadOct 2, 2026 → Oct 2, 20260 days between releases
What's New
Optimizes TTS provider to Deepgram Aura and fixes audio drop during pause arbitration.
New Features
- BOT_TTS_MODEL setting defaults to 'tts-1'
Improvements
- Default TTS provider switched to Deepgram Aura for faster response times
Bug Fixes
- Pause-mode barge-in no longer drops bot audio after a resolution
Upgrade Notes
The default TTS provider changed to Deepgram Aura; switch to `BOT_TTS_PROVIDER=openai` if you require the previous OpenAI behavior. The new `BOT_TTS_MODEL` setting defaults to 'tts-1' and can be configured if needed.
The Two Releases
v0.55.0
Oct 2, 2026· 20 days ago
This release introduces a new Pipecat transport SDK, allowing integration with Pipecat AI pipelines, and updates the example bot to use Deepgram and OpenAI services. It also includes documentation updates and a security patch for the ratatui library.
Full release notesv0.55.1
Oct 2, 2026· 20 days ago
This patch release optimizes the default text-to-speech provider for the Pipecat example bot to Deepgram Aura for faster response times and fixes a critical bug where bot audio was dropped during pause arbitration resolutions.
Full release notes