Claude Code 2.1.203 release notes

Version

2.1.203

Released

7 July 2026

Status

Stable release

What's new in Claude Code 2.1.203

The official notes for Claude Code 2.1.203 list 37 changes: 3 new features, 26 fixes, 1 performance improvement and 7 other changes.

• 3 new features
• 26 fixes
• 1 performance improvement
• 7 other changes

Highlights

• new feature Added a warning when your login is about to expire, so you can re-authenticate before background sessions are interrupted
• new feature Added a grey ⏸ badge to the footer when in manual permission mode, making the active mode always visible
• new feature Added the session's additional working directories to MCP roots/list, with notifications/roots/list_changed sent when the set changes
• performance improvement Improved responsiveness while long responses stream: live-preview updates no longer re-render the whole screen
• fix Fixed opening or switching background agent sessions on macOS stalling for 15–20 seconds due to a false low-memory detection (regression…

Our short summary: changes are counted and classified automatically from the official notes, and highlights are shortened. The complete, authoritative list is in the official release notes on GitHub.

Full release notes on GitHub (Claude Code 2.1.203)

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