feat!: bump minimum supported Next.js version to 16.2.6 by AlessioGr · Pull Request #16537 · payloadcms/payload

AlessioGr · 2026-05-07T22:04:28Z

BREAKING: this bumps the minimum supported Next.js version to 16.2.6. Older versions of Next.js are no longer supported.

This PR bumps Next.js to 16.2.6 in our monorepo, declared peer dependencies and templates.

github-actions · 2026-05-07T22:25:38Z

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Adds all breaking changes docs from my own PRs to the v4 migration doc. | PR | Breaking change | Merged | In v4 migration doc | |----|-----------------|--------|---------------------| | [#16359](#16359) | `feat!` Deleted `@payloadcms/richtext-slate` — Lexical is now the only supported rich text editor | 2026-04-23 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16414](#16414) | `feat!` Removed deprecated `jobs.depth` and `jobs.runHooks` config options | 2026-04-28 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16416](#16416) | `feat!` Removed deprecated `state: 'failed'`/`'succeeded'` job task return shape | 2026-05-01 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16537](#16537) | `feat!` Bumped minimum Next.js version to 16.2.6 | 2026-05-07 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16540](#16540) | `feat!` Bumped minimum Node.js version to 24.15.0 | 2026-05-08 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16546](#16546) | `feat!` Removed croner `sloppyRanges` compatibility setting (stricter cron parsing) | 2026-05-08 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16547](#16547) | `feat!` Removed deprecated `min`/`max` from `relationship`/`upload` fields | 2026-05-08 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16548](#16548) | `feat(richtext-lexical)!` Removed deprecated `HTMLConverterFeature` / `lexicalHTML` | 2026-05-11 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16692](#16692) | `feat!` Bumped minimum TypeScript version to 6.0.3 | 2026-05-20 | ✅ Added (was missing) | | [#16693](#16693) | `refactor!` Removed `allowLocalizedWithinLocalized` compat flag + `PAYLOAD_DO_NOT_SANITIZE_LOCALIZED_PROPERTY` env var | 2026-05-21 | ✅ Added (was missing) |

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Meta file: packages/next/meta_index.json, Out file: esbuild/index.js

Meta file: packages/payload/meta_index.json, Out file: esbuild/index.js

Meta file: packages/payload/meta_shared.json, Out file: esbuild/exports/shared.js

Meta file: packages/richtext-lexical/meta_client.json, Out file: esbuild/exports/client_optimized/index.js

Meta file: packages/ui/meta_client.json, Out file: esbuild/exports/client_optimized/index.js

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📦 esbuild Bundle Analysis for payload

Meta file: packages/next/meta_index.json, Out file: esbuild/index.js

Meta file: packages/payload/meta_index.json, Out file: esbuild/index.js

Meta file: packages/payload/meta_shared.json, Out file: esbuild/exports/shared.js

Meta file: packages/richtext-lexical/meta_client.json, Out file: esbuild/exports/client_optimized/index.js

Meta file: packages/ui/meta_client.json, Out file: esbuild/exports/client_optimized/index.js

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