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Pinned model defaults fixed for existing users

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Classic298 James Kerrane
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Classic298 @Classic298 4 cited James Kerrane @thatrobotdev

Default pinned models now apply immediately for users who had previously loaded Open WebUI.

A bug in admin settings made "Default Pinned Models" ineffective for any user who had already opened the interface once. The first page load copied the admin default into the user's own settings and saved it, marking them as customized and ignoring future changes. The default is now resolved for display only through a shared store, so per-user pins no longer shadow admin defaults after the initial visit. [1]

The Docker image sheds test-only dependencies: pytest, pytest-docker, and the docker SDK were still installed despite no test suite remaining, and netcat-openbsd is removed as it was never used. This shrinks the image for every variant. The related commit also removes moto from the "all" extras for pip installs. [2][3]

Seven route handlers no longer open a request-scoped database session they never used, including three endpoints the frontend calls on every page load: `/api/v1/users/user/settings`, `/user/status`, and `/user/info`. Dropping those unused session dependencies trims per-request overhead on frequent calls. [4]

$ ls open-webui/reviews/ # the step-back reads

the week in review Open WebUI 0.11.2 ships as nine security advisories land the month in review Open WebUI 0.11.1 adds tool approval, 0.11.2 fixes
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Quick answers

What shipped in Open WebUI on August 18, 2026?
Default pinned models now apply immediately for users who had previously loaded Open WebUI. In total, 61 commits and 31 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Open WebUI on August 18, 2026?
2 developers shipped this update, including Classic298 and James Kerrane.
What were the notable Open WebUI updates?
fix: default pinned models stop applying after a user's first page load, chore: drop test-only dependencies from the Docker image, and chore: drop test-only dependencies from the Docker image and the published package (#28726).
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Open WebUI ships five security fixes for auth and request handling 8 shipped Four breaking security advisories expose data and enable account takeover in Open WebUI 17 shipped Open WebUI 0.11.2 ships with tool parsing fix 90 shipped Fixes Redis Cluster stop, German catalog drift 8 shipped

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