# koel v9.8.0

- Product: koel (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/koel)
- Vendor: koel
- Date: 2026-06-07
- Version: v9.8.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/koel/koel/releases/tag/v9.8.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/koel/releases/v9.8.0

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- **added** — Rate podcasts
- **added** — Play album/artist from row thumbnails on hover
- **added** — Add koel:storage:webdav setup command
- **fixed** — Prevent frontend test runs from breaking the dev server
- **fixed** — Make no-hover variant actually apply on touch devices
- **fixed** — Stop test runs from corrupting asset URLs in snapshots
- **fixed** — Shrink carousel overscroll mask on mobile
- **fixed** — Hide carousel scroll buttons when the track fits
- **fixed** — Avoid playlist factory name collisions in flaky tests
- **fixed** — Make ScreenHeaderSkeleton responsive on mobile
- **fixed** — Follow redirects when fetching podcast feeds

##### What's Changed
* feat: rate podcasts by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2550
* fix: prevent frontend test runs from breaking the dev server by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2552
* fix: make no-hover variant actually apply on touch devices by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2551
* feat: play album/artist from row thumbnails on hover by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2553
* fix: stop test runs from corrupting asset URLs in snapshots by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2554
* fix: shrink carousel overscroll mask on mobile by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2556
* fix: hide carousel scroll buttons when the track fits by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2555
* fix: avoid playlist factory name collisions in flaky tests by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2557
* fix: make ScreenHeaderSkeleton responsive on mobile by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2561
* fix: follow redirects when fetching podcast feeds by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2564
* feat: add koel:storage:webdav setup command by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2563


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/koel/koel/compare/v9.7.1...v9.8.0