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Claude Code releases in August 2026
GitHub lists 27 releases for anthropics/claude-code with published_at in August 2026.
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Key takeaways
- GitHub lists 27 releases for anthropics/claude-code with published_at in August 2026.
- Each note is the first line of that release’s own text. Drafts are omitted.
Releases
GitHub lists 27 releases for anthropics/claude-code with published_at in August 2026. The API page used here returns 100 releases. This month’s rows are the ones inside that page. The date is published_at. The note is the first line of the release text after section labels such as “What’s Changed.” All releases for anthropics/claude-code.
| Version | Published | Note |
|---|---|---|
| v2.1.252 | August 31, 2026 | Fixed Bash commands failing with "task output swap refused (tasks dir moved or linked)" on some Macs |
| v2.1.251 | August 28, 2026 | Added `PreModelSwitch` and `PostModelSwitch` hook events (block, confirm, or annotate a model switch); `SessionStart` resume hooks now receive session staleness and the estimated re-cache cost |
| v2.1.250 | August 28, 2026 | Bug fixes and reliability improvements |
| v2.1.248 | August 27, 2026 | Added `--restricted` (or `CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1`): removes the built-in tools that run commands or code and `WebFetch` (unless named in `--tools`), keeps file tools inside the working directory, refuses `bypassPermissions`, and ignores user, project and local settings files |
| v2.1.247 | August 26, 2026 | Added the `SendFeedback` tool: when something goes wrong in a session, Claude can draft a feedback report for you to review and send from `/feedback` (turn off with the `feedbackDrafts` setting) |
| v2.1.246 | August 25, 2026 | Added a startup warning for Bash allow rules with a wildcard before the subcommand (e.g. `Bash(git * main)`), since they also match options inserted before the subcommand |
| v2.1.245 | August 25, 2026 | Fixed a crash on startup on Linux distributions that ship glibc 2.44 (for example Arch Linux, CachyOS and Fedora Rawhide) |
| v2.1.241 | August 23, 2026 | Bug fixes and reliability improvements |
| v2.1.240 | August 22, 2026 | Bug fixes and reliability improvements |
| v2.1.239 | August 21, 2026 | Cost estimates (`/cost`, status line, `--max-budget-usd`) now include the 1.1× US-only-inference premium for data-residency workspaces |
| v2.1.238 | August 20, 2026 | Added a `keybindingFlavor` setting: set it to `"readline"` to make Ctrl+W in the prompt delete back to the previous whitespace, as in Bash; the default (`"classic"`) is unchanged |
| v2.1.237 | August 20, 2026 | Fixed prompt caching for sessions using an LLM gateway or custom base URL |
| v2.1.236 | August 19, 2026 | Added `ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_MODEL` environment variable: sets the model new sessions start on, while a `/model` pick still overrides it and persists across restarts (unlike `ANTHROPIC_MODEL`) |
| v2.1.235 | August 18, 2026 | Added an optional `spellcheck` setting that underlines misspelled words in the prompt input as you type, using your installed `aspell`, `hunspell`, or `ispell` |
| v2.1.234 | August 17, 2026 | Added the optional `CLAUDE_CODE_PROJECT_DIR_NAME` environment variable: hosts that give each session its own config directory can choose a short name for the per-project transcript directory |
| v2.1.233 | August 14, 2026 | Added GitLab merge request URL support to the `--worktree` flag and the `claude agents` view (where MRs display as `!N`) |
| v2.1.232 | August 13, 2026 | Subagent forking is now on by default: a `subagent_type: "fork"` subagent inherits the full conversation and prompt cache, and non-teammate agent spawns in interactive sessions now run in the background by default |
| v2.1.231 | August 13, 2026 | Fixed MCP OAuth sign-in failing with a redirect URI mismatch for servers that use a pre-registered OAuth client, such as Slack |
| v2.1.229 | August 12, 2026 | Documented `claude remote-control --continue` for resuming the most recent Remote Control session |
| v2.1.228 | August 11, 2026 | Fixed interactive sessions that could stop redrawing entirely, while the process kept running, after a rare internal layout error |
| v2.1.227 | August 10, 2026 | Fixed feature flags being evaluated without the user's subscription tier when a session started with an expired login token, which could wrongly prompt Max plan users to enable usage credits for Fable |
| v2.1.226 | August 8, 2026 | Bug fixes and reliability improvements |
| v2.1.225 | August 8, 2026 | Added gateway spend-limit support to Claude Code's usage warning; the limit-reached message now names the cap, its reset time, and the operator's message (requires the gateway on 2.1.225) |
| v2.1.224 | August 7, 2026 | Added self-hosted environments: `claude self-hosted-runner` turns your own machines or containers into a place Claude Code web, mobile, and desktop sessions can run, on Team and Enterprise plans |
| v2.1.223 | August 6, 2026 | Added owner wildcard entries (`"owner/*"`) to the `strictKnownMarketplaces` and `blockedMarketplaces` managed settings for allowing or blocking all marketplace repos under a GitHub org |
| v2.1.222 | August 4, 2026 | Fixed worktree-isolated sessions and their subagents being able to run destructive git commands against the main checkout; isolation now applies to file edits and Bash in every session type |
| v2.1.221 | August 4, 2026 | [VSCode] Added Focus view: a chat-menu toggle that hides tool activity behind an expandable per-turn summary with a live running-tool indicator, toggled with `Ctrl+Alt+F` or the "Claude Code: Toggle Focus view" command |
Last verified UTC from https://api.github.com/repos/anthropics/claude-code/releases?per_page=100&page=1.
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