generated: '2026-08-04'
method: searched
source: https://graphite.com/docs/cli-changelog
scheme: semver
subject: Graphite CLI (gt)
current_version: 1.8.6
current_released: '2026-05-04'
window: recent (most recent 8 releases of a dated changelog going back to 2022)
mirrors:
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/@withgraphite/graphite-cli?activeTab=versions
- gt changelog
note: >-
  Graphite publishes a dated changelog for the CLI only. There is no separate
  public changelog for the web app, merge queue, or AI review features, and
  https://graphite.com/changelog returns 404 (probed 2026-08-04).
entries:
- version: 1.8.6
  date: '2026-05-04'
  tags: [bug-fix, improvement]
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Upgrade prompt moved to the end of command output for visibility.
  - '`gt create --onto` now accepts the parent branch.'
  - Fixed pre-commit hook changes being discarded when the hook failed during `gt create`.
- version: 1.8.5
  date: '2026-04-20'
  tags: [improvement, bug-fix]
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Fixed a race condition in `gt submit`.
  - Removed stale command line completions.
- version: 1.8.4
  date: '2026-04-13'
  tags: [feature, bug-fix]
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - '`gt` commands now only affect the current worktree.'
  - 'New flags: `gt create --onto`, `gt fold --stack`, `gt move --only`, `gt reorder --stack`.'
  - '`gt squash` no longer immediately enters conflict resolution; upstack branches are left needs-restack.'
  - New user config to auto-delete merged or closed branches during `gt sync` and `gt get`.
  - Auth configuration moved to its own file, out of the user config file.
- version: 1.8.3
  date: '2026-03-23'
  tags: [feature, bug-fix, performance]
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - 'Added `GRAPHITE_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable to override tokens from config files and profiles.'
  - Shell completions for `info`, `get`, `freeze`, `unfreeze`, `unlink`.
  - Eliminated redundant `git status` calls across many commands.
- version: 1.8.2
  date: '2026-03-18'
  tags: [feature, bug-fix]
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - 'Added `gt get --no-checkout` to fetch and track branches without switching.'
  - '`gt submit` now opens the PR view by default instead of the submit view.'
  - '`gt modify --into` disallowed against a branch checked out in another worktree.'
- version: 1.8.1
  date: '2026-03-06'
  tags: [bug-fix]
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Fixed an auto-updater bug that reverted beta users onto the stable release.
- version: 1.8.0
  date: '2026-03-02'
  tags: [feature, bug-fix, performance]
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - >-
    Major change to branch-metadata storage and caching — migrated the storage
    backend from git objects and refs to SQLite, so stale metadata is only
    recomputed when relevant to the executed command.
  - '`gt split --by-commit` now defaults to commit messages as new branch names.'
- version: 1.7.20
  date: '2026-02-19'
  tags: [feature, bug-fix]
  breaking: false
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