v3.81.0

## [v3.81.0](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/compare/v3.80.0...v3.81.0) (2026-04-01)


### 🚀 Features

* add LLM eval suite for Payload conventions and code generation ([#15710](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/15710)) ([db4b00e](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/db4b00e))
* **next:** prevent admin panel errors when cacheComponents is enabled ([#16020](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16020)) ([1ecd7dd](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/1ecd7dd))

### 🐛 Bug Fixes

* update file-type, ajv and jose packages ([#16118](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16118)) ([d09ed54](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/d09ed54))
* add field-level access control to internal auth fields ([#16119](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16119)) ([4ae5577](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/4ae5577))
* where querying by a join field with relationship nested to an array ([#16101](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16101)) ([0f79eed](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/0f79eed))
* trashed documents still show as IDs in relationship responses ([#16102](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16102)) ([aa143e6](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/aa143e6))
* **db-mongodb:** virtual fields within blocks ([#16107](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16107)) ([77cdb17](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/77cdb17))
* **db-postgres:** stabilize read replicas support ([#16083](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16083)) ([46ddf8d](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/46ddf8d))
* **db-postgres:** handle blockType filters for versions ([#16071](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16071)) ([727d74e](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/727d74e))
* **deps:** resolve high severity audit vulnerabilities ([#16104](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16104)) ([c5a3767](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/c5a3767))
* **next:** respect canAccessAdmin when a custom dashboard view is configured ([#16105](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16105)) ([329090c](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/329090c))
* **next:** forgot password `basePath` was not respected ([#16084](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16084)) ([3c40241](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/3c40241))
* **plugin-multi-tenant:** forbidden error when logging in as a user with no tenant and no access to all tenants ([#16047](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16047)) ([9c58e7c](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/9c58e7c))
* **richtext-lexical:** prevent invalid h0 heading nodes when all heading sizes are disabled ([#16090](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16090)) ([185548a](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/185548a))
* **sdk:** pass trash to request ([#16092](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16092)) ([e0b3e81](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/e0b3e81))
* **storage-gcs:** bump @google-cloud/storage ([#16046](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16046)) ([5c06266](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/5c06266))
* **storage-vercel-blob:** properly handle `alwaysInsertFields` and add comprehensive integration test suite with a vercel blob emulator ([#16080](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16080)) ([8530b45](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/8530b45))
* **templates:** add --no-server-fast-refresh to all dev scripts for Next.js 16.2+ compatibility ([#16074](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16074)) ([8045887](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/8045887))
* **ui:** prevent data loss in copy-to-locale with drafts ([#16073](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16073)) ([43b8de6](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/43b8de6))
* **ui:** `tokenInMemory` not set after refreshing cookie ([#15928](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/15928)) ([17266ab](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/17266ab))
* **ui:** respect `admin.dateFormat` for list view filters ([#16040](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16040)) ([d5fe0ce](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/d5fe0ce))

### 🛠 Refactors

* **ui:** live preview iframe loader ([#16004](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16004)) ([167a01e](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/167a01e))

### 📚 Documentation

* clarify unique field index behavior and add warnings for array/blocks nesting ([#15969](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/15969)) ([38c1d4d](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/38c1d4d))
* document ListViewServerProps/ClientProps and custom list view component patterns ([#15970](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/15970)) ([eb3b227](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/eb3b227))
* adds code examples for how to fully implement textStateFeature ([#16053](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16053)) ([80ae745](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/80ae745))

### 🧪 Tests

* add `defaultSort` join field property integration tests ([#16057](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16057)) ([b2a8917](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/b2a8917))

### 📝 Templates

* fix broken images on Next.js 16 by using relative paths for local media ([#16058](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16058)) ([1a0f4d0](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/1a0f4d0))
* bump to Next.js 16.2.1 ([#16032](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16032)) ([5c3244f](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/5c3244f))

### ⚙️ CI

* fix localstack startup ([#16048](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16048)) ([0d15620](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/0d15620))

### 🏡 Chores

* **claude:** update audit-dependencies skill with lockfile strategy and override rules ([#16106](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16106)) ([974870a](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/974870a))
* **deps:** bump qs-esm from 7.0.2 to 8.0.1 ([#16110](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/16110)) ([d6862fe](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/commit/d6862fe))

### 🤝 Contributors

- Dan Ribbens (@DanRibbens)
- Jarrod Flesch (@JarrodMFlesch)
- angus-msquared (@angus-msquared)
- Sean Zubrickas (@zubricks)
- Alessio Gravili (@AlessioGr)
- Patrik (@PatrikKozak)
- Jake Fletcher (@jacobsfletch)
- Mahmoud Hamdy (@mahmoodhamdi)
- Elliot DeNolf (@denolfe)
- Sasha (@r1tsuu)
- Nathan Bo Wang (@nathanbowang)
- Jon Bockhorst (@jmbockhorst)
- Daniel Giljam (@DanielGiljam)
- Kendell (@kendelljoseph)