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 # Release Notes
 
+## 5.8.1
+### Bugfixes
+- Fixed a critical bug where automatic migration from BoltDB to SQLite after a reboot could perform a partial migration, with some containers in SQLite and some remaining in BoltDB, when Quadlets were in use ([#28215](https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/28216)). For those who encountered this bug with 5.8.0 there is no way to automatically recover. If you do not have persistent containers/pods/volumes (i.e. all containers are run using Quadlets) then the easiest option is to move the `db.sql` file in Podman's storage directory to `db.sql.bak` (or similar) and reboot again with v5.8.1 to attempt another migration. Please contact the maintainers with any issues during migration and we will assist as able.
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 ## 5.8.0
 ### Features
 - The `podman quadlet install` command can now install files which contain multiple separate Quadlet files. The files must be separated with a `---` delimeter on a new line, and each section must begin with a `# FileName=<name>` line to name the new Quadlet ([#27384](https://github.com/containers/podman/pull/27384)).