chore(release): 8.0.5 [skip ci]

## [8.0.5](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.4...v8.0.5) (2026-05-11)

### Bug Fixes

* add secret key to gitignore ([b6da9c4](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/commit/b6da9c4662b3fba234b8dc69700ffa44fced7482))

.gitignore

@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/public/videos/sample-video.mp3
 static/chapters_editor/videos/sample-video.mp3
 static/video_editor/videos/sample-video.mp3
 templates/todo-MS4.md
+.secret_key

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.0.5](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.4...v8.0.5) (2026-05-11)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add secret key to gitignore ([b6da9c4](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/commit/b6da9c4662b3fba234b8dc69700ffa44fced7482))
+
+## [8.0.4](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.3...v8.0.4) (2026-05-11)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* docker compose settings, provide key ([318dad0](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/commit/318dad0e5d2512d68068c019eb87f942f83318e9))
+
 ## [8.0.3](https://github.com/mediacms-io/mediacms/compare/v8.0.2...v8.0.3) (2026-05-11)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

cms/settings.py

@@ -173,9 +173,29 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
 
 
 # Set the SECRET_KEY env var in production. If unset, a fresh random key is
-# generated per process — safe but invalidates sessions and signed tokens on
-# every restart.
-SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY") or get_random_secret_key()
+# generated or read from a .secret_key file to ensure all workers share the same key.
+def get_secret_key():
+    key = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY')
+    if key:
+        return key
+
+    base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    secret_path = os.path.join(base_dir, '.secret_key')
+
+    if os.path.exists(secret_path):
+        with open(secret_path) as f:
+            return f.read().strip()
+
+    key = get_random_secret_key()
+    try:
+        with open(secret_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(key)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return key
+
+
+SECRET_KEY = get_secret_key()
 
 TEMP_DIRECTORY = "/tmp"  # Don't use a temp directory inside BASE_DIR!!!
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

cms/version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "8.0.3"
+VERSION = "8.0.4"

deploy/docker/local_settings.py

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
-from django.core.management.utils import get_random_secret_key
-
 FRONTEND_HOST = os.getenv('FRONTEND_HOST', 'http://localhost')
 PORTAL_NAME = os.getenv('PORTAL_NAME', 'MediaCMS')
-SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY') or get_random_secret_key()
 REDIS_LOCATION = os.getenv('REDIS_LOCATION', 'redis://redis:6379/1')
 
 DATABASES = {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mediacms",
-  "version": "8.0.3",
+  "version": "8.0.5",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",