# Prefect 3.8.2 — 3.8.2 - Array we there yet?

- Product: Prefect (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/prefect)
- Vendor: Prefect
- Date: 2026-08-07
- Version: 3.8.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/prefect/releases/3.8.2

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- **added** — Add removable chips for multi-select enum array fields
- **added** — Send a Prefect User-Agent on WebSocket handshakes
- **added** — Virtualize the timezone select option list
- **fixed** — Show all timezones in the timezone select
- **fixed** — Propagate array item edits and link deployments from the flow page
- **fixed** — Preserve an empty array when clearing list parameter selections
- **fixed** — Open the date picker calendar on the selected date's month
- **fixed** — Normalize settings paths for cross-OS context transport
- **fixed** — Raise ValueError for negative timeouts in PrefectFutureList.result, as_completed, and wait
- **fixed** — Fix a tooltip hiding behind a chart row
- **fixed** — Release concurrency leases granted to callers that were cancelled mid-acquire
- **fixed** — Keep setuptools in conda Docker images

**Enhancements ➕➕**

* Add removable chips for multi-select enum array fields by [@vyagubov](https://github.com/vyagubov) in [#22738](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22738)
* Send a Prefect `User-Agent` on WebSocket handshakes by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22706](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22706)
* Virtualize the timezone select option list by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22740](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22740)

**Bug Fixes 🐞**

* Show all timezones in the timezone select by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22686](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22686)
* Propagate array item edits and link deployments from the flow page by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22726](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22726)
* Preserve an empty array when clearing list parameter selections by [@vyagubov](https://github.com/vyagubov) in [#22737](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22737)
* Open the date picker calendar on the selected date's month by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22699](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22699)
* Normalize settings paths for cross-OS context transport by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22700](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22700)
* Raise `ValueError` for negative timeouts in `PrefectFutureList.result`, `as_completed`, and `wait` by [@kingsley-123](https://github.com/kingsley-123) in [#22692](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22692)
* Fix a tooltip hiding behind a chart row by [@uinstinct](https://github.com/uinstinct) in [#22707](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22707)
* Release concurrency leases granted to callers that were cancelled mid-acquire by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22621](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22621)
* Keep `setuptools` in conda Docker images by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22743](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22743)

**Development & Tidiness 🧹**

* Migrate to Renovate and retire Dependabot by [@jamiezieziula](https://github.com/jamiezieziula) in [#22719](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22719)

**Documentation 📓**

* Document how `follows` establishes event ordering for automation triggers by [@chrisguidry](https://github.com/chrisguidry) in [#22710](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22710)
* Correct event trigger examples to match actual matching semantics by [@bunchesofdonald](https://github.com/bunchesofdonald) in [#22690](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22690)
* Fix incorrect examples in the global concurrency limits docs by [@uinstinct](https://github.com/uinstinct) in [#22724](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22724)
* Fix text not visible in an image by [@uinstinct](https://github.com/uinstinct) in [#22661](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22661)
* Fix docstring `Args` entries that name a parameter the function does not take by [@darkdi](https://github.com/darkdi) in [#22733](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22733)
* List 3.7 and 3.8 release notes and link the Prefect Cloud changelog by [@devin-ai-integration](https://github.com/devin-ai-integration)[bot] in [#22702](https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22702)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.8.1...3.8.2