svelte@5.57.1 v1.16.12

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sveltejs/svelteSep 18, 2026 → Sep 19, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Newer release notes are for a different repository (Agent Deck) than the older release (Svelte).

New Features

  • Add --hint/--tag/--ticket CLI flags for session annotation
  • Add durable session hints, tags, and harness links in state.db

Bug Fixes

  • Fix letter hotkeys for non-Latin keyboard layouts
  • Fix auto-update zombie holding markers
  • Fix dead-pipe reading before reviver acts
  • Fix auto-update restart
  • Fix explicit [hotkeys] bindings winning over derived layout twins

Upgrade Notes

The newer release is for a different project (Agent Deck) and cannot be upgraded from the older Svelte release.

The Two Releases

svelte@5.57.1

svelte@5.57.1

Sep 18, 2026· 1 month ago

This patch release focuses on stabilizing the compiler and runtime, primarily addressing issues in server-side rendering (SSR), event handling cleanup, and parser performance. Key improvements include optimizations to reduce garbage collection, fixes for reactive state proxy ownership, and enhancements to CSS scoping.

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v1.16.12

v1.16.12

Sep 19, 2026· 1 month ago

A maintenance release adding session annotations and fixing hotkey support for non-Latin keyboard layouts.

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