Important: New authentication system was added in v2.26.0. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460 for details.

Fixed

• File copy and move fails with EPERM on some systems (e.g. TrueNAS) #5637 by @nichwall in #5668

• RSS feed cover images not updating after cover change #5306 by @SharonZhu0122 in #5418

• Audible search when API returns null products #5176 by @boqiaok in #5430

• Upload crash when multipart form repeats file fields by @rtainaan in #5437

• Debian package ships audiobookshelf.service with executable bit causing systemd warnings on install/upgrade #5629

Updated

• ROUTER_BASE_PATH env variable normalized (leading slash, no trailing slash)

• Docker image rebuilt with Node.js 24.22.1 (October 2026 security release)

Internal

• Server init rejects creating a second root user

• Dev container updated to Node.js 24

New Contributors

• @rtainaan made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5437

• @boqiaok made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5430

Full Changelog: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/compare/v2.37.1...v2.37.2

Source GitHub

Important: New authentication system was added in v2.26.0. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460 for details.

Fixed

• Debian install EACCES error #5613

• Clean up abandoned OIDC mobile login sessions #5604 by @SharonZhu0122 in #5606

Updated

• OIDC callback cookie expiration extended to 10 minutes & redirect to login when expired #5614

• More strings translated

  • Estonian by @lupusaesticus

  • Lithuanian by @Haya25

  • Portuguese (Brazil) by @AgenteGabrielofc

Full Changelog: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/compare/v2.37.0...v2.37.1

Source GitHub

Important: New authentication system was added in v2.26.0. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460 for details.

Important: Node.js version updated to 24

Added

• API keys can authenticate websocket connections by @Vito0912 in #4974

Fixed

• Server crash decoding invalid filter groups

• Server crash when collapsing sub-series and sorting by author name #4993

• Get series for library endpoint not checking the series belongs to that library

Updated

• Audible match results now set the explicit flag #5535 by @SharonZhu0122 in #5575

• Server, Docker image, and build scripts now use Node.js 24 by @nichwall in #5578

• API: Library item cover update requires the cover path to be a file already on that library item

• API: Cover and author image cache endpoints require a valid id and positive width/height by @Vito0912

• More strings translated

  • Czech by @CZDanol

  • Norwegian Bokmål by @Mediokris

  • Spanish by @JnBenites

  • Swedish by Daniel Nylander

Internal

• Initial TypeScript compilation for the server by @nichwall in #5510

• Add ESLint for the server and run it in the unit test workflow in #5578

• Fix ReferenceErrors under strict mode when scanning library directories by @binyaminyblatt in #5586

New Contributors

• @binyaminyblatt made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5586

• @SharonZhu0122 made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5575

Full Changelog: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/compare/v2.36.1...v2.37.0

Source GitHub