- Added extensive cross‑browser event normalization and new support for SVG tags, attributes, and events (e.g., .currentTarget, .key polyfill, clipboardData, onMouseOver/Out, onLoad/onError).
- Introduced breaking API changes: lifecycle methods no longer receive the root node, removed deprecated React.unmountAndReleaseReactRootNode, .getValue() eliminated, renderComponentToString now synchronous, and default prop handling updated.
- Fixed numerous bugs and memory leaks, improved stack traces, added React.addons.TestUtils for unit testing, updated JSX whitespace handling with an automated codemod, and performed general performance optimizations.