Claude Code 2.1.98 release notes

Version

2.1.98

Released

9 April 2026

Status

Stable release

What's new in Claude Code 2.1.98

The official notes for Claude Code 2.1.98 list 57 changes: 6 new features, 37 fixes, 1 security change and 13 other changes.

• 6 new features
• 37 fixes
• 1 security change
• 13 other changes

Highlights

• security change Added interactive Google Vertex AI setup wizard accessible from the login screen when selecting "3rd-party platform", guiding you through GCP…
• new feature Added CLAUDE_CODE_PERFORCE_MODE env var: when set, Edit/Write/NotebookEdit fail on read-only files with a p4 edit hint instead of silently overwriting…
• new feature Added Monitor tool for streaming events from background scripts
• new feature Added subprocess sandboxing with PID namespace isolation on Linux when CLAUDE_CODE_SUBPROCESS_ENV_SCRUB is set, and CLAUDE_CODE_SCRIPT_CAPS env var to limit per-session…
• new feature Added --exclude-dynamic-system-prompt-sections flag to print mode for improved cross-user prompt caching

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 2.1.98)

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