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Release Wed, Sep 16, 2026 3 min read

Bitwarden Server Version 2026.9.0

Original release notes

What's Changed

:shipit: Feature Development

  • [PM-33527] Implement Organization Delete Tasks with Events by @Banrion in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8182
  • [PM-40237] Require cipher Name only when Data is absent by @quexten in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8252
  • [PM-42203] Add feature flag enable-basic-auth-response by @jprusik in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8248
  • Auth/PM-42167 - SSO - Add Staged Org User Support by @JaredSnider-Bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8228
  • [PM-39925] feat: scaffold the Bit.Subscription.* and Bit.Invoicing libraries for invoice preview by @kdenney in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8208
  • [PM-39925] feat: add the invoice preview projection to Bit.Invoicing by @kdenney in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8209
  • Auth/PM-42267 - SSO Error Handling Improvement - Redirect to /sso-login-failed when no seats available by @JaredSnider-Bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8261
  • [PM-42318] Add the collection reads behind PAM's access rules by @Hinton in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8243
  • [PM-42584] Require single organization to enable fill assist policy by @bensbits91 in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8266
  • [PM-40167] feat: Update billing domain email copy by @cyprain-okeke in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8203
  • [PM-41268] Withhold gated cipher secrets behind a type-checked witness by @Hinton in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8115
  • [PM-39040] Scaffold the PAM rotation API surface by @Hinton in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8279
  • Feat: Add Organization Subscription-Preview Endpoint by @sbrown-livefront in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8245
  • [PM-35599] Update set-password endpoint to handle V1 encryption when given Auth and Unlock data by @rr-bw in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7723
  • Scaffold the target-system delete endpoint by @Hinton in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8298
  • [PM-39099] - Removing feature flag for no mp admin change member email code. by @jrmccannon in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8275
  • feat(sso): Add preferred algorithms to SP metadata by @enmande in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8280
  • [PM-38574] feat: Set trialInitiationPath for sales-assisted trials by @cyprain-okeke in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8272
  • feat(sso): check assertion type (#8301) by @enmande in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8324

Bug fixes

  • [PM-41693] Align error behavior when Send is not accessible by @harr1424 in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8229
  • [PC-42433] Handle Seat Expansion for Staged Users by @sven-bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8251
  • [PM-42317] - SCIM compare/logging fix by @jrmccannon in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8262
  • [PM-40292] fix: Handle deleted Stripe customer on Admin user and provider edit pages by @amorask-bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8276
  • [PM-40493] Claimed Domain Account Delete Check by @rr-bw in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8263
  • Retry a PAM lease mint the provider could not serialize by @Hinton in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8253
  • Admin Portal - Fix GetTwoFactorProviders wrong exception type handling on Organization and User by @JaredSnider-Bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8234
  • [PM-40514] Add UseRiskInsights Org ability check in all Access Intelligence v1 endpoints by @lastbestdev in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8258
  • [PM-41064] fix: Preserve discounts across subscription schedule rebuilds by @amorask-bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8278
  • Auth/PM-41517 - Registration with an Open Org Invite Link - Allow when DisableUserRegistration Enabled by @JaredSnider-Bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8277
  • [PM-42891] - Add route param enforcement. by @jrmccannon in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8299
  • [PM-43035] - Set ActingUser Type for providers by @jrmccannon in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8340

Maintenance

  • QA-2398: support SM-off Enterprise org via seeder OrganizationOverrides by @awiester-bw in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8249
  • QA-2398: correct SeederApi README overrides bullet for SM-off support by @awiester-bw in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8250
  • [PM-39455] Organization user v2 upgrade token repository tests by @mzieniukbw in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8168
  • Add self-hosted premium license signing to the seeder by @nthompson-bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8178
  • ci: Fix not reporting test results on push and workflow_dispatch by @eliykat in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8257
  • [deps]: Update github-action minor by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8021
  • Seeder/secrets manager scenes by @nthompson-bitwarden in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8255
  • PM-40997 - Opt-in Stripe billing for seeded organizations by @theMickster in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8232
  • fix(mac-certs): Support OpenSSL/LIbreSSL and immediate returns on failure by @enmande in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8246
  • QA-2420: add OrganizationCardCipherScene to the seeder by @awiester-bw in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8294
  • Bump version to 2026.8.2 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8310
  • Bump version to 2026.9.0 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8321

Dependency Updates

  • [deps] Platform: Update azure azure-sdk-for-net monorepo by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/6656
  • [PM-28941] test: Bump Azurite to 3.37.0 by @dereknance in https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8271

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bitwarden/server/compare/v2026.8.2...v2026.9.0