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ReactJS changelog digest

Jan 12 - Jan 18, 2026. Useful releases, risky migrations, and noisy updates from the ReactJS channel.

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ReactJS updates in 2026-w03

v16.1.3

  • Backported key bug fixes to the stable release.
  • Fixed a linked‑list bug in LRU deleteFromLru (issue 88652).
  • Corrected handling of relative same‑host redirects in Node middleware (issue 88253).

v2.6.5

  • Added new APIs: canvas now supports GIF/WebP in createImageBitmap, performance resource timing controls, and readable web streams for file handles.
  • Implemented numerous bug fixes across extensions, Node child processes, npm deduplication, runtime error handling, and web APIs, including IPv6 proxy support and correct HMAC block sizes.
  • Introduced a deprecation warning for SlowBuffer and updated the config schema to include an ignore property for read permissions.

v16.1.2

  • Update Turbopack's SWC core to v50.2.3, fixing crashes with MDX files containing multibyte characters
  • Enable mimalloc on musl targets and upgrade it, resolving a major performance regression on Alpine/Docker Linux

Bun v1.3.6

  • Bun v1.3.6 is now available for Windows installation and upgrade
  • Release notes and contributor acknowledgements are provided on the Bun blog