Node-RED v5 has just been released!

pierre-gilles · June 12, 2026, 4:12pm

Hi everyone,

The launch article:

To allow you to upgrade to v5 without breaking existing installations, I propose a PR that adds a version selector in the interface:

I’m looking for testers, I propose a Docker build on:

gladysassistant/gladys:add-upgrade-node-red-selector

The PR:

github.com/GladysAssistant/Gladys

Node-RED : Add upgrade selector to upgrade major version (#2550)

master ← add-upgrade-node-red-selector

ouvert 03:49PM - 12 Jun 26 UTC

Pierre-Gilles

+545 -78

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Thanks to everyone for your help

guim31 · June 12, 2026, 6:30pm

Indeed, my container updated a few days ago

A nice visual evolution, but I don’t notice what has changed under the hood

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