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3.6.7 - LoopService #OpenToWork: 3+ Years Experience Looping

Released on December 18, 2025 Enhancements ➕➕

• Add support for AWS IAM authentication for PostgreSQL database by @alaminopu in #19580
• Add generic typing support for Variable.get method by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19764
• Convert late_runs service to Docket perpetual function by @zzstoatzz in #19722
• Convert repossessor service to Docket perpetual function by @zzstoatzz in #19739
• Convert foreman service to Docket perpetual function by @zzstoatzz in #19741
• Convert telemetry service to Docket perpetual function by @zzstoatzz in #19754
• Convert scheduler and proactive triggers to Docket, remove LoopService by @zzstoatzz in #19756

Bug Fixes 🐞

• Update broken links in creating-automations docs by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19759
• Silence retryable SQLite lock errors from docket.worker logger by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19772
• Exclude unset grace_period_seconds from deployment concurrency_options by @zzstoatzz in #19784
• Correct docket_url setting path to server.docket.url by @zzstoatzz in #19791
• Fix Mattermost bot name issue by @tre-ert in #19780
• Restore netloc-based credential formatting for YAML deployments by @zzstoatzz in #19873

Development & Tidiness 🧹

• Add @chrisguidry as a CODEOWNER by @zzstoatzz in #19738

Documentation 📓

• Add negative matching documentation for automation triggers by @chrisguidry in #19760

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.6.6…3.6.7

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3.6.6 - The Eternal Docket of the Spotless Server

Released on December 08, 2025 Enhancements ➕➕

• Add client-side configuration for deployment concurrency grace period by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19489
• Add PostgreSQL search_path support via settings by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19620
• Add memory safeguards to event persister service by @desertaxle in #19651
• Add perpetual services infrastructure and convert cancellation_cleanup to perpetual Docket task by @zzstoatzz in #19715
• Convert pause_expirations service to perpetual Docket task by @zzstoatzz in #19719

Bug Fixes 🐞

• Prevent uvloop from setting global event loop policy in healthcheck by @zzstoatzz in #19660
• Clarify result_storage usage with @task and @flow decorators by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19671
• Exclude DEFAULT cache policy from triggering automatic persist_result by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19673
• Remove return type annotation from settings serializer to fix OpenAPI schema by @zzstoatzz in #19616
• Use history_interval_seconds as parameter name in OpenAPI schema by @desertaxle in #19659

Development & Tidiness 🧹

• Turn off dependabot for Vue UI package updates by @desertaxle in #19636
• Add weekly release kickoff workflow by @desertaxle in #19661
• Migrate prefect.input.actions from sync_compatible to async_dispatch by @zzstoatzz in #19632
• Remove auto-generate docs workflow by @desertaxle in #19665

Documentation 📓

• Fix incorrect Dockerfile example in “Deploy via Python” guide by @desertaxle in #19653

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.6.5…3.6.6

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3.6.5 - Batch Me If You Can

Released on December 04, 2025 Enhancements ➕➕

• Raise if event is too big by @jakekaplan in #19531
• Support Path objects in result_storage parameter by @zzstoatzz in #19533
• Hide “Join the Community” in air-gapped deployments by @zzstoatzz in #19540
• Parametrize xreadgroup batch size in consumer and add EventPersister service setting by @saschwartz in #19545
• Parametrize xautoclaim batch size by @saschwartz in #19557
• Parametrize TaskRunRecorder and Trigger service message read batch size by @saschwartz in #19559
• Add Slack GovCloud (slack-gov.com) webhook support to SlackWebhook block by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19565
• Support dot-delimited syntax for job_variables in workers by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19619
• Add client-side caching for concurrency limits by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19625

Bug Fixes 🐞

• Support username:password auth for self-hosted BitBucket instances by @zzstoatzz in #19516
• Optimize /api/task_runs/count endpoint performance by @naaa760 in #19548
• Fix docker compose file in self hosted docs by @rodeyfeld in #19551
• Fix performance issues with sync tasks on Windows by @desertaxle in #19595
• Fix dead thread hang by @zzstoatzz in #19601
• Allow Jinja templates in trigger enabled field during YAML loading by @zzstoatzz in #19610
• Fix compatibility with fastapi==0.123.7 by @desertaxle in #19626
• Allow EC2 task definitions to omit launchType for capacity providers by @zzstoatzz in #19630

Integrations & Dependencies 🤝

• Update sucrase to remove vulnerable glob dependency by @zzstoatzz in #19599

Development & Tidiness 🧹

• Add timeout to worker teardown to prevent test flakes by @zzstoatzz in #19465
• Update CODEOWNERS by @desertaxle in #19578
• Pin pytest-asyncio to fix 3.10 client tests by @desertaxle in #19609
• Fix flakes in TestReadTaskRunCountsByState::test_returns_all_state_types by @desertaxle in #19612

Documentation 📓

• Add per-worker task concurrency example by @zzstoatzz in #19541
• Improve database maintenance documentation and examples by @zzstoatzz in #19604
• Fix YAML key for Bitbucket repository by @desertaxle in #19607
• Add Google Tag Manager integration to docs by @zzstoatzz in #19629

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.6.4…3.6.5

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3.6.4 - No Deployment Left Unparametrized

Released on November 21, 2025 Bug Fixes 🐞

• fix: preserve event template parameters in deployment triggers by @zzstoatzz in #19504
• Fix truncating log behavior by @jakekaplan in #19496

Integrations & Dependencies 🤝

• Chore: Bump ui library by @znicholasbrown in #19492

Documentation 📓

• docs: Add migration note about unmapped mutable objects by @zzstoatzz in #19494

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.6.3…3.6.4

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3.6.3 - That’s JSON Bourne

Released on November 19, 2025 Enhancements ➕➕

• Add -o json output option to prefect flow-run ls command by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19484
• fix: allow pause_flow_run() to pause parent flow when called from task by @zzstoatzz in #19457

Bug Fixes 🐞

• Use acquisition service pattern for lease-based concurrency slots by @bunchesofdonald in #19451
• fix: respect subflow attributes (log_prints, result_storage) when running inside task by @zzstoatzz in #19450
• fix: defer forward reference resolution in ValidatedFunction by @zzstoatzz in #19452
• fix: validate deployment triggers after templating so jinja-based booleans work, should close #19348 by @iclectic in #19414
• fix: show detailed validation errors for top-level prefect.yaml fields by @zzstoatzz in #19468
• Clamp denied_slots decay rate to match retry-after calculation by @bunchesofdonald in #19466
• Fix: Enable parameter type checking for @task decorator by @zzstoatzz in #19459

Development & Tidiness 🧹

• add —build-arg to dev build-image command to allow direct passing of… by @conrade-ctc in #19473

Documentation 📓

• Add database cleanup example with human/AI approval by @zzstoatzz in #19456

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.6.2…3.6.3

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3.6.2 - The Missing Link

Released on November 13, 2025 Enhancements ➕

• Add causal link from automation action events to triggering events by @zzstoatzz in #19426

Bug Fixes 🐞

• cap retry-after for concurrency limits to prevent excessive delays by @zzstoatzz in #19428
• accept numeric values for PREFECT_API_SERVICES_LATE_RUNS_AFTER_SECONDS by @zzstoatzz in #19434
• add work_queue_id to DeploymentResponse by @zzstoatzz in #19417

Development & Tidiness 🧹

• correct GitHub Actions conditional syntax in integration release workflow by @zzstoatzz in #19439

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.6.1…3.6.2

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3.6.1 - Pop, Lock it, Docket

Released on November 10, 2025 Enhancements ➕

• Add logfire sampling configuration and fix boolean env var handling by @zzstoatzz in #19383

Bug Fixes 🐞

• Fix interactive deploy CLI selecting wrong flow when opting out by @zzstoatzz in #19392
• Fix deployment.parameters in nested flows using ContextVars by @zzstoatzz in #19366

Integrations & Dependencies 🤝

• Upgrade pydocket to stable 0.13.0 release by @zzstoatzz in #19401

Documentation 📓

• Add client methods for querying events via REST API by @zzstoatzz in #19382

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.6.0…3.6.1

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3.6.0 - Throw it on the docket and we’ll get to it in a jiffy

This release adds pydocket, a background task system, to replace FastAPI’s background_tasks. Background tasks now include automatic retries and can optionally use Redis as a backing layer for enhanced durable execution. Released on November 07, 2025 Enhancements ➕➕

• Replace FastAPI background_task usage with pydocket by @desertaxle in #19377
• Emit events for deployment pull step execution by @zzstoatzz in #19339

Bug Fixes 🐞

• Fix import order dependency and circular import issues by @zzstoatzz in #19344
• Fix deployment.parameters in subprocess flows by @zzstoatzz in #19331
• Fix misleading pyright error when calling async task with wrong argument types by @zzstoatzz in #19327
• Fix EventsWorker singleton leak in prefect_test_harness by @zzstoatzz in #19343
• Fix run_deployment execution graph display when called from tasks by @desertaxle in #19361
• Fix automation deletion deadlock by enforcing consistent lock ordering by @zzstoatzz in #19369

Integrations & Dependencies 🤝

• Update prefect-ui-library to latest version by @znicholasbrown in #19350

Development & Tidiness 🧹

• Remove legacy settings imports from CLI by @desertaxle in #19353
• Clean up root directory by @zzstoatzz in #19355
• Replace Optional with pipe syntax in _trim_traceback function by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19358
• Auto-close superseded documentation PRs by @zzstoatzz in #19357
• Add @chrisguidry as a CODEOWNER by @desertaxle in #19368
• Sync UI v2 OpenAPI schema with node v20.19.0 by @zzstoatzz in #19373
• Migrate RedisStorageContainer from sync_compatible to async_dispatch by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in #19363

Documentation 📓

• Add Pulumi section to Infrastructure as Code documentation by @bdalpe in #19352
• Fix link in ECS worker docs by @mattiamatrix in #19364

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.5.0…3.6.0

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