Rocket.Chat

Release 6.12.0

Release Date: September 5, 2024

Support Window: Supported until March 31, 2025 (6 months from release date)

Known Issues

Affects workspaces using the Retention Policy feature: Workspaces upgrading from versions older than 6.10 may encounter an issue with the Retention Policy feature. A race condition could reset the retention period to 30 days, potentially resulting in the immediate removal of data older than 30 days. To prevent this, we recommend disabling the Retention Policy before upgrading and re-enabling it afterward.

What’s new

• The admin rooms table now includes a "Created at" column, which our community contributed to improve the tracking of room creation times.

• A new button has been added to validate Matrix Federation configuration, with a corresponding field in the admin settings indicating whether the configuration is 'Valid' or 'Invalid'. Federation actions, such as sending messages and reacting in federated DMs, will now be disabled if the configuration is invalid.

• Introduced a new Audit endpoint, /audit/rooms.members, which allows users with the view-members-list-all-rooms permission to retrieve a list of members from any room, even if they are not members themselves.

• Added a 'Deactivated' tab to the Users page to list users who have logged in but were subsequently deactivated. The 'Active' tab has also received a UI update.

• A new setting was added to enable or disable file encryption in end-to-end encrypted rooms.

Bug fixes

• Resolved an issue with end-to-end encrypted file uploads. These files will now always upload successfully, even if the MIME type application/octet-stream is not whitelisted, though they will still be blocked if this MIME type is blacklisted.

• Addressed an issue where logging in with third-party apps failed without the "Manage OAuth Apps" permission.

• Federated users are now protected from being deleted.

• Non-channel members can no longer drag and drop files into channels they do not belong to.

• System messages are no longer counted as the first response in live chat rooms, ensuring accurate metrics for agent response times.

For more detailed information, check out our GitHub release page.

Release 6.11.0

Release Date: August 9, 2024

Support Window: Supported until February 29, 2025 (6 months from release date)

Known Issues

Affects workspaces using the Retention Policy feature: Workspaces upgrading from versions older than 6.10 may encounter an issue with the Retention Policy feature. A race condition could reset the retention period to 30 days, potentially resulting in the immediate removal of data older than 30 days. To prevent this, we recommend disabling the Retention Policy before upgrading and re-enabling it afterward.

What’s new

• Video conference persistent chat: Keep the conversation going long after the call ends! The Pexip App can now store and access chat messages long after the call ends using a unique discussion ID. This ID can be assigned by the app at the start of a conference or automatically generated by Rocket.Chat,  so users can access their chats anytime through Rocket.Chat. The ID can be reused across multiple conferences, making it easier to pick up right where you left off. We're also working on enabling this feature for other video conference apps.

• Omnichannel PDF transcripts upgrade: System messages now appear in Omnichannel PDF and email transcripts! Plus, we've cut down the time it takes to generate PDF transcripts by pre-loading translations, so you'll see faster results when requesting those all-important records

• Experience improved navigation with size adjustments to the Header and Contextualbar, making them consistent with the sleek new global NavBar.

• In version 6.11, workspace administrators can reorganize and customize sidebar categories to suit their preferred workflow.

Bug fixes

• AAC audio files now play smoothly on the web.

• Attachment handling in Omnichannel emails: We've fixed an issue where attachments were sometimes being skipped in Omnichannel email transcripts. Now, images will be properly displayed, and you'll see a clear error message if an attachment can't be supported.

For more detailed information, check out our GitHub release page.

Release 6.10.0

Release Date: July 10, 2024

Support Window: Supported until January 31, 2025 (6 months from release date)

Known Issues

Affects workspaces using the Retention Policy feature: Workspaces upgrading from versions older than 6.10 may encounter an issue with the Retention Policy feature. A race condition could reset the retention period to 30 days, potentially resulting in the immediate removal of data older than 30 days. To prevent this, we recommend disabling the Retention Policy before upgrading and re-enabling it afterward.

What’s new

• Enhanced security features with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) updates, including asynchronous key distribution, and disabled unnecessary menu items for encrypted messages. E2EE is currently in beta, with ongoing feature additions and adjustments.

• Improved UI with better message readability.

• Added a new "Pending Users" tab.

• Enhanced LDAP sync performance.

Bug fixes

We resolved several issues to make your experience smoother, such as fixing file upload settings, improving retention policy warnings, and correcting UI permission checks. Also, we addressed problems with encrypted message handling and stream recreation after login, ensuring a seamless and secure user experience.

For more detailed information, check out our GitHub release page.