# Gaia 2.4 release highlights

> Major backend refactor, RBAC foundations, template library, and expanded entity relationships.

## Metadata

- Published: 2025-05-15
- Author: Gaia team
- Post type: release

# Gaia 2.4 release highlights

Gaia 2.4 (2.4.0–2.4.7) delivered foundational architecture work and expanded governance, dashboards, and data modeling.

## Major themes

- **Platform refactor**: modularized services for identity, ingestion, evaluation, and workflows.
- **RBAC foundations**: early role‑based access control and stronger project governance.
- **Dashboard and tooling**: a new project dashboard and improved CLI/deployment scripts.
- **Data modeling**: many‑to‑many entity relationships and better importer experiences.
- **Auth and integrations**: expanded SSO options and connector improvements.

## Additional improvements

- Template library for starter projects and common use cases.
- UI spacing, theme tweaks, and error page enhancements.