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Release on September 22, 2026 ​

Version: 80.0.0 · Release

Areas Affected ​

User Roles, Notifications, Change Orders, Observations, Projects, AI Agents, Plans, Accounting Integrations

Highlights ​

  • Introduced a new AI Agent feature that users can set up and manage directly within Ernest.
  • Added a dedicated Change Order approval workflow for General Contractors and Owners.
  • Added distribution groups for Observations so the right people are automatically notified.

What Changed ​

  • Added a new Architect user role, and fixed an issue that could cause architect notification links to point to the wrong location. (Ticket)
  • Removed Slack as a notification delivery option and moved each notification type to its own independent delivery process, improving reliability and making it easier to manage notification settings going forward. (Ticket)
  • Clarified the wording used to describe notification settings for user roles, making it easier to understand what each setting controls. (Ticket)
  • Added a new Change Order approval workflow for General Contractors and Owners, including refinements based on design feedback and an updated Change Order status label. (Ticket)
  • Added support for distribution groups on Observations, so relevant team members are automatically notified when an Observation is created or updated. (Ticket)
  • Ensured every project now requires a name and a linked portfolio, preventing incomplete project records from being created. (Ticket)
  • Introduced a new AI Agent feature, including refinements from design review and a fix so the confirmation message for deleting an agent now appears correctly. (Ticket)
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent CAD-generated plan PDFs containing embedded links from loading correctly in the plan viewer. (Ticket)
  • Fixed an issue where media reports with missing photos or files could fail to generate AI summaries; those files are now skipped so the summary can still be created.

Notification Changes ​

The notification matrix was refreshed for this release because notification-related backend files changed.

  • ERNE-9895: Implemented (GC/Owner) CO Approval WF. (#3519) (PR)
  • ERNE-10033: Adding new architect role (#3510) (PR)
  • ERNE-10082: Drop Slack from notifications and give each event its own Knock workflow (#3483) (PR)
  • Release PR notification-related changes (PR)

Hotfixes Since Last Release ​

These fixes were deployed to production independently before this release — they are listed here for a complete record of what changed since the previous release.

September 21, 2026

  • Improved the Sage 300 integration: AP invoices now include a payment date, data syncs every 10 minutes, and cost codes can be automatically mapped. (PR)

September 18, 2026

  • Fixed an issue where the confirm button stayed disabled even after duplicate sheet numbers were corrected. (PR)
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