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Shipped 2026-10-11 · Workspaces Every Bower workspace now has exactly one Owner, and the Owner is also the workspace’s billing owner. When the workspace needs a new Owner, for example a lab head moving on or a workspace Bower set up for your team, the current Owner hands it over from the Members page.

What’s new

  • Transfer ownership on the Members page. Open Settings > Members and click Transfer ownership at the top of Active members. Pick any Admin or Member, type the workspace name to confirm, and the transfer happens straight away.
  • Billing moves with ownership. The new Owner becomes the billing owner: invoices and billing emails go to them from then on. You become an Admin and keep your access.
  • Your card stays put. The payment method on file doesn’t change. If the new Owner wants to pay with their own card, they update it in Settings > Billing. The plan, seats, and billing history carry over.
  • Clear when you can’t. If you aren’t the Owner, the button is greyed out, and hovering over it tells you who the Owner is. Guests are listed but can’t be picked, with the reason shown.

Notes

  • Owner is no longer in the role list. You can’t make someone the Owner by changing their role; Transfer ownership is the only way, because ownership carries the billing account.
  • Transfers are blocked while a payment is overdue, so nobody inherits a failed invoice. Update the payment method in Settings > Billing first.