# Better Auth v1.7.0-rc.5

- Product: Better Auth (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/better-auth)
- Vendor: Better Auth
- Date: 2026-08-11
- Version: v1.7.0-rc.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/releases/tag/v1.7.0-rc.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/better-auth/releases/v1.7.0-rc.5
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **removed** — Replaced standalone deviceCodeGrant() plugin with oauthDeviceAuthorization() used alongside oauthProvider() or mcp()
- **added** — Added option to disable displayName in the username plugin
- **removed** — Removed the silenceWarnings config option and startup warnings for well-known metadata endpoints
- **fixed** — Fixed device authorization flow to enforce RFC requirements
- **fixed** — Fixed type alignment between auth endpoints and better-call
- **fixed** — Fixed CLI to align installed packages with the running CLI version

##### `better-auth`

###### ❗ Breaking Changes

- Refactored OAuth device grant ownership to use `oauthDeviceAuthorization()` alongside `oauthProvider()` or `mcp()` ([#10746](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/10746))
> **Migration:** Replace the standalone `deviceCodeGrant()` plugin with `oauthDeviceAuthorization()` used alongside `oauthProvider()` or `mcp()`. Regenerate and apply the schema (`resource` column is replaced by `oauthClientId` and `resources`). Let any pending device codes expire or delete them before upgrading, as they cannot be exchanged through the new integration.

###### Features

- Added option to disable `displayName` in the username plugin ([#10330](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/10330))

For detailed changes, see [`CHANGELOG`](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/blob/acbe42128f72f5c656a22353a54dda70b1316f52/packages/better-auth/CHANGELOG.md)

##### `@better-auth/oauth-provider`

###### ❗ Breaking Changes

- Refactored OAuth device grant ownership to use `oauthDeviceAuthorization()` alongside `oauthProvider()` or `mcp()` ([#10746](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/10746))
> **Migration:** Replace the standalone `deviceCodeGrant()` plugin with `oauthDeviceAuthorization()` used alongside `oauthProvider()` or `mcp()`. Regenerate and apply the schema (`resource` column is replaced by `oauthClientId` and `resources`). Let any pending device codes expire or delete them before upgrading, as they cannot be exchanged through the new integration.

###### Features

- Removed the `silenceWarnings` config option and startup warnings for well-known metadata endpoints ([#10703](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/10703))

###### Bug Fixes

- Fixed device authorization flow to enforce RFC requirements ([#10752](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/10752))

For detailed changes, see [`CHANGELOG`](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/blob/acbe42128f72f5c656a22353a54dda70b1316f52/packages/oauth-provider/CHANGELOG.md)

##### `@better-auth/scim`

###### Bug Fixes

- Fixed type alignment between auth endpoints and `better-call` ([#10657](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/10657))

For detailed changes, see [`CHANGELOG`](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/blob/acbe42128f72f5c656a22353a54dda70b1316f52/packages/scim/CHANGELOG.md)

##### `auth`

###### Bug Fixes

- Fixed CLI to align installed packages with the running CLI version ([#10743](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/pull/10743))

For detailed changes, see [`CHANGELOG`](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/blob/acbe42128f72f5c656a22353a54dda70b1316f52/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md)

##### Contributors

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release:

@bytaesu, @gustavovalverde, @ping-maxwell

**Full changelog:** [`v1.7.0-rc.4...v1.7.0-rc.5`](https://github.com/better-auth/better-auth/compare/v1.7.0-rc.4...v1.7.0-rc.5)