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Anthropic Releases

Anthropic news, Claude releases and SDK updates. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.

Tracking 218 Anthropic releases · Updated

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Type Breaking Feature Security Patch Deprecated Announcement
  • Claude Code Releases sdkaideprecationengineermediaenergy ·

    Claude Code v2.1.212: New /fork behavior, background tasks, and fixes

    This update for Claude Code introduces a new behavior for `/fork`, copying conversations to background sessions while users continue working. It also adds features like automatic mode reset, session limits for web searches and subagent spawns, and background processing for long-running MCP tool calls. Numerous bug fixes address issues with plan mode, worktree creation, tool failures, and UI elements, improving overall stability and user experience for engineers interacting with code.

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  • Claude Code Releases sdkaipreviewengineermediaenergy ·

    Claude Code v2.1.181: New config syntax, macOS fixes, improved UI

    This patch for Claude Code introduces a new in-prompt configuration syntax and enhances user experience with improved streaming and auto-retry mechanisms. It also addresses several critical bugs, particularly on macOS, related to Apple Events and startup performance. Users interacting with Claude Code will benefit from these stability and usability improvements, with no specific version prerequisites.

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About Anthropic release tracking on ReleaseBytes

Anthropic ships Claude model releases, API updates and SDK versions on a rapid cadence. ReleaseBytes tracks the official Anthropic announcement channels and SDK changelogs, summarising each release and flagging model deprecations and breaking changes so teams building on Claude stay ahead of them.

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New features, enhancements, bug fixes, security advisories, breaking changes, deprecations and end-of-life announcements. Every item is tagged by type so you can filter to just the changes that need action.

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