0.16.2

astral-sh/ruff0.16.2Aug 7, 2026by github-actions[bot]
AI Summary

A maintenance release focusing on correcting false positives in flake8-pyi and improving server handling of TOML files.
Key Highlights

Avoid false positives on singledispatch functions (PYI041)
Register formatting capabilities dynamically to exclude TOML files
Register formatting capabilities dynamically to exclude TOML files
New Features

Avoid false positives on singledispatch functions (PYI041)
Register formatting capabilities dynamically to exclude TOML files
Full Release Notes

## Release Notes

Released on 2026-08-06.

### Bug fixes

- \[`flake8-pyi`\] Avoid false positives on `singledispatch` functions (`PYI041`) ([#27335](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/pull/27335))

### Server

- Register formatting capabilities dynamically to exclude TOML files ([#27332](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/pull/27332))

### Contributors

- [@MeGaGiGaGon](https://github.com/MeGaGiGaGon)
- [@charliermarsh](https://github.com/charliermarsh)
- [@epage](https://github.com/epage)
- [@sharkdp](https://github.com/sharkdp)
- [@ntBre](https://github.com/ntBre)

## Install ruff 0.16.2

### Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-installer.sh | sh
```

### Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

```sh
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-installer.ps1 | iex"
```

## Download ruff 0.16.2

|  File  | Platform | Checksum |
|--------|----------|----------|
| [ruff-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | Apple Silicon macOS | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | Intel macOS | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | ARM64 Windows | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256) |
| [ruff-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | x86 Windows | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-i686-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256) |
| [ruff-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | x64 Windows | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256) |
| [ruff-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | ARM64 Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | x86 Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | PPC64 Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | PPC64LE Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | RISCV Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-s390x-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-s390x-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | S390x Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-s390x-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | x64 Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz) | ARMv7 Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) | ARM64 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-i686-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-i686-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) | x86 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-i686-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) | x64 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz) | ARMv6 MUSL Linux (Hardfloat) | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz.sha256) |
| [ruff-armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz) | ARMv7 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://releases.astral.sh/github/ruff/releases/download/0.16.2/ruff-armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz.sha256) |

## Verifying GitHub Artifact Attestations

The artifacts in this release have attestations generated with GitHub Artifact Attestations. These can be verified by using the [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_attestation_verify):
```sh
gh attestation verify <file-path of downloaded artifact> --repo astral-sh/ruff
```

You can also download the attestation from [GitHub](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/attestations) and verify against that directly:
```sh
gh attestation verify <file-path of downloaded artifact> --bundle <file-path of downloaded attestation>
```