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Gemini CLI: What's New in May 2026

A summary of all updates, new features, and bug fixes released for Gemini CLI during May 2026.

24releases73features248fixes103improvements
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New Features in May 2026

Bug Fixes in May 2026

Improvements in May 2026

All Releases in May 2026

v0.43.07 features29 fixes

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including the ability to export and import sessions, and the addition of Local and Remote Subagent Protocols. Numerous bug fixes address stability, including resolving chat corruption, preventing hangs during OAuth, and improving tool execution reliability. Users will also benefit from clearer documentation regarding Auto Memory and improved CLI UX in various scenarios.

v0.44.0-preview.06 features33 fixes

This release introduces significant enhancements to session management with the addition of LocalSessionInvocation and RemoteSessionInvocation, alongside new agent-tui and tui-tester skills. Numerous bug fixes address critical issues related to authentication, proxy configuration (including NO_PROXY support), file handling errors (like EISDIR), and stability across different operating systems and model versions. Users will benefit from improved reliability in non-interactive modes and better debugging capabilities with exposed RAG snippets.

v0.44.0-nightly.20260521.g57c42a5c45 features7 fixes

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including agent-tui and tui-tester skills, alongside support for Sublime Text and Emacs Client editors. Several critical bugs were addressed, such as fixing snapshot recovery across sessions and resolving issues with proxy settings and Vim input handling.

v0.43.0-preview.11 fix

This minor patch release primarily addresses a specific conflict encountered during the cherry-picking process for the v0.43.0-preview.0 release branch. Users should see stability improvements related to this integration step.

v0.44.0-nightly.20260518.g5611ff40e1 feature

This release introduces a new configuration flag, "adk.agentSessionSubagentEnabled", allowing users to control the behavior of agent session subagents. This update focuses on adding granular control over agent session configuration.

v0.44.0-nightly.20260517.g77e65c0db1 feature2 fixes

This release introduces configuration support for the new gemini-3.1 models, including aliases and thinking settings. Key fixes include resolving an issue where web fetches wouldn't abort on Ctrl+C and correcting model visibility during auto-resolution. Dependencies were also updated to patch critical security vulnerabilities.

v0.44.0-nightly.20260515.g928a311fb1 feature10 fixes

This release focuses heavily on stability and network configuration, fixing numerous bugs related to permissions, proxy support, and credential handling, especially in enterprise environments. A new debugging feature allows users to expose RAG snippets to local log files for better troubleshooting.

v0.44.0-nightly.20260514.g77078b3e82 features11 fixes

This release introduces a unified "Auto" mode and updates agent registration to prioritize project-specific agents using a first-wins strategy. Numerous bug fixes address stability issues related to shell output throttling, OAuth token handling, and UI rendering in selection lists and tables.

v0.42.07 features23 fixes

This release introduces several new user-facing features, including the ability to delete sessions via the /exit command, support for @ mentioning the Gemini robot, and the addition of voice mode microphone controls. Numerous bug fixes address stability, especially around CLI operations, API timeouts, and environment handling (like WSL and proxy configurations). Users will also benefit from Gemma 4 models being enabled by default via the Gemini API.

v0.43.0-preview.07 features24 fixes

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including the ability to export and import sessions, and the addition of Local and Remote Subagent Protocols. Numerous bug fixes address stability, including resolving chat corruption, preventing hangs during OAuth, and improving tool execution reliability. Users will also benefit from UX refinements like hiding read-only settings and improved handling of untrusted folders.

v0.42.0-nightly.20260512.gc987b99393 features13 fixes

This release introduces an adaptive token calculator for more accurate content size estimation and enables the NumericalRouter when using dynamic model configurations. Several critical bugs were fixed, including preventing infinite thought loops in ACP mode and resolving issues with session resumption and quota handling.

v0.42.0-nightly.20260511.g1a894c18e5 features10 fixes

This release introduces new capabilities for session management, allowing users to export and import sessions, and enhances compatibility with IDEs by prefixing tool call IDs. Numerous bug fixes address issues related to environment variables, UI display, command conflicts, and tool response handling.

v0.42.0-nightly.20260507.ga809bc7c51 feature7 fixes

This release introduces new shell command safety evaluations to improve security checks. Several critical bugs were fixed, including resolving a race condition in tool completion waiting and preventing hangs during OAuth authentication on Linux. UX improvements were also made to CLI output and configuration listing.

v0.41.2

This release appears to be a patch update (v0.41.2) focused on incorporating a specific cherry-pick commit (02995ba) from a pull request into the release branch. Users should note that this is primarily a maintenance update addressing specific internal changes.

v0.42.0-preview.2

This release primarily consists of a patch update, cherry-picking a specific commit to stabilize the current preview version. Users should note that this is a maintenance release focused on applying necessary fixes to version v0.42.0-preview.1.

v0.42.0-nightly.20260506.g80d2690542 features8 fixes

This release introduces the ability to queue messages during compression and steers the model to use the edit tool for surgical edits. Several critical bugs were resolved, including fixes for stream closure errors, chat corruption, and improved tool approval reliability.

v0.42.0-preview.1

This release primarily consists of a patch update, cherry-picking specific changes into the current preview version. Users should note that this is a maintenance release focused on stabilizing the v0.42.0-preview.0 branch.

v0.41.1

This release (v0.41.1) is a patch update focused on incorporating specific fixes from pull request 26542 into the current release branch. Users should note that this is primarily a maintenance update addressing issues patched in the previous cycle.

v0.41.07 features18 fixes

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including experimental support for Gemma 4 models and real-time voice mode with both cloud and local backends. Numerous bug fixes address stability, including resolving a fatal crash on loop detection and improving Windows backspace handling. Users will also benefit from performance enhancements like faster startup times and better error reporting across the CLI and core.

v0.42.0-preview.06 features21 fixes

This release introduces several new user-facing capabilities, including the ability to delete sessions via the /exit command, support for @ mentioning the Gemini robot, and the addition of voice mode features like a microphone button. Numerous bug fixes address stability, especially around CLI operations, API timeouts, and environment handling, alongside improvements to model defaults and proxy support.

v0.41.0-preview.3

This release primarily consists of a patch update, cherry-picking a specific commit to stabilize the current preview version. Users should note that this is a maintenance release focused on applying necessary fixes from development branches.

v0.42.0-nightly.20260505.g8f0edcd645 features8 fixes

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including an Auto Memory inbox flow and new configuration options to ignore local environment variables. Several bugs were addressed, such as fixing LaTeX rendering in the TUI and ensuring proper markdown formatting in tool responses. Users will also benefit from new debugging commands and improved CI handling.

v0.41.0-preview.2

This release primarily consists of a patch update, cherry-picking a specific commit to stabilize the v0.41.0-preview.1 branch into version v0.41.0-preview.2. Users should note this is a minor maintenance update based on previous changes.

v0.42.0-nightly.20260504.g37edd1d4d7 features23 fixes

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including the ability to @ mention the Gemini robot and new voice mode features like microphone support and wave animations. Several quality-of-life improvements were made, such as adding a --delete flag to the /exit command and enabling Gemma 4 models by default. Numerous bug fixes address issues related to API timeouts, input handling (like the Escape key), and ensuring correct behavior across different environments like WSL and Cloud Shell.