# Penpot 2.17.1

- Product: Penpot (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/penpot)
- Vendor: Kaleidos
- Date: 2026-08-17
- Version: 2.17.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/penpot/penpot/releases/tag/2.17.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/penpot/releases/2.17.1

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- **fixed** — Overrides lost after switching component variant
- **fixed** — Malformed get-font-variants request when team-id is missing from dashboard URL
- **fixed** — Malformed get-profiles-for-file-comments request when file-id is missing from workspace URL
- **fixed** — Internal error when dragging inner layout with Boolean operations
- **fixed** — Frontend throwing raw TypeError on undefined .getData receivers across import, paste, drag, and text editor paths
- **fixed** — Workspace crash with 'can't access dead object' in Firefox when navigating between pages
- **fixed** — Workspace crash when holding an arrow key on a selection due to excessive re-renders
- **fixed** — Dashboard sidebar throwing removeChild NotFoundError during rapid keyboard navigation
- **fixed** — Asset download failing with S3 auth conflict when using access token
- **fixed** — Import worker crashing when importing non-Penpot zip files
- **fixed** — Viewer crash with WASM panic when opening URL with page-id
- **fixed** — Backend returning 500 when JSON request body has unrecognized escape sequence
- **fixed** — Color picker eyedropper crashing when viewport is unmounted during pointer move
- **fixed** — Flex layout crash when dragging shapes with missing bounds
- **fixed** — Export failing when shape has blank layer name
- **fixed** — Area selection (marquee) being aborted by select-shapes interrupt
- **fixed** — Gradient editor sending invalid stop offset when clicking outside gradient line
- **fixed** — Audit event validation failing when error reports contain string profile-id and missing token context
- **fixed** — MCP tool call timeout being too low for some operations
- **fixed** — MCP requests running into timeouts after leaving a file in Penpot

###### :bug: Bugs fixed

- Fix overrides lost after switching component variant [#10588](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10588) (PR: [#10619](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10619))
- Fix malformed get-font-variants request when team-id is missing from dashboard URL [#10644](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10644) (PR: [#10645](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10645))
- Fix malformed get-profiles-for-file-comments request when file-id is missing from workspace URL [#10652](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10652) (PR: [#10655](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10655))
- Fix internal error when dragging inner layout with Boolean operations [#10647](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10647) (PR: [#10778](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10778))
- Fix frontend throwing raw TypeError on undefined .getData receivers across import, paste, drag, and text editor paths [#10709](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10709) (PR: [#10718](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10718))
- Fix workspace crash with 'can't access dead object' in Firefox when navigating between pages [#10719](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10719) (PR: [#10721](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10721))
- Fix workspace crash when holding an arrow key on a selection due to excessive re-renders [#10726](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10726) (PR: [#10736](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10736))
- Fix dashboard sidebar throwing removeChild NotFoundError during rapid keyboard navigation [#10714](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10714) (PR: [#10715](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10715))
- Fix asset download failing with S3 auth conflict when using access token [#10776](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10776) (PR: [#10777](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10777))
- Fix import worker crashing when importing non-Penpot zip files [#10781](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10781) (PR: [#10782](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10782))
- Fix viewer crash with WASM panic when opening URL with page-id [#10800](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10800) (PR: [#10805](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10805))
- Fix backend returning 500 when JSON request body has unrecognized escape sequence [#10804](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10804) (PR: [#10808](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10808))
- Fix color picker eyedropper crashing when viewport is unmounted during pointer move [#10811](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10811) (PR: [#10812](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10812))
- Fix flex layout crash when dragging shapes with missing bounds [#10843](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10843) (PR: [#10845](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10845))
- Fix export failing when shape has blank layer name [#10849](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10849) (PR: [#10852](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10852))
- Fix area selection (marquee) being aborted by select-shapes interrupt [#10872](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10872) (PR: [#10870](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10870))
- Fix gradient editor sending invalid stop offset when clicking outside gradient line [#10879](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10879) (PR: [#10881](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10881))
- Fix audit event validation failing when error reports contain string profile-id and missing token context [#10897](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10897) (PR: [#10898](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10898))
- Fix MCP tool call timeout being too low for some operations [#10953](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10953) (PR: [#10967](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10967))
- Fix MCP requests running into timeouts after leaving a file in Penpot [#10958](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/issues/10958) (PR: [#10967](https://github.com/penpot/penpot/pull/10967))
- Fix duplicate WebSocket MCP connection attempts dere

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