v17.13.0 create-astro@5.2.5
withastro/astroSep 28, 2026 → Oct 6, 20268 days between releases
What's New
Scaffolding tool gains CLI support for installing tagged package versions
New Features
- CLI support for installing tagged package versions
Improvements
- Improves flexibility in dependency management
Upgrade Notes
This patch enables installing specific package versions using tags. No configuration changes are required, but users can now specify exact versions during project creation.
The Two Releases
v17.13.0
Sep 28, 2026· 24 days ago
This release introduces a new `--pdfa-backend` option to control PDF/A conversion logic and replaces veraPDF with pikepdf for validation, improving the Ghostscript-free path. It also introduces new properties for page analysis and fixes numerous issues regarding font handling, hyperlink preservation, and metadata copying.
Full release notescreate-astro@5.2.5
Oct 6, 2026· 16 days ago
A patch release for the Astro project scaffolding tool that enables the installation of specific package versions using tags via the command line.
Full release notes