Direct answer: OpenClaw shipped three releases between October 2 and 8: stable-line v2026.9.8 (Oct 3, 11:21 Beijing time) and the current v2026.9.9 (Oct 8, 18:23), plus extended-stable 2026.8.35 (Oct 2, 22:06) — a gateway-only release the project positions as its current LTS equivalent, carrying GPT-6.1 Sol support and a batch of security and reliability fixes. Note that the v2026.9.8 and v2026.9.9 release pages switched to a "stats plus links" format: change details live in the official release notes and changelog, which we also checked.
Release timeline
| Version | Channel | Published (UTC) | Beijing time | Release-page format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2026.8.35 | extended-stable (gateway-only) | 2026-10-02 14:06 | 10-02 22:06 | full highlights |
| v2026.9.8 | stable (2026.9 line) | 2026-10-03 03:21 | 10-03 11:21 | stats + links |
| v2026.9.9 | stable (2026.9 line, current) | 2026-10-08 10:23 | 10-08 18:23 | stats + links |
v2026.9.8: a regular stable drop, in a new format
The official release page states what can be verified: 58 commits, 43 pull requests, 21 contributors. Changes are published in two formats — release notes formatted for people, and a plain-Markdown changelog for AI agents and tools. The page also publishes the npm package URL, registry tarball, integrity value, release SHA and CI release evidence; readers who need to verify each item should go straight to the official release page. The page itself no longer lists feature bullets, and this article does not write them on the project's behalf.
v2026.9.9: the current stable release
v2026.9.9 landed on October 8 at 185 commits, 112 pull requests and 92 contributors in the release-page counting convention, separate from direct-commit counts in the docs. Its page uses the same stats-plus-links format: details live in the official release notes and changelog. As of this article's check (2026-10-09), the official page lists no specific features, and we say so plainly rather than speculate; use the two official documents for item-by-item comparison.
extended-stable 2026.8.35: a real update for the LTS-equivalent channel
In the project's own words, this is a gateway-only extended-stable release — "our current equivalent to LTS." It is OpenClaw from the end of August 2026 plus critical security updates, reliability and performance fixes, and features like new model support. The notes also state that the latest OpenClaw at release time was 2026.9.7. Highlights as listed officially:
- GPT-6.1 Sol support: the current Sol model across OpenAI routing, discovery, reasoning, harness, and Reef guard-model boundaries.
- Safer updates and recovery: preserve plugin settings, prevent duplicate Gateways, handle pnpm package updates without terminal failures, retain plugin inventory through migration.
- Reliable agent completion: preserve complete delegated and CLI answers, release suspended child capacity, recover full cron output, and keep failed requests from consuming steered questions.
- Security and ownership hardening: keep secret-store kinds stable during rotation, restore admitted secret-egress execution, retain explicit cron tool allowlists while repairing stale automatic snapshots.
- Channel and integration reliability: repairs for Gmail and IMAP watchers, Matrix direct mappings, Telegram progress, remote MCP startup, and managed llama.cpp startup on clean Windows hosts.
- Performance and UI continuity: bound model-catalog waits and reduce Codex fleet heap pressure, among others.
Details checked in the official 9.9 changelog
Compatible failed-update recovery preserves data written during the attempt; an older updater already running does not gain those safeguards. Fixes cover iMessage replies, Feishu attachments and an older scheduled timeout interrupting a newer chat. These OpenClaw changes do not prove recovery of another agent or local installation.
Very old configurations may require an intermediate 2026.9.5 upgrade and Doctor. Version 9.9 cannot downgrade or repair data converted by an October beta; preserve the data and follow the recovery guide.
Source: official 9.9 changelog.
Upgrade boundaries
- Stable-line users: check source-version compatibility first — create a verified backup first, preview with
openclaw update --dry-run, then runopenclaw update. The full backup → update → doctor → verify → rollback path is in the site's upgrade tutorial. - Long-term-stability users: switch with
openclaw update --channel extended-stable. 2026.8.35 is gateway-only and built on end-of-August code plus critical fixes — it is not the 2026.9 line's feature set, so don't compare it against a 9.x feature list. - Checking 9.8/9.9 specifics: trust only the official release notes and changelog; community summaries should link back to them.
Sources
- OpenClaw v2026.9.9 (published 2026-10-08): https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.9
- OpenClaw v2026.9.8 (published 2026-10-03): https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.8
- OpenClaw v2026.8.35 (published 2026-10-02): https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.8.35
- Official update CLI: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/update
- Checked: 2026-10-09 (UTC+8)
直接回答： OpenClaw 在 10 月 2 日至 8 日连发三版：稳定线 v2026.9.8（北京时间 10 月 3 日 11:21）与当前最新的 v2026.9.9（10 月 8 日 18:23），外加 extended-stable 渠道的 2026.8.35（10 月 2 日 22:06，gateway-only，官方定位为当前 LTS 等价物，带来 GPT-6.1 Sol 支持与一批安全/可靠性修复）。注意：v2026.9.8 与 v2026.9.9 的官方发布页改为「统计 + 链接」格式，功能明细指向官方 release notes 与 changelog；本文同时核对这两份官方变更记录。
三次发布时间线
| 版本 | 渠道 | 发布时间（UTC） | 发布时间（东八区） | 发布页形态 |
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| v2026.8.35 | extended-stable（gateway-only） | 2026-10-02 14:06 | 10-02 22:06 | 完整功能清单 |
| v2026.9.8 | stable（2026.9 线） | 2026-10-03 03:21 | 10-03 11:21 | 统计 + 链接 |
| v2026.9.9 | stable（2026.9 线，当前最新） | 2026-10-08 10:23 | 10-08 18:23 | 统计 + 链接 |
v2026.9.8：稳定线常规更新，发布页换了形态
官方发布页给出的可核实事实：58 个 commit、43 个 pull request、21 位贡献者；变更内容以两种格式同步公布——面向人的 release notes 与面向 AI 工具的 changelog。官方同时公布了 npm 包地址、registry tarball、完整性校验值、release SHA 与 CI 发布证据，需要逐项核验的读者可直接前往官方发布页。发布页本身不再罗列功能条目，本文也不替官方补写。
v2026.9.9：当前最新稳定版
v2026.9.9 于 10 月 8 日发布，规模为 185 个 commit、112 个 pull request、92 位贡献者，这是发布页的统计口径，不与文档里的直接提交数混算。发布页同样是「统计 + 链接」形态：功能明细在官方 release notes 与 changelog。截至本文检查时点（2026-10-09），官方未在发布页列出具体功能点，这里如实说明，不做推测；需要逐条对照的用户请以官方两份文档为准。
extended-stable 2026.8.35：LTS 等价渠道的一次实打实更新
官方定位原文：这是 gateway-only 的 extended-stable 版本，「我们当前相当于 LTS 的渠道」。内容为 2026 年 8 月底的 OpenClaw 代码，叠加关键安全更新、可靠性与性能修复，以及新模型支持等特性。官方发布说明同时注明：该版发布时稳定线最新为 2026.9.7。发布说明列出的要点包括：
- GPT-6.1 Sol 支持：Sol 模型接入 OpenAI 路由、发现、推理、harness 与 Reef 守护模型边界。
- 更安全的更新与恢复：保留插件设置、防止重复 Gateway、pnpm 包更新不再以终端失败告终、迁移时保留插件清单。
- 可靠的 agent 完成：保留完整的委托与 CLI 回答、释放被挂起的子任务容量、恢复完整 cron 输出、失败请求不再占用被引导的问题。
- 安全与所有权加固：密钥轮换期间保持 secret-store 类型稳定、恢复已准入的 secret 出口执行、保留显式 cron 工具白名单并修复过期的自动快照。
- 渠道与集成可靠性：修复 Gmail/IMAP 监视器、Matrix 直接映射、Telegram 进度、远程 MCP 启动，以及干净 Windows 主机上的托管 llama.cpp 启动。
- 性能与 UI 连续性：限制模型目录等待时长、降低 Codex 舰队堆内存压力等。
9.9官方变更记录补充
官方变更记录还说明：失败更新可在兼容条件下保留尝试期间写入的数据，但已在运行的旧更新程序不会自动获得新保护；iMessage回复和飞书附件处理得到修复；旧定时任务超时不再中断同一会话的新对话。以上是OpenClaw变更，不能证明其他Agent或本机部署已恢复。
旧配置可能需要先经2026.9.5中间升级及Doctor处理。已被十月测试版转换到新格式的数据不能用9.9降级或修复；应按官方恢复指南保全原数据。
来源：9.9官方变更记录。
升级边界
- 稳定线用户：先核对来源版本和兼容条件——先做验证备份，
openclaw update --dry-run预览后执行openclaw update，完整「备份 → 升级 → doctor → 验证 → 回滚」路径见站内升级教程。 - 追长期稳定的用户：
openclaw update --channel extended-stable切入该渠道；2026.8.35 是 gateway-only 版本，基线是 8 月底代码加关键修复，不等于 2026.9 线的功能全集，不要拿它对照 9.x 新功能清单。 - 想核对 9.8/9.9 具体功能：只认官方 release notes 与 changelog 两份文档，社区转述需回链官方来源。
来源
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OpenClaw v2026.9.9（2026-10-08 发布）：https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.9
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OpenClaw v2026.9.8（2026-10-03 发布）：https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.8
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OpenClaw v2026.8.35（2026-10-02 发布）：https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.8.35
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本文本轮检查时点：2026-10-09（东八区）
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更新命令官方说明：https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/update