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Release on September 25, 2026 ​

Version: 81.0.0 · Release

Areas Affected ​

Change Orders, Observations, Bid Packages, File Management, Subcontractor Pay Applications, Portfolio, Media Library, Payments, Subcontracts, RFIs & Submittals, Daily Logs

Highlights ​

  • Change Order approvals now support a second review step, enabling multi-stage sign-off before a change order is finalized.
  • Observations can now be shared with distribution groups, making it easier to route them to the right people automatically.
  • Bid packages can now be sorted, and your place in the list is preserved when navigating away and back.

What Changed ​

  • Improved the performance and reliability of search suggestions (autocomplete) across the platform. (Ticket)
  • Made internal improvements to how permission checks are enforced, with no visible change to functionality. (Ticket)
  • Performed internal system cleanup to improve platform performance. (Ticket)
  • Cleared out stale daily report data as part of routine system maintenance. (Ticket)
  • Added a second approval step to the Change Order approval workflow, allowing for multi-stage review before final sign-off. (Ticket)
  • Added the ability to share Observations with distribution groups, making it easier to route them to the right people. (Ticket)
  • Added sorting options for bid packages and improved navigation so your place in the list is preserved when moving between pages. (Ticket)
  • Fixed an issue where uploading files could fail due to a background search-indexing process; file uploads are now more reliable. (Ticket)
  • Added notifications for the subcontractor pay application approval workflow, alerting users when action is needed. (Ticket)
  • Fixed a display issue in the Portfolio project grid and removed unused internal functionality to improve reliability. (Ticket)
  • Updated the Media Library so comments apply to individual media files instead of the entire report, making feedback more precise. (Ticket)
  • Prevented users from naming recorded payments after connected ERP integrations, avoiding conflicts with accounting system data. (Ticket)
  • Enabled credit change order lines to be included on subcontract progress invoices, giving more flexibility when billing. (Ticket)
  • Updated RFI and submittal review email notifications to go only to the assigned reviewer, reducing unnecessary emails to other users. (PR)
  • Reverted the recent change to RFI and submittal review email notifications. (PR)

Notification Changes ​

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

  • chore: Cleaned-up CO Knock WFs. (#3570) (PR)
  • Revert "hotfix: Send RFI and submittal review emails only to the assignee" (#3599) (PR)
  • ERNE-9896: Added Sub pay apps approval WF notifications. (#3555) (PR)
  • hotfix: Send RFI and submittal review emails only to the assignee (#3595) (PR)
  • ERNE-10181: Changed comments scope in Media Library to Media File instead the whole report. (#3587) (PR)
  • ERNE-10130: daily reports wipe (#3573) (PR)
  • ERNE-10065: wipe out gc logs (#3569) (PR)
  • ENG-372: Move authorization from Echo middleware into handler asserts (#3557) (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 24, 2026

  • Fixed an issue preventing users from saving subcontracts with 0% retainage. (PR)
  • Fixed an issue where row identifiers in daily log objectives could change unexpectedly, causing data inconsistencies. (PR)
  • Updated RFI and submittal review notifications to be sent only to the assigned reviewer. (PR)
  • Fixed an issue where uploading or deleting prime contract files required reopening the modal before the change would appear. (PR)

Chores
  • Cleaned-up CO Knock WFs. (#3570) (PR)
  • Restrict MCP sync to ernest-api qa (#3583) (PR)
  • Default to always recreate db if exists (#3589) (PR)
  • Improve swagger auto resolve merge conflicts (#3590) (PR)
  • Restrict hotfix PRs to main (#3604) (PR)

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