Releases
Releases — page 9
Every stable release of the open-source Codex CLI (openai/codex) and of Claude Code (anthropics/claude-code) on GitHub, newest first. Each entry is a short summary of the official notes with a link to the full changelog. Latest: Codex 0.162.1 (9 Oct 2026) and Claude Code 2.1.296 (9 Oct 2026).
Short summaries here; each entry links to its version page and to the official release notes on GitHub.
Claude Code 2.1.167
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.166
Added fallbackModel setting to configure up to three fallback models tried in order when the primary model is overloaded or unavailable; --fallback-model now also…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.165
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.163
Added requiredMinimumVersion and requiredMaximumVersion managed settings — Claude Code refuses to start if its version is outside the allowed range and directs the user…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.137.0
TUI controls now support F13-F24 keybindings, paste in searchable menus, and a compact reasoning-only status/title item (#25329, #25400, #25504). · Enterprise/admin flows now show…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.162
claude agents --json now includes waitingFor showing what a waiting session is blocked on (e.g. permission prompt) · --tools: explicitly listing Grep/Glob now provides…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.161
OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES values are now included as labels on metric datapoints, so you can slice usage metrics by custom dimensions like team or repo ·…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.160
Added a prompt before writing to shell startup files (.zshenv, .zlogin, .bash_login) and ~/.config/git/, which could otherwise lead to unintended command execution · acceptEdits…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.136.0
TUI markdown now keeps web links clickable with OSC 8 metadata, and cramped tables switch to readable key/value records without losing link targets. (#24472,…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.159
Internal infrastructure improvements (no user-facing changes)
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.158
Auto mode is now available on Bedrock, Vertex, and Foundry for Opus 4.7 and Opus 4.8. Opt in by setting CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_AUTO_MODE=1
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.157
Plugins in .claude/skills directories are now automatically loaded, no marketplace required · Added claude plugin init to scaffold a new plugin in .claude/skills ·…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.156
Fixed an issue when using Opus 4.8 where thinking blocks were modified, leading to API errors.
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.154
Opus 4.8 is here! Now defaults to high effort · /effort xhigh for your hardest tasks · Introducing dynamic workflows: ask Claude to create…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.135.0
codex doctor now reports richer environment, Git, terminal, app-server, and thread inventory diagnostics for support cases. (#24261, #24311, #24305) · /status shows remote connection…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.153
Added skipLfs option to github/git plugin marketplace sources to skip Git LFS downloads during clone and update · Claude Code now shows a one-time…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.152
/code-review --fix now applies review findings to your working tree after the review, surfacing reuse, simplification, and efficiency suggestions; /simplify now invokes /code-review --fix…
Official notes on GitHubCodex 0.134.0
Added search across local conversation history, including case-insensitive content matches with result previews. (#23519, #23921) · Made --profile the primary profile selector across CLI,…
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.150
Internal infrastructure improvements (no user-facing changes)
Official notes on GitHubClaude Code 2.1.149
/usage now shows a per-category breakdown of what's driving your limits usage — skills, subagents, plugins, and per-MCP-server cost · /diff detail view can…
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