December 12, 2025
Key changes
Collection metadata and publishing configurations are now managed via the Content Dashboard:
- Go to "Collection Settings > Metadata" in the Content Dashboard to manage custom metadata fields for a given collection.
- Previously, this was done from the Google Docs Add-on via "About this collection > Page Metadata".
- New metadata field capabilities have also been added, such as ordering fields or specifying both their label and their machine name independently.
- Use the entirely new "Collection Settings > Publishing" tab in the Content Dashboard to enable the following within the Google Docs Add-on for contributors across this collection:
- Sections
- Google Docs tabs
For details, see related documentation.
Additional changes
Bug fixes and other recent minor updates
- Starter kits and all Next.js applications have been updated to mitigate CVE-2025-55182 and CVE-2025-66478.
- The Ingest API previously only authorized Google accounts, but now accepts any authenticated user.
- Refactored the sign-in and sign-up experience for a smoother onboarding process including email verification. Country, state and other dropdowns now support keyboard navigation.
- Helper text added to collection creation for clarity. The playground guide also got improved with simplified navigation.
- SDK status endpoint no longer exposes version information for security reasons.
- Fixed glitch in component editor text fields that prevented input on some occasions.
- Disconnecting documents from collection now works as expected for content contributors.
- Fixed infinite page reload when navigating from add-ons to the collection structure.
- Preview now allows comparing published and submitted versions when reviewing content sent for approval.
- Permission menu entry in the Content Publisher dashboard is hidden for first-time users until a collection is created.
- The smart component add-on interface now clearly indicates when no components are configured, avoiding users to lose time trying to use a capability not yet configured.
- As well as several minor UX fixes and improvements