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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)