1.14.5a1

CrewAI Releases / 5/2/2026

📰 NewsDeveloper Stack & InfrastructureTools & Practical Usage

Key Points

  • This release adds a new kickoff parameter, <code>restore_from_state_id</code>, to support resuming or restoring a prior state in the workflow.
  • The ExaSearchTool has been updated with highlights and renamed from <code>EXASearchTool</code>, indicating a tooling/API naming and UI enhancement.
  • Bug fixes include resolving missing crewai pin sites in the release flow and ensuring skills loading events are emitted correctly for traces.
  • Documentation changes include updating the changelog and correcting the version for v1.14.4.

What's Changed

Features

  • Add restore_from_state_id kickoff parameter
  • Add highlights to ExaSearchTool and rename from EXASearchTool

Bug Fixes

  • Fix missing crewai pin sites in release flow
  • Ensure skills loading events for traces

Documentation

  • Update changelog and version for v1.14.4

Contributors

@akaKuruma, @github-actions[bot], @greysonlalonde, @lorenzejay, @theishangoswami