v2026.5.3

jdx/misev2026.5.3May 8, 2026by mise-en-dev

AI Summary

A patch release that improves how the Aqua backend resolves `latest` for GitHub-backed tools by using the official latest-release endpoint instead of walking chronological tags.

Key Highlights

Resolves `latest` via GitHub's latest-release endpoint for better accuracy.
Shared version normalization logic across remote listing, install lookup, and latest resolution.
Backward compatibility maintained for packages using `version_source = github_tag`.

New Features

Improved `latest` resolution for GitHub-backed tools

Full Release Notes

A small patch release that fixes how the aqua backend resolves `latest` for tools backed by GitHub releases.

## Fixed

- **(aqua)** Resolve `latest` via GitHub's latest-release endpoint instead of walking the chronological tag list, so `mise use <tool>@latest` and similar requests pick the upstream "latest" release rather than the newest tag. Packages using `version_source = github_tag` continue to use the existing tag-based fallback, and `before_date` / `minimum_release_age` settings still bypass the fast path. Tag-to-version normalization (version prefixes, leading `v`, asset checks) is now shared across remote listing, install lookup, and latest resolution ([#9277](https://github.com/jdx/mise/pull/9277)) by @risu729.

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/jdx/mise/compare/v2026.5.2...v2026.5.3
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