Tech AI Latestn8n releases 3.0 beta with breaking changes and drops npm installs, stable due in December
n8n released the 3.0.0 beta of its workflow platform on 27 October 2026, with safer defaults, Docker-only self-hosting and a stable build due in December.
Summary
n8n released version 3.0.0 as a beta on 27 October 2026 and plans the stable release for early December. The major version collects breaking changes: legacy nodes are removed, security defaults are stricter, the default Code node timeout drops from 5 minutes to 1 minute, and self-hosted installs must run on Docker instead of npm. A Migration Report in version 2.39 and later lists affected workflows. The 2.x line gets security fixes for 12 months after the stable release.








