- Re‑architected Payload for Next.js App Router with server components, ESM, modular packages and server‑less deployment support.
- Added major features: bi‑directional relationships, jobs queue, live preview, new SQLite and Vercel Postgres adapters, Lexical table support, document locking, locale‑by‑locale publishing, and extensive API enhancements.
- Included breaking changes requiring migration docs and delivered many DX improvements and bug fixes.
v3.0.0
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