diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac63e0bde..8fb37f50c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Change Log for SD.Next
 
-## Update for 2026-02-25
+## Update for 2026-02-27
 
-### Highlights for 2026-02-25
+### Highlights for 2026-02-27
 
 This release brings massive code refactoring to modernize codebase and removal of some obsolete features. Leaner & Faster!  
 And since its a bit quieter period when it comes to new models, so we have two deep fine-tunes: *FireRed-Image-Edit* and *SkyWorks-UniPic-3*  
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ But also many smaller quality-of-life improvements - for full details, see [Chan
 
 [ReadMe](https://github.com/vladmandic/automatic/blob/master/README.md) | [ChangeLog](https://github.com/vladmandic/automatic/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) | [Docs](https://vladmandic.github.io/sdnext-docs/) | [WiKi](https://github.com/vladmandic/automatic/wiki) | [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/sd-next-federal-batch-inspectors-1101998836328697867) | [Sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/vladmandic)  
 
-### Details for 2026-02-25
+### Details for 2026-02-27
 
 - **Models**
+  - [Google Flash 3.1 Image](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3-flash-preview) a.k.a. *Nano Banana 2*  
   - [FireRed Image Edit](https://huggingface.co/FireRedTeam/FireRed-Image-Edit-1.0)  
     *Note*: FireRed is a fine-tune of Qwen-Image-Edit regardless of its claim as a new base-model  
   - [Skyworks UniPic-3](https://huggingface.co/Skywork/Unipic3), *Consistency and DMD* variants to reference/community section  
diff --git a/data/reference-cloud.json b/data/reference-cloud.json
index 6c7ce0981..0a3593642 100644
--- a/data/reference-cloud.json
+++ b/data/reference-cloud.json
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 {
-    "Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Nano Banana": {
+  "Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Nano Banana": {
     "path": "gemini-2.5-flash-image",
     "desc": "Gemini can generate and process images conversationally. You can prompt Gemini with text, images, or a combination of both allowing you to create, edit, and iterate on visuals with unprecedented control.",
     "preview": "gemini-2.5-flash-image.jpg",
     "tags": "cloud",
     "skip": true
   },
+  "Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Nano Banana": {
+    "path": "gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview",
+    "desc": "Gemini can generate and process images conversationally. You can prompt Gemini with text, images, or a combination of both allowing you to create, edit, and iterate on visuals with unprecedented control.",
+    "preview": "gemini-2.5-flash-image.jpg",
+    "tags": "cloud",
+    "skip": true
+  },
   "Google Gemini 3.0 Pro Nano Banana": {
     "path": "gemini-3-pro-image-preview",
     "desc": "Built on Gemini 3. Create and edit images with studio-quality levels of precision and control",
diff --git a/modules/api/middleware.py b/modules/api/middleware.py
index 874200171..fc2315e2a 100644
--- a/modules/api/middleware.py
+++ b/modules/api/middleware.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import modules.errors as errors
 
 errors.install()
 ignore_endpoints = [
+    '/sdapi/v1/version',
     '/sdapi/v1/log',
     '/sdapi/v1/browser',
     '/sdapi/v1/gpu',
diff --git a/modules/video_models/google_veo.py b/modules/video_models/google_veo.py
index 77ee35c95..158ff05c0 100644
--- a/modules/video_models/google_veo.py
+++ b/modules/video_models/google_veo.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ aspect_ratios_buckets = {
 
 def google_requirements():
     install('google-genai==1.52.0')
-    install('pydantic==2.11.7', ignore=True, quiet=True)
-    reload('pydantic', '2.11.7')
+    # install('pydantic==2.11.7', ignore=True, quiet=True)
+    # reload('pydantic', '2.11.7')
 
 
 def get_size_buckets(width: int, height: int) -> str:
diff --git a/pipelines/model_google.py b/pipelines/model_google.py
index 16738102d..29d1f090e 100644
--- a/pipelines/model_google.py
+++ b/pipelines/model_google.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ aspect_ratios_buckets = {
 
 def google_requirements():
     install('google-genai==1.52.0')
-    install('pydantic==2.11.7', ignore=True, quiet=True)
-    reload('pydantic', '2.11.7')
+    # install('pydantic==2.11.7', ignore=True, quiet=True)
+    # reload('pydantic', '2.11.7')
 
 
 def get_size_buckets(width: int, height: int) -> str: