# 2018-10-31 release

# 2018

## 2018-10-31

### Additional updates

| Title | Affected Products | Breaking change? | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Descriptions for customers now have a character limit](https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/2018-10-31/descriptions-customers-character-limit.md) | All products | Breaking | api |
| [Product names now have a character limit](https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/2018-10-31/names-products-character-limit.md) | Billing, Invoicing | Breaking | api |
| [Descriptions for invoice line items now have a character limit](https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/2018-10-31/descriptions-invoice-line-items-character-limit.md) | Billing, Invoicing | Breaking | api |
| [The `billing_reason` of the first invoice of a subscription is now `subscription_create`](https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/2018-10-31/first-invoice-subscription-billing-reason-subscription-create.md) | Billing, Invoicing | Breaking | api |