# Weaviate v1.36.23 — v1.36.23 - Cluster communication related Fixes

- Product: Weaviate (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/weaviate)
- Vendor: Weaviate
- Date: 2026-07-20
- Version: v1.36.23
- Original notes: https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.36.23
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/weaviate/releases/v1.36.23

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- **fixed** — Eliminate per-call allocations in SelectProperties lookups
- **fixed** — Widen flaky RansomNote aggregate count assertion
- **fixed** — Fix entrypoint repair test flake
- **fixed** — Error on unknown command version instead of looping forever during migration
- **fixed** — Propagate usage-file removal error in NewShard instead of discarding it
- **fixed** — Fix flaky TestMakeUnboundedChannel_CapShrink
- **fixed** — Retry on join with deadline in memberlist
- **fixed** — Don't fail startup when a single node can't join

##### Breaking Changes 
*none*

##### New Features
*none*

##### Fixes
* perf(search): eliminate per-call allocations in SelectProperties lookups by @etiennedi in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12134
* fix(test): widen flaky RansomNote aggregate count assertion by @etiennedi in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12194
* fix(hnsw): entrypoint repair test flake by @trengrj in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12205
* fix(rbac): error on unknown command version instead of looping forever during migration by @antas-marcin in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12196
* fix(db): propagate usage-file removal error in NewShard instead of discarding it by @antas-marcin in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12191
* Backport to v1.36: fix flaky TestMakeUnboundedChannel_CapShrink by @asdine in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12236
* backport: fix(memberlist): retry on join with deadline by @moogacs in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12241
* fix(memberlist): don't fail startup when a single node can't join (self-heal) by @moogacs in https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/pull/12243


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/compare/v1.36.22...v1.36.23