Release Notes

What changed in each Poker Engine release, newest first, and what it means for your upgrade. The latest release is v0.0.42.

Detailed notes aren’t available for every release, so most entries below are short summaries of that version’s changes. Versions v0.0.1 to v0.0.42 are all covered.

Before upgrading, read every entry between your version and the target, then follow Upgrades and Rollback.

v0.0.42 (2026-10-29)

• Cash table escrow: cash table buy-ins are now held in an escrow record. After a restart, players who are no longer seated get their last committed stack back, and interrupted hands are void. See Cash Table Funds.
• Player protection: player protection limits are enforced more strictly.
• New currency: Mongolian tögrög (MNT).
• Key rotation: older encryption keys can be listed in ENCRYPTION_PREVIOUS_KEYS. See Secrets Management and Rotation.
• Security fixes; upgrade recommended.

Upgrade impact: action required.

• This release includes database migrations that need your manual approval, and automatic updates won’t apply it. Have all players leave cash tables so every seat is settled, and review historical balances, before you upgrade.
• Stored secrets that aren’t encrypted are now rejected. If your install is old enough to still hold plaintext values, see Legacy Plaintext Values.
• .env.prod.example gains the optional settings ALLOW_LEGACY_PLAINTEXT_SECRETS, SANCTIONS_LIST_PATH, POKER_ENGINE_TRUSTED_DOWNLOAD_ORIGINS and ENCRYPTION_PREVIOUS_KEYS.

v0.0.41 (2026-07-08)

Packaging fix for the Helm chart. No product changes.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.40 (2026-07-08)

Release process changes only. No product changes.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.39 (2026-07-08)

A major release.

• Right-to-left languages: the player client and admin panel now work in Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Urdu. Languages have an RTL setting, and the app switches direction live. The poker table itself keeps its layout. Nothing changes until you activate an RTL language.
• Simplified Chinese: a zh-CN language pack.
• Kubernetes: a Helm chart for Kubernetes deployments. See Kubernetes & Helm.
• Dual-currency economy: real-money and virtual balances. See Dual-Currency Economy.
• Payments and wallets: BTCPay Server, Telegram Stars, and a seamless wallet aggregator.
• Telegram: a Mini App login plugin and faster Mini App startup.
• Games: PLO5, mixed game rotation, and betting and showdown rule fixes across variants.
• Planned restarts: optional live session migration for single-instance redeploys.
• Fraud: advanced fraud detection and fraud cases.
• Observability: an optional metrics, tracing and alerting stack. See Observability.
• License plans: features are now limited by your license plan.
• Security fixes; upgrade recommended.

Upgrade impact:

• Includes a large set of database migrations, so take a backup first.
• .env.prod.example gains new settings, including ADMIN_INITIAL_PASSWORD (needed only for a first boot on an empty database), LIVE_MIGRATION_ENABLED and METRICS_SCRAPE_TOKEN. Compare it with your .env.prod.
• Features outside your license plan can be disabled. Check Settings > Features afterwards.
• Manual (non-Docker) deployments need Node.js 20.19 or newer.

v0.0.38 (2026-06-02)

The updater now requires a version newer than the one installed, and handles update logs more safely.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.37 (2026-06-01)

License and update pages are combined into one tabbed License & Updates page, and update completion notices now show across tabs.

Upgrade impact: the admin menu location changes.

v0.0.33 to v0.0.36 (2026-06-01)

Reliability fixes for update delivery. No player-facing changes.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.32 (2026-06-01)

• Automatic updates: managed updates with signed release manifests, preflight checks, a choice of update policy, and progress tracing in the admin panel. Automatic updates skip releases with risky database migrations.
• Admin 2FA: a setup flow at admin login.
• Fixes: a broad set of fixes to payments, tournaments, agents, bonuses, AML and gameplay.
• Security fixes; upgrade recommended.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations, and .env.prod.example gains new settings, so compare it with your .env.prod.

v0.0.31 (2026-05-05)

• Bot strategy profile selection and live play fixes.
• Rake default fixes across table types, including private tables.
• Installed plugins now survive upgrades.
• Plugin settings show when a password is already saved.
• Steem provider improvements.

Upgrade impact: none known.

v0.0.30 (2026-05-01)

Fixes for the board redrawing during street changes and after reconnecting.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.29 (2026-04-30)

• Hand transitions stay in sync between clients.
• Admin and webhook balance changes now reach players live.
• More reliable health check during upgrades.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.28 (2026-04-29)

Fixes to admin user creation and the per-table showdown delay setting.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.27 (2026-04-29)

• Admin sockets stay connected.
• Fixes to admin user edits and deletion.
• Balance now shows on the agent portal in mobile portrait.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.26 (2026-04-28)

Fixes admin pages logging out after a regular login.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.25 (2026-04-24)

• Agent portal and rake analytics fixes, including manager balances and real-time balance updates after transfers.
• Bot fixes: display names, auto-fill player counts, profit and loss tracking, and auto-rebuy stacks.
• Fixes to flop cards flickering mid-hand and to quick bet preset amounts.
• Security fixes; upgrade recommended.

Upgrade impact: includes a database migration.

v0.0.24 (2026-04-14)

• Fixes for missing database tables and columns on some installs.
• Fixes to nginx page routing and missing language phrases in the Docker image.
• More reliable webhook delivery.
• Agent commission and role tier validation.
• Fixes to small pot amounts and the player POV setting on table styles.
• Security fixes; upgrade recommended.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations, and .env.prod.example gains a setting, so compare it with your .env.prod.

v0.0.23 (2026-03-29)

• Financial accuracy fixes across payments, tournaments and agents.
• Agent rake commission is now credited for winners only.
• Fix to archival date calculations around daylight saving changes.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.22 (2026-03-27)

Fixes a license status that was wrongly treated as invalid.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.21 (2026-03-27)

The upgrade script now records the new version in .env.prod.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.20 (2026-03-27)

Docker images now come with your licensed download, so no registry login is needed.

Upgrade impact: changes how images are delivered. Use the upgrade script from the release.

v0.0.19 (2026-03-24)

• Player POV mode: a player’s own seat always stays at the bottom of the table.
• Install and upgrade fixes.
• Fixes to agent transfers, bot privacy, rake and email verification.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations, and .env.prod.example gains a setting, so compare it with your .env.prod.

v0.0.18 (2026-03-19)

Fixes a bot scheduler buy-in mismatch and adds scheduler eligibility details to the admin panel.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.17 (2026-03-19)

• Fixes to cache headers, timers and the agent permission screens.
• Fix to role tier permissions.
• Dependency security updates.

Upgrade impact: includes a database migration.

v0.0.16 (2026-03-17)

• Plugin system: install and manage plugins, with server hooks, admin pages and client extensions. See Plugins.
• Steem: wallet connection and deposits through a plugin.
• Admin control for manager commission rate overrides.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.15 (2026-03-04)

Agent system bug fixes, including removing an agent. Security fixes; upgrade recommended.

Upgrade impact: includes a database migration.

v0.0.14 (2026-03-03)

• Agent permission fixes, and health status reporting that no longer always says degraded.
• Security fixes; upgrade recommended.

Upgrade impact: none known.

v0.0.13 (2026-03-03)

• Logs Hub: one place for admin actions, email, security, errors and the dead letter queue.
• Recovery tools: admin tools for recovering tables and failed operations.
• 4-max and 8-max seat layouts on the premium table.
• Bulk delete for tables.
• Fixes to first login bonuses, table styles and bot avatars.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.12 (2026-02-28)

Mobile fixes for zooming and the table rail on Safari, and a table style validation fix.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.11 (2026-02-27)

• Private tables: reworked joining, with invite codes, and they’re restored after a restart.
• Premium table (V2): a new table HUD, controls and chat.
• Clubs: agents can run clubs, with members and tables.
• Agent portal: player management, inter-agent transfers, limits, reports and settlement improvements.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.10 (2026-02-21)

• Word Filter admin page.
• In-app confirmation dialogs and notifications replace browser pop-ups.
• Table style editor fixes.

Upgrade impact: none.

v0.0.9 (2026-02-19)

• Developer API: partner accounts, signed requests, user provisioning, webhooks and an OpenAPI specification.
• Payment providers: PayPal, MuchBetter and others.
• Translations: a phrase system across the client, admin panel and emails.
• Classic controls: a selectable table controls layout.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.8 (2026-02-17)

Native mobile app groundwork, push notifications, and accessibility work on the game table.

Upgrade impact: includes a database migration.

v0.0.7 (2026-02-16)

• Game Scheduler: keeps a minimum number of tables running, using templates.
• Agent hierarchy: role tiers, commission models, rakeback, credit lines, settlements and referral links.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.6 (2026-02-15)

A pill-style table HUD with a timer bar and active turn highlight, a seat position editor, and better disconnect and reconnect handling.

Upgrade impact: includes a database migration.

v0.0.5 (2026-02-13)

Bot scheduler and strategy profiles: auto-fill, active hours, stop-loss and win limits, session tracking, and identity rotation.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.4 (2026-02-12)

• System emails: an admin page, email logs, and verification emails.
• Betting limits: pot-limit and fixed-limit play in tables and tournaments.
• Sessions: token and session revocation after password changes, and steadier reconnection.

Upgrade impact: includes database migrations.

v0.0.3 (2026-02-10)

Fixes to players joining mid-hand being included in the active hand, and to password validation.

Upgrade impact: includes a database migration.

v0.0.2 (2026-02-10)

• Admin rake analytics page, and SMTP settings in the admin panel.
• Bot avatars and profile editing.
• Fixes to CSRF validation, hand lifecycle state, and small stake chip amounts.

Upgrade impact: includes a database migration, and .env.prod.example gains settings, so compare it with your .env.prod.

v0.0.1 (2026-02-08)

First release: cash games and tournaments with Hold’em, Omaha, Short Deck and Seven-Card Stud, an admin panel, agents and affiliates, bonuses, KYC, AML and fraud tools, 2FA, licensing, and install and upgrade scripts.