# Slicer 5.8: Summary, Highlights, and Changelog

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**Created:** [March 7, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-5-8-summary-highlights-and-changelog/41988 "2025-03-07T18:40:38Z")\
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# Changelog: 5.8.1

- [Core](#heading--core)
  - [Improvements](#heading--improvements)
  - [Fixes](#heading--fixes)
  - [Documentation](#heading--documentation)

- [Infrastructure](#heading--infrastructure)
  - [Packaging](#heading--packaging)
  - [Continuous Integration (CI)](#heading--continuous-integration-ci)
  - [Dependencies](#heading--dependencies)

## Core

### Improvements

- Make maximum file length configurable ([PR-8283](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8283))
- Update Slicer.crt CA bundle ([PR-8269](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8269))

### Fixes

- Prevent loading DWMRI volumes as sequences ([PR-8274](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8274))
- Fix crash in SystemTools::RemoveADirectory ([PR-8275](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8275))
- Fix scene loading warning message ([PR-8272](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8272))
- Prevent additional error message in DICOMReaders.py ([PR-8271](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8271))
- Fix saving to .mrb files with long node names ([PR-8270](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8270))
- Fix typo in “Grow From Seeds” help text ([PR-8261](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8261))

### Documentation

- Dynamically generate links to Slicer Doxygen based on ReadTheDocs version ([PR-8263](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8263))
- Fix links to Slicer Doxygen in the developer guide ([PR-8262](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8262))
- Fix various broken documentation links in the developer guide ([PR-8264](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8264))
- Update Transforms module API documentation to add missing Doxygen links ([PR-8266](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8266))
- Add documentation for the Help menu ([PR-8276](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8276))

## Infrastructure

### Packaging

- Improve NSIS Windows installer with application branding ([PR-8268](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8268))

### Continuous Integration (CI)

- Update GitHub CI workflow to be release specific ([PR-8259](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8259))

### Dependencies

- Update VTK backporting fix to support building on Linux with clang ([PR-8265](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8265))
- Update vtkAddon ([PR-8273](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8273))
- Update BRAINSTools from 2024-05-31 to 2024-11-09 and include macOS build fix ([PR-8267](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8267))
- Update python-cmake-buildsystem anticipating a Python version update ([PR-8260](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/8260))

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