# Release Notes - v2.8.6

**Date**: 2026-01-17

## 📝 Executive Summary

```text
2.8.6 2026-01-17

- chore: synchronize version strings across script, POD, and version file
- feat: add Plugin Information section and --plugininfo flag (#794)
- fix: memory calculation bug in system_recommendations (1.5GB check)
- fix: ensure forcemem is correctly interpreted and displayed as MB in os_setup
```

## 📈 Diagnostic Growth Indicators

| Metric | Current | Progress | Status |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Total Indicators | 7 | 0 | 🛡️ |
| Efficiency Checks | 0 | 0 | 🛡️ |
| Risk Detections | 1 | 0 | 🛡️ |
| Information Points | 6 | 0 | 🛡️ |

## 🛠️ Internal Commit History

- feat: release 2.8.7 (8d3a98f)
- Big cleanup (a502b18)
- cleanup file (8b2a3cc)

## ⚙️ Technical Evolutions

### ➕ CLI Options Added
- `--noplugininfo`
- `--plugininfo`

## ✅ Laboratory Verification Results

- [x] Automated TDD suite passed.
- [x] Multi-DB version laboratory execution validated.
- [x] Performance indicator delta analysis completed.
