payload 4.0.0-beta.6

v4.0.0-beta.6

on Node.js NPM

v4.0.0-beta.6 (2026-10-29)

🚀 Features

• support custom CLI error exit codes (#19079) (4bb6ed2)
• ui: always restore versions as drafts (#18892) (7d76f23)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• cpa: generate v4-compatible storage and sharp config (#19120) (e3ef5b2)
• db-d1-sqlite: register findDistinct on sqliteD1Adapter (#19128) (3784f7e)
• deps: bump sharp to 0.35.5 (#19117) (c17d081)
• drizzle: lazily load drizzle kit tooling (#17656) (33c7b83)
• plugin-multi-tenant: avoid duplicate tenant menu actions (#19174) (d704e1b)
• ui: resolve admin accessibility workflow failures (#19005) (9f31a13)

🛠 Refactors

• richtext-lexical: upgrade lexical to 0.53.0 (#19176) (84c49b1)

📚 Documentation

• clarify enhanced contrast checks in accessibility guidance (#19143) (ce7019a)

🧪 Tests

• make --no-turbo use webpack and remove no-op noturbo e2e scripts (#18701) (062fb8c)
• fix hierarchy join assertions for UUID ordering (#19084) (374b178)
• ui: cover autosave behavior with virtual fields (#18144) (278e629)

📝 Templates

• move dashboard onboarding into a widget (#19149) (b9827b6)

⚙️ CI

• update outdated script name (#19178) (ab23c49)
• audit dependencies daily on main and 3.x (#19119) (ca1189f)
• harden audit action against tool failures and invalid specs (#19121) (a6e8cd0)

🏡 Chores

• extend accessibility skill for new UI changes (#19147) (8fe1a0f)
• a11y test cleanup (#18845) (13cd09d)
• plugin-mcp: bump mcp sdk to 2.4.0 (#19038) (ae600cf)

⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES

• richtext-lexical: upgrade lexical to 0.53.0 (#19176) (84c49b1)

Review your Lexical usage on notes from the PR

🤝 Contributors

• Sasha (@r1tsuu)
• Jarrod Flesch (@JarrodMFlesch)
• Alessio Gravili (@AlessioGr)
• Jared McDonald (@jared-figma)
• Elliot DeNolf (@denolfe)
• Jessica Rynkar (@JessRynkar)
• Mohd Irshad (@siddiqueirshad)
• Nate Lentz (@nathanlentz)
• Jake Fletcher (@jacobsfletch)
• Dan Ribbens (@DanRibbens)