Claude Code 2.1.205 release notes

Version

2.1.205

Released

8 July 2026

Status

Stable release

What's new in Claude Code 2.1.205

The official notes for Claude Code 2.1.205 list 23 changes: 1 new feature, 15 fixes, 1 performance improvement and 6 other changes.

• 1 new feature
• 15 fixes
• 1 performance improvement
• 6 other changes

Highlights

• new feature Added an auto mode rule that blocks tampering with session transcript files
• performance improvement Auto-update binary downloads now stream to disk instead of buffering in memory, cutting the updater's peak memory usage by roughly…
• fix Fixed --json-schema silently producing unstructured output when the schema was invalid, and schemas using the format keyword being rejected
• fix Fixed a message sent while Claude was working being silently lost when the turn ended at the --max-turns limit
• fix Fixed Windows worktree removal deleting files outside the worktree when an NTFS junction or directory symlink existed inside it

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 2.1.205)

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