# Prefect 3.8.5.dev5 — 3.8.5.dev5: Nightly Development Release

- Product: Prefect (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/prefect)
- Vendor: Prefect
- Date: 2026-09-02
- Version: 3.8.5.dev5
- Original notes: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/releases/tag/3.8.5.dev5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/prefect/releases/3.8.5.dev5
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **fixed** — Do not import pandas when prefect.cache_policies is imported
- **fixed** — Handle Podman missing-container responses when auto-removing containers
- **fixed** — Add parameter overrides to the deployment schedule dialog
- **fixed** — Fix create-flow form item gap
- **changed** — Bump snowflake-connector-python from 4.4.0 to 4.7.1

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##### What's Changed
###### Bug Fixes 🐞
* Do not import pandas when prefect.cache_policies is imported by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22999
* Handle Podman missing-container responses when auto-removing containers by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/23005
* Add parameter overrides to the deployment schedule dialog by @devin-ai-integration[bot] in https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22805
###### Uncategorized
* fix create-flow form item gap by @uinstinct in https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/23000
* Bump snowflake-connector-python from 4.4.0 to 4.7.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22996
* chore(deps): Update docker images by @prefect-renovate[bot] in https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/pull/22993


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/compare/3.8.5.dev4...3.8.5.dev5