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This Week in Rails

Rails 7.2.3.1, 8.0.4.1, and 8.1.2.1 were released as security patches, followed by bugfix releases 8.0.5 and 8.1.3. Key changes include: Active Record's `validates` now combines top-level and per-validator `:if`/`:unless`/`:on` options instead of letting inner options silently override outer ones; `titleize` now correctly capitalizes Unicode lowercase letters (e.g., über → Über); and MySQL error 1046 (ER_NO_DB_ERROR) is now classified as `ActiveRecord::ConnectionFailed` to enable automatic retries. 18 contributors participated this week.

This Week in Rails: March 27, 2026