v53.3.12 v0.9.0
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Leonxlnx/taste-skillSep 6, 2026 → Sep 7, 20261 day between releases
What's New
Major release adds TALA layout engine, new export formats, and significant performance improvements
Breaking Changes
- Obsolete `--tala` installer flag is rejected with migration guidance
New Features
- TALA layout engine is now open source and bundled with D2
- New export formats supported: PNG, GIF, PDF, and PPTX
- Markdown labels now render as native SVG instead of HTML
Improvements
- SVG rendering is approximately 10x faster
- PNG exports now support images above the previous 67-megapixel limit
- Performance optimizations in Dagre ranking and text measurement
- Support for gzip, Brotli, and deflate remote images
Bug Fixes
- Synthetic lifeline endpoint IDs are now stable across architectures
- D2_TIMEOUT is now honored during PNG and GIF rendering
Upgrade Notes
You must update your configuration to use `--layout=tala` or `D2_LAYOUT=tala` instead of the deprecated `--tala` flag. The layout engine is now bundled, so no separate plugin installation is needed.
The Two Releases
v53.3.12
v53.3.12
Sep 6, 2026· 2 months ago
Patch release updating markdown and math packages to preserve link text and equation data during serialization and import.
Full release notesv0.9.0
v0.9.0
Sep 7, 2026· 1 month ago
Major release making TALA open source and bundling it with D2, adding support for PNG, GIF, PDF, and PPTX exports, and significantly improving rendering performance.
Full release notes