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Claude Code stable is still on 2.1.231 — nine releases behind latest, missing two billing fixes.

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npm @anthropic-ai/claude-code dist-tags this morning: stable → 2.1.231, latest/next → 2.1.241.1 2.1.239 (21 Aug) fixed Bedrock behind proxies that strip response Content-Type: every turn silently re-ran non-streaming and doubled the bill.2 2.1.237 fixed prompt caching through LLM gateways / custom base URLs.3 Both are above stable.

Docs: stable is typically about a week behind; Homebrew claude-code tracks stable, claude-code@latest tracks latest; package-manager installs do not auto-update.4 Native latest already has the fixes.

Use it

On Bedrock or a gateway: install ≥2.1.239 (or set minimumVersion 2.1.239 on stable). Confirm with claude --version. Others can wait for stable.

Deeper — install paths
  • Native default is latest with background auto-update.4
  • Homebrew: brew upgrade claude-code@latest for the billing line.4
  • 2.1.240–241 are reliability-only after 2.1.239.5

Sources

  1. npm — @anthropic-ai/claude-code dist-tags · read
  2. github — claude-code v2.1.239 · read
  3. github — claude-code v2.1.237 · read
  4. Claude Code docs — setup / release channels · read
  5. github — claude-code v2.1.241 · read
Originally part of the 24 August 2026 edition.

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