- Added several language and compiler features: expr metavariables in cfg, automatic coercion of never types in tuples, support for s390x vector registers and LoongArch link relaxation, and allowing ManuallyDrop constants in patterns.
- Enhanced Cargo with git+registry dependencies, rustdocflags cfg support, and addressed CVE‑2026‑5222 and CVE‑2026‑5223 security issues.
- Introduced breaking changes such as treating C double as f32 on AVR targets, disallowing unsized coercions into Pin, and changing attribute precedence for export/link names.
Rust 1.96.0
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Fixed a miscompilation issue caused by LLVM optimizations.
Added numerous stable const APIs, new Cargo configuration options (build.warnings, resolver.lockfile path), Rustdoc flags, and language lint improvements including trailing‑self import support.
Fixed Cargo's timeout and retry behavior