Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Automatic email notifications for n8n version releases

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail. 15 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 9Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2n8n URL & Version ReferencesSetLogic
  3. 3Get Instance VersionHttp RequestService
  4. 4Get Latest n8n ReleaseHttp RequestService
  5. 5Get Beta n8n ReleaseHttp RequestService
  6. 6Combine VersionsMergeLogic
  7. 7Version VariablesSetLogic
  8. 8Deduplicate Beta ReleasesRemove DuplicatesLogic
  9. 9Deduplicate Latest ReleasesRemove DuplicatesLogic
  10. 10Set Beta Tag InfoSetLogic
  11. 11Set Latest Tag InfoSetLogic
  12. 12Merge ReleasesMergeLogic
  13. 13Get GitHub Release NotesHttp RequestService
  14. 14Convert Notes To HTMLMarkdownLogic
  15. 15Send EmailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.