- Added security enhancements.
- Updated the background processor to dispatch queued tasks on shutdown to improve performance.
- Updated messages about functionality that will be removed or deprecated in future versions to 4.0 instead of 3.1, to reflect our new [version numbering system](https://docs.gravityforms.com/version-numbering/).
- Updated the logic that determines whether an update — including for add-ons — can be installed automatically, to ensure compatibility with the change to the [version numbering system](https://docs.gravityforms.com/version-numbering/).
- Updated the minimum WordPress version (for support) on the System Status page to 6.8.
- Fixed deprecation notices for the `seems_utf8()` function in WordPress 6.9.
- Fixed an issue where some uploaded files are not attached to notifications when stored outside the default form/year/month folders.
- Removed the invalid maxlength attribute from class-gf-field-time.php.