New release: 5.8 ~ “Everything in its Right Place”

Akanksha · December 21, 2025, 11:00pm

What’s in Passbolt 5.8.0?

Dynamic role management

Passbolt lets administrators control what users can do by granting specific capabilities. In 5.8, this RBAC model goes beyond the default Admin and User roles: you can create custom roles, assign them to users, and get much more granular control. The first supported capabilities cover group creation and handling account recovery requests in Passbolt Pro.

Warning: Ensure that all users have updated their browser extension to at least version 5.8 before assigning new roles. Otherwise, they will not be able to connect to Passbolt.

At this stage, dynamic role management comes with a defined set of constraints.

The default Admin and User roles keep fixed names and cannot be renamed or deleted.
As before, the User role can be restricted, but it cannot be assigned delegated administrative responsibilities.
The Admin role, by contrast, always retains access to all capabilities and cannot be restricted.
Custom roles are currently limited to two per instance and support a first set of administrative capabilities.

This scope will be expanded progressively as additional needs and use cases are identified by the community.

Drag & drop users to groups

With Passbolt 5.8, administrators can now add users to a group by dragging them directly onto it from the Users & Groups workspace. This removes the need to open and edit each group individually and makes day-to-day group management faster and more fluid.

For the full list of changes, please refer to the release notes in the changelog.

Many thanks to everyone who provided feedback and helped refine these features!

Changelogs

Platform: Browser Extension & API
Name: Everything in its Right Place | Browser Extension & API

Release notes: https://www.passbolt.com/changelog/api-bext/everything-in-its-right-place-browser-extension-api
Release Date: December 22, 2025
Song: Everything in its Right Place

Thank you to everyone who tested, reported, and shaped this release.
Your feedback helps keep Passbolt simple, secure, and open.