crewAI v1.14.5 Release Notes

Breaking changes and major updates

Released: May 18, 2026 | Updated: May 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM

⚠️ Breaking Changes

This release contains breaking changes that may affect existing crewAI code. Review the changes below and update your code accordingly.

CrewAgentExecutor DEPRECATED: Now defaults to AgentExecutor
function_calling_llm DEPRECATED: Remove from crew configurations
Status endpoint changed: /status/{kickoff_id} instead of /{kickoff_id}/status

New Features

AgentExecutor Now Default

Crew agents now default to AgentExecutor instead of the deprecated CrewAgentExecutor.

Old code (deprecated):

from crewai import CrewAgentExecutor

New code (recommended):

from crewai import AgentExecutor

Improved Daytona Sandbox Tools

Enhanced sandbox isolation for safer code execution in agent workflows. Better security boundaries and resource management.

State Restoration

New restore_from_state_id kickoff parameter allows resuming crews from saved state checkpoints.

ExaSearchTool Enhanced

Added highlights to search results and renamed from EXASearchTool to ExaSearchTool for consistency.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Memory Leak Fixed

Fixed memory leak in git.py by using cached_property

Tool Call Surfacing

Surface streamed tool calls when available_functions is absent

Status Endpoint Path

Corrected from /{kickoff_id}/status to /status/{kickoff_id}

Result Validation

Prevent result_as_answer from returning hook-block or error messages as final answer

Task Output Preservation

Preserve task outputs across async batch flush

Model Conversion

Handle BaseModel input in convert_to_model

🔄 Migration Guide

Upgrading from crewAI v1.14.4 or earlier? Follow these steps:

Step 1: Update Dependencies

pip install --upgrade crewai crewai-tools

Step 2: Replace CrewAgentExecutor

Change all imports from:

from crewai import CrewAgentExecutor

To:

from crewai import AgentExecutor

Step 3: Remove function_calling_llm

Remove any function_calling_llm parameters from your crew configurations.

Step 4: Update Status Endpoint Calls

Update API calls from:

GET /{kickoff_id}/status

To:

GET /status/{kickoff_id}

Official Resources

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