OpenClaw has released version 2026.8.34, designated as an extended-stable release. This version provides critical security updates, reliability improvements, and performance fixes, serving as the current long-term support equivalent for the project.
OpenClaw v2026.8.34 — Extended-stable release with security updates and stability hardening
Key Improvements
- Extended-stable correctness rollup: Incorporates 113 audit-selected fix units covering authentication, sessions, sandboxing, filesystem safety, and model runtimes.
- Full system rescan: Re-evaluates the discovery range from version 2026.8.33 and integrates large mixed-purpose pull requests.
- Hardening of upgrades and recovery: Enhances the preservation of credentials, agent state, plugin inventory, and runtime links during upgrades and restarts.
- Boundary security: Tightens controls for remote filesystem mutations, plugin scanning, and runtime ownership.
Bug Fixes
- Authentication and Sessions: Fixed issues regarding credential migration, OAuth metadata preservation, and session SQLite import errors.
- Plugins and Skills: Addressed orphan installation recovery and registry refresh issues when source mounts change.
- Gateway and Infrastructure: Resolved hangs during gateway restarts and fixed crashes occurring when clients disconnect during upgrades.
- Doctor Tool: Improved various repair functions, including multi-agent roster handling and search provider detection.
- Integration: Fixed context loss in Anthropic proxy usage and resolved thread context issues in Microsoft Teams replies.
Sources
- v2026.8.34 (2026-10-02)