fix(core): Pick up release version and date from package.json (no-changelog) (#13666)

.github/workflows/release-publish.yml

@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ jobs:
           context: ./docker/images/n8n
           build-args: |
             N8N_VERSION=${{ needs.publish-to-npm.outputs.release }}
-            N8N_RELEASE_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           provenance: false
           push: true

docker/images/n8n/Dockerfile

@@ -4,18 +4,15 @@ FROM n8nio/base:${NODE_VERSION}
 ARG N8N_VERSION
 RUN if [ -z "$N8N_VERSION" ] ; then echo "The N8N_VERSION argument is missing!" ; exit 1; fi
 
-ARG N8N_RELEASE_DATE
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="n8n"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Workflow Automation Tool"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://n8n.io"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version=${N8N_VERSION}
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created=${N8N_RELEASE_DATE}
 
 ENV N8N_VERSION=${N8N_VERSION}
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV N8N_RELEASE_TYPE=stable
-ENV N8N_RELEASE_DATE=${N8N_RELEASE_DATE}
 RUN set -eux; \
 	npm install -g --omit=dev n8n@${N8N_VERSION} --ignore-scripts && \
 	npm rebuild --prefix=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n sqlite3 && \

packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/generic.config.ts

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ export class GenericConfig {
 	@Env('N8N_RELEASE_TYPE')
 	releaseChannel: 'stable' | 'beta' | 'nightly' | 'dev' = 'dev';
 
-	@Env('N8N_RELEASE_DATE')
-	releaseDate?: Date;
-
 	/** Grace period (in seconds) to wait for components to shut down before process exit. */
 	@Env('N8N_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT')
 	gracefulShutdownTimeout: number = 30;

packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/sentry.config.ts

@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ export class SentryConfig {
 	@Env('N8N_FRONTEND_SENTRY_DSN')
 	frontendDsn: string = '';
 
-	/**
-	 * Version of the n8n instance
-	 *
-	 * @example '1.73.0'
-	 */
-	@Env('N8N_VERSION')
-	n8nVersion: string = '';
-
 	/**
 	 * Environment of the n8n instance.
 	 *

packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts

@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 		sentry: {
 			backendDsn: '',
 			frontendDsn: '',
-			n8nVersion: '',
 			environment: '',
 			deploymentName: '',
 		},
@@ -326,7 +325,6 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 			DB_LOGGING_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME: '0',
 			N8N_METRICS: 'TRUE',
 			N8N_TEMPLATES_ENABLED: '0',
-			N8N_RELEASE_DATE: '2025-02-17T13:54:15Z',
 		};
 		const config = Container.get(GlobalConfig);
 		expect(structuredClone(config)).toEqual({
@@ -358,10 +356,6 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 				...defaultConfig.templates,
 				enabled: false,
 			},
-			generic: {
-				...defaultConfig.generic,
-				releaseDate: new Date('2025-02-17T13:54:15.000Z'),
-			},
 		});
 		expect(mockFs.readFileSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
@@ -397,15 +391,4 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 			'Invalid number value for DB_LOGGING_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME: abcd',
 		);
 	});
-
-	it('should handle invalid timestamps', () => {
-		process.env = {
-			N8N_RELEASE_DATE: 'abcd',
-		};
-		const config = Container.get(GlobalConfig);
-		expect(config.generic.releaseDate).toBeUndefined();
-		expect(consoleWarnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			'Invalid timestamp value for N8N_RELEASE_DATE: abcd',
-		);
-	});
 });

packages/cli/src/commands/base-command.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ import { ensureError, sleep, UserError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import type { AbstractServer } from '@/abstract-server';
 import config from '@/config';
-import { LICENSE_FEATURES, inDevelopment, inTest } from '@/constants';
+import {
+	LICENSE_FEATURES,
+	N8N_VERSION,
+	N8N_RELEASE_DATE,
+	inDevelopment,
+	inTest,
+} from '@/constants';
 import * as CrashJournal from '@/crash-journal';
 import * as Db from '@/db';
 import { getDataDeduplicationService } from '@/deduplication';
@@ -63,15 +69,14 @@ export abstract class BaseCommand extends Command {
 	async init(): Promise<void> {
 		this.errorReporter = Container.get(ErrorReporter);
 
-		const { releaseDate } = this.globalConfig.generic;
+		const { backendDsn, environment, deploymentName } = this.globalConfig.sentry;
-		const { backendDsn, n8nVersion, environment, deploymentName } = this.globalConfig.sentry;
 		await this.errorReporter.init({
 			serverType: this.instanceSettings.instanceType,
 			dsn: backendDsn,
 			environment,
-			release: n8nVersion,
+			release: N8N_VERSION,
 			serverName: deploymentName,
-			releaseDate,
+			releaseDate: N8N_RELEASE_DATE,
 		});
 		initExpressionEvaluator();
 

packages/cli/src/constants.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync, statSync } from 'fs';
 import type { n8n } from 'n8n-core';
 import type { ITaskDataConnections } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { jsonParse, TRIMMED_TASK_DATA_CONNECTIONS_KEY } from 'n8n-workflow';
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ export const TEMPLATES_DIR = join(CLI_DIR, 'templates');
 export const NODES_BASE_DIR = dirname(require.resolve('n8n-nodes-base'));
 export const EDITOR_UI_DIST_DIR = join(dirname(require.resolve('n8n-editor-ui')), 'dist');
 
-export function getN8nPackageJson() {
+const packageJsonPath = join(CLI_DIR, 'package.json');
-	return jsonParse<n8n.PackageJson>(readFileSync(join(CLI_DIR, 'package.json'), 'utf8'));
+const n8nPackageJson = jsonParse<n8n.PackageJson>(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
-}
+export const N8N_VERSION = n8nPackageJson.version;
+export const N8N_RELEASE_DATE = statSync(packageJsonPath).mtime;
 
 export const STARTING_NODES = [
 	'@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.manualChatTrigger',
@@ -28,8 +29,6 @@ export const STARTING_NODES = [
 	'n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger',
 ];
 
-export const N8N_VERSION = getN8nPackageJson().version;
-
 export const NODE_PACKAGE_PREFIX = 'n8n-nodes-';
 
 export const STARTER_TEMPLATE_NAME = `${NODE_PACKAGE_PREFIX}starter`;

packages/cli/src/security-audit/risk-reporters/instance-risk-reporter.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { InstanceSettings, Logger } from 'n8n-core';
 import type { IWorkflowBase } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import config from '@/config';
-import { getN8nPackageJson, inDevelopment } from '@/constants';
+import { inDevelopment, N8N_VERSION } from '@/constants';
 import { isApiEnabled } from '@/public-api';
 import {
 	ENV_VARS_DOCS_URL,
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class InstanceRiskReporter implements RiskReporter {
 	private async getOutdatedState() {
 		let versions = [];
 
-		const localVersion = getN8nPackageJson().version;
+		const localVersion = N8N_VERSION;
 
 		try {
 			versions = await this.getNextVersions(localVersion).then((v) => this.removeIconData(v));

packages/cli/test/integration/security-audit/utils.ts

@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ export const MOCK_PACKAGE: InstalledPackages[] = [
 export function simulateOutdatedInstanceOnce(versionName = MOCK_01110_N8N_VERSION.name) {
 	const baseUrl = Container.get(GlobalConfig).versionNotifications.endpoint + '/';
 
-	jest
+	// @ts-expect-error readonly export
-		.spyOn(constants, 'getN8nPackageJson')
+	constants.N8N_VERSION = versionName;
-		.mockReturnValueOnce({ name: 'n8n', version: versionName });
 
 	nock(baseUrl).get(versionName).reply(200, [MOCK_01110_N8N_VERSION, MOCK_09990_N8N_VERSION]);
 }
@@ -124,9 +123,8 @@ export function simulateOutdatedInstanceOnce(versionName = MOCK_01110_N8N_VERSIO
 export function simulateUpToDateInstance(versionName = MOCK_09990_N8N_VERSION.name) {
 	const baseUrl = Container.get(GlobalConfig).versionNotifications.endpoint + '/';
 
-	jest
+	// @ts-expect-error readonly export
-		.spyOn(constants, 'getN8nPackageJson')
+	constants.N8N_VERSION = versionName;
-		.mockReturnValueOnce({ name: 'n8n', version: versionName });
 
 	nock(baseUrl).persist().get(versionName).reply(200, [MOCK_09990_N8N_VERSION]);
 }

packages/core/src/errors/error-reporter.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ type ErrorReporterInitOptions = {
 	beforeSendFilter?: (event: ErrorEvent, hint: EventHint) => boolean;
 };
 
-const SIX_WEEKS_IN_MS = 6 * 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const ONE_DAY_IN_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const SIX_WEEKS_IN_MS = 6 * 7 * ONE_DAY_IN_MS;
 const RELEASE_EXPIRATION_WARNING =
 	'Error tracking disabled because this release is older than 6 weeks.';
 
@@ -86,17 +87,23 @@ export class ErrorReporter {
 		});
 
 		if (releaseDate) {
-			const releaseExpiresInMs = releaseDate.getTime() + SIX_WEEKS_IN_MS - Date.now();
+			const releaseExpiresAtMs = releaseDate.getTime() + SIX_WEEKS_IN_MS;
-			if (releaseExpiresInMs <= 0) {
+			const releaseExpiresInMs = () => releaseExpiresAtMs - Date.now();
+			if (releaseExpiresInMs() <= 0) {
 				this.logger.warn(RELEASE_EXPIRATION_WARNING);
 				return;
 			}
-			// Once this release expires, reject all events
+			const checkForExpiration = () => {
-			this.expirationTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+				// Once this release expires, reject all events
-				this.logger.warn(RELEASE_EXPIRATION_WARNING);
+				if (releaseExpiresInMs() <= 0) {
-				// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
+					this.logger.warn(RELEASE_EXPIRATION_WARNING);
-				this.report = this.defaultReport;
+					// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
-			}, releaseExpiresInMs);
+					this.report = this.defaultReport;
+				} else {
+					setTimeout(checkForExpiration, ONE_DAY_IN_MS);
+				}
+			};
+			checkForExpiration();
 		}
 
 		if (!dsn) return;