Who contributed to Rails on August 11, 2026?

6 developers shipped this update, including Ryuta Kamizono, 55728, ousamabenyounes, AmandaPerino, rwstauner, and Jean Boussier.

What were the notable Rails updates?

Merge pull request #58426 from kamipo/deprecate_create_alias_of_insert, Deprecate `create` alias of `insert` in connection adapters, and Merge pull request #564 from rwstauner/preserve-errinfo.

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RAILS DEPRECATES CREATE ALIAS AS API CLEANUP CONTINUES

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:55 UTC on August 11, 2026 · About Rails

6 people shipped this

Ryuta Kamizono @kamipo 2 cited

55728 @55728 1 cited

ousamabenyounes @ousamabenyounes 1 cited

AmandaPerino @AmandaPerino 1 cited

Jean Boussier @byroot 1 cited

rwstauner @rwstauner

Rails is tightening its connection adapter API by deprecating the `create` method alias of `insert`, part of a broader push to align method names with their SQL equivalents.

The Rails team merged the deprecation of `create` as an alias for `insert` in connection adapters [1]. The method name confusion stems from `create` reading like DDL (as in `create_table`) when it actually performs an `INSERT` operation, creating unnecessary cognitive overhead for developers [2]. Meanwhile, Bootsnap shipped a critical SEGV fix that preserves Ruby's errinfo around instrumentation methods, addressing a crash condition in recent Ruby versions [3]. The framework also patched a LengthValidator bug where proc-based minimum constraints would crash with nil values [4], and fixed a routes reloader issue where `Rails::Application::RoutesReloader#execute` was reporting routes as unloaded even after drawing them completely [5]. The Rails website team updated sponsor logos as part of routine maintenance [6].

Action items

→ Update your code to call `insert` instead of `create` on connection adapters before Rails 8.0 rails/rails [plan]
→ Upgrade Bootsnap to pick up the errinfo SEGV fix if running recent Ruby versions rails/bootsnap [plan]
→ Monitor for LengthValidator changes if you use proc-based minimum constraints rails/rails [monitor]

References

[1] Merge pull request #58426 from kamipo/deprecate_create_alias_of_insert rails/rails
[2] Deprecate `create` alias of `insert` in connection adapters rails/rails
[3] Merge pull request #564 from rwstauner/preserve-errinfo rails/bootsnap
[4] Fix LengthValidator crash with proc minimum and nil value ↗ rails/rails
[5] Mark the routes as loaded when the routes reloader runs standalone ↗ rails/rails
[6] Updating a sponsor logo (#706) rails/website

Quick answers

What shipped in Rails on August 11, 2026?: Rails is tightening its connection adapter API by deprecating the `create` method alias of `insert`, part of a broader push to align method names with their SQL equivalents. In total, 12 commits and 7 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Rails on August 11, 2026?: 6 developers shipped this update, including Ryuta Kamizono, 55728, ousamabenyounes, AmandaPerino, rwstauner, and Jean Boussier.
What were the notable Rails updates?: Merge pull request #58426 from kamipo/deprecate_create_alias_of_insert, Deprecate `create` alias of `insert` in connection adapters, and Merge pull request #564 from rwstauner/preserve-errinfo.

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