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news FAIRDOM-SEEK version 1.18.0 released

June 16, 2026

We are pleased to announce a new major version of FAIRDOM-SEEK is now available, which is version 1.18.0

This is a large new version, and highlights include:

  • DOI enhancements:
    • Presentations can now have DOIs minted and retracted, alongside other asset types.
    • Resources with DOIs can now be deleted, with automatic DOI retraction and metadata storage.
    • Publication types are automatically detected when querying DOIs during registration.
  • New administrator options:
    • Prevent local file uploads, requiring remote URLs instead.
    • Disable built-in username/password login to enforce SSO-only access.
  • Search improvements:
    • Samples are now fully supported in API-based searches and returned in search results.
    • External search adapters can be toggled via the admin settings UI.
    • Search now handles punctuation correctly (hyphens, parentheses, etc.).
  • Extended Metadata improvements:
    • Controlled vocabulary attributes can now accept free text when configured.
    • Nested Extended Metadata attributes export as blank nodes in RDF.
    • Fair Data Station imports correctly reject type mismatches with required fields.
  • Events now support event types with hybrid, online, and offline location options, and end date auto-sets to 1 hour after start date selection.
  • ISA & DataHub enhancements:
    • Temporary sharing links for ISA assets (Investigations, Studies, Assays, Observation Units), providing time-limited access via authorization codes.
    • ISA input tag now available through the API.
    • Global sample type templates can now reference registered assets.
    • Extended metadata fields are now included in spreadsheet exports.
  • Workflow enhancements:
    • New workflow versions can be created via RO-Crate upload.
    • Bioschemas/schema.org properties expanded for workflows, including creativeWorkStatus, contributor, citation, and datePublished.
  • Multiple security vulnerabilities (XSS) addressed.
  • PDF preview rendering greatly improved.

… and much more.

More details about what changes are included can be found in the 1.18.0 Release Notes.

Details on installing SEEK can be found in our Documentation, at https://docs.seek4science.org/get-seek.html – including running with Docker.

The upgrade guide can be found in the usual place at https://docs.seek4science.org/tech/upgrading.html.

Details on upgrading for Docker can be found on the page https://docs.seek4science.org/tech/docker/docker-compose.html.

Please note that this upgrade requires some additional attention in two areas: