- Added role‑based access control for job queue and cancel operations with overrideAccess support.
- Introduced per‑field timezone settings for date fields and a new pluggable KV storage system (Database, In‑Memory, Redis) accessible via payload.kv.
- Made toast notifications position configurable, exported a useQueue React hook, deprecated the job‑queue depth property, and fixed numerous bugs across DB adapters, richtext, UI, and other components.