> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.levelrail.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What's new panel

> The dashboard's "What's new" panel shows recent release notes after an upgrade, sourced from the control plane's own CHANGELOG.md.

The sparkle icon in the dashboard header, next to the notifications bell, opens a short list of recent releases: version, date, and that release's bullet points.

## Where the content comes from

The only source is the repository's root `CHANGELOG.md`, which release-please updates on every release. The control plane parses it once at startup and serves the most recent entries from `GET /api/v1/changelog`. Nobody writes anything a second time for this panel.

The official Docker image always includes the file. A bare binary install without a `CHANGELOG.md` next to it shows an empty panel instead of failing. Point the control plane at a different file with `APP_CHANGELOG_FILE`.

## Unread indicator

The badge counts how many releases are newer than the last one you saw when you opened the panel. That last-seen version is stored only in your browser (`localStorage`), and opening the panel marks everything as read. In a different browser, or after clearing storage, every entry shows as unread again.

## CLI

`levelrail-cli changelog [--limit N]` prints the same entries in the terminal, as JSON with `--json` or human-readable otherwise.


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