🚀 Release 2.17.4

[n8n-assistant]

2.17.4 (2026-04-22)

Bug Fixes

• Alibaba Cloud Chat Model Node: Add credential-level url field for AI gateway compatibility (#28746) (60b61ef)

Reverts

• Make Wait node fully durable by removing in-memory execution path (#28574) (a4bdc80)

[cubic-dev-ai]

No issues found across 23 files

Architecture diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant User as User / Editor UI
    participant Engine as n8n Workflow Engine
    participant Storage as DB / Execution Store
    participant Alibaba as Alibaba Cloud / AI Gateway

    Note over User, Alibaba: Alibaba Cloud Chat Model Execution
    User->>Engine: Trigger Workflow (Chat Node)
    Engine->>Engine: Retrieve Credentials
    Note right of Engine: NEW: Includes custom 'url' field<br/>for AI Gateway compatibility
    
    Engine->>Alibaba: POST Request to custom URL
    alt Successful Gateway Connection
        Alibaba-->>Engine: Chat Completion Response
    else Connection Error
        Alibaba-->>Engine: 4xx / 5xx Error
        Engine-->>User: Execution Failed
    end

    Note over User, Storage: Wait Node Logic (Reverted Behavior)
    Engine->>Engine: Execute Wait Node
    
    alt CHANGED: In-Memory Path (Restored)
        Note right of Engine: If short wait or specific config
        Engine->>Engine: Keep execution active in memory
        Engine->>Engine: Resume after timeout
    else Durable Path
        Note right of Engine: If long wait or forced durability
        Engine->>Storage: Save execution state (Wait)
        Storage-->>Engine: Terminate current process
        Note over Engine, Storage: Time passes...
        Storage->>Engine: Resume execution via polling/trigger
    end

    Engine-->>User: Workflow Complete

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Bundle Report

Changes will increase total bundle size by 10.38kB (0.02%) ⬆️. This is within the configured threshold ✅

Detailed changes

Bundle name	Size	Change
editor-ui-esm	45.71MB	10.38kB (0.02%) ⬆️

Affected Assets, Files, and Routes:

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Assets Changed:

Asset Name	Size Change	Total Size	Change (%)
assets/worker-*.js	3.15MB	3.17MB	17586.03% ⚠️
assets/worker-*.js	-3.14MB	17.9kB	-99.43%
assets/constants-*.js	188 bytes	3.14MB	0.01%
assets/index-*.js	336 bytes	1.31MB	0.03%
assets/ParameterInputList-*.js	-15 bytes	1.27MB	-0.0%
assets/users.store-*.js	-67 bytes	1.05MB	-0.01%
assets/core-*.js	168 bytes	623.13kB	0.03%
assets/usePostMessageHandler-*.js	74 bytes	137.05kB	0.05%
assets/useRootStore-*.js	4.63kB	131.22kB	3.66%
assets/canvas.eventBus-*.js	-72 bytes	117.4kB	-0.06%
assets/NodeCreator-*.js	121 bytes	104.04kB	0.12%
assets/useCanvasOperations-*.js	90 bytes	95.48kB	0.09%
assets/NodeSettings-*.js	82 bytes	84.68kB	0.1%
assets/settings.store-*.js	-18 bytes	79.8kB	-0.02%
assets/NodeCreator-*.css	142 bytes	76.87kB	0.19%
assets/ProjectSettings-*.js	164 bytes	74.18kB	0.22%
assets/AppSidebar-*.js	-2 bytes	32.13kB	-0.01%
assets/SettingsAiGatewayView-*.js	-19 bytes	9.95kB	-0.19%
assets/OAuthConsentView-*.js	-14 bytes	9.94kB	-0.14%
assets/useSettingsItems-*.js	-12 bytes	5.99kB	-0.2%
assets/SettingsLayout-*.js	-2 bytes	5.19kB	-0.04%
assets/useAiGateway-*.js	-48 bytes	1.37kB	-3.39%