v3.90.0 v3.90.1

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payloadcms/payloadSep 18, 2026 → Sep 18, 20260 days between releases

What's New

Fixed query behavior to prevent parent where queries leaking into nested relationship fields

Improvements

  • Bumped templates to version 3.90.0
  • Backported telemetry updates to version 3
  • Updated dependencies for system stability

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed query behavior to prevent parent where queries from carrying over into nested relationship fields

Upgrade Notes

No configuration changes are required for this patch release.

The Two Releases

v3.90.0

v3.90.0

Sep 18, 2026· 1 month ago

This release focuses on critical security fixes and hardening across authentication, file uploads, and data validation. It introduces stricter controls for password management, client uploads, and external fetches, alongside updates to the Lexical rich text editor and polymorphic join validation.

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v3.90.1

v3.90.1

Sep 18, 2026· 1 month ago

This maintenance release for Payload CMS v3.90.1 addresses a specific query behavior issue regarding nested relationship fields and updates templates and telemetry components. It also includes various backports and dependency bumps to ensure system stability.

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