Latest stable release: v0.40.0

Released: April 28, 2026

For most users, our latest stable release is the recommended release. Install the latest stable version with:

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

Highlights

• Offline Search Support: Bundled ripgrep binaries into the Single Executable Application (SEA) to enable powerful codebase searching even in environments without internet access.
• Enhanced Theme Customization: Introduced GitHub-style colorblind-friendly themes to improve accessibility and provide more personalized visual options.
• MCP Resource Management: Added new tools for listing and reading Model Context Protocol (MCP) resources, enhancing the agent's ability to discover and utilize external data.
• Improved Narrative Flow: Enabled topic update narrations by default to provide better session structure and a clearer understanding of the agent's current focus.
• Streamlined Local Model Setup: Introduced a simplified gemini gemma command for quickly setting up and running Gemma models locally.
• Prompt-Driven Memory Management: Replaced the legacy MemoryManagerAgent with a more efficient prompt-driven memory editing system across four tiers of context.

What's Changed

• chore(release): bump version to 0.40.0-nightly.20260414.g5b1f7375a by @gemini-cli-robot in #25420
• Fix(core): retry additional OpenSSL 3.x SSL errors during streaming (#16075) by @rcleveng in #25187
• fix(core): prevent YOLO mode from being downgraded by @galz10 in #25341
• feat: bundle ripgrep binaries into SEA for offline support by @scidomino in #25342
• Changelog for v0.39.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in #25417
• feat(test): add large conversation scenario for performance test by @cynthialong0-0 in #25331
• improve(core): require recurrence evidence before extracting skills by @SandyTao520 in #25147
• test(evals): add subagent delegation evaluation tests by @anj-s in #24619
• feat: add github colorblind themes by @Z1xus in #15504
• fix(core): honor GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL and GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL by @chrisjcthomas in #25357
• fix(cli): clean up slash command IDE listeners by @jasonmatthewsuhari in #24397
• Changelog for v0.38.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in #25470
• fix(evals): update eval tests for invoke_agent telemetry and project-scoped memory by @SandyTao520 in #25502
• Changelog for v0.38.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in #25476
• feat(core): integrate skill-creator into skill extraction agent by @SandyTao520 in #25421
• feat(cli): provide default post-submit prompt for skill command by @ruomengz in #25327
• feat(core): add tools to list and read MCP resources by @ruomengz in #25395
• fix(evals): add typecheck coverage for evals, integration-tests, and memory-tests by @SandyTao520 in #25480
• Use OSC 777 for terminal notifications by @jackyliuxx in #25300
• fix(extensions): fix bundling for examples by @abhipatel12 in #25542
• fix(cli): reset plan session state on /clear by @jasonmatthewsuhari in #25515
• feat(core): add .mdx support to get-internal-docs tool by @g-samroberts in #25090
• docs(policy): mention that workspace policies are broken by @6112 in #24367
• fix(core): allow explicit write permissions to override governance file protections in sandboxes by @galz10 in #25338
• feat(sandbox): resolve custom seatbelt profiles from $HOME/.gemini first by @mvanhorn in #25427
• Reduce blank lines. by @gundermanc in #25563
• fix(ui): revert preview theme on dialog unmount by @JayadityaGit in #22542
• fix(core): fix ShellExecutionConfig spread and add ProjectRegistry save backoff by @mahimashanware in #25382
• feat(core): Disable topic updates for subagents by @gundermanc in #25567
• feat(core): enable topic update narration by default and promote to general by @gundermanc in #25586
• docs: migrate installation and authentication to mdx with tabbed layouts by @g-samroberts in #25155
• feat(config): split memoryManager flag into autoMemory by @SandyTao520 in #25601
• fix(core): allow Cloud Shell users to use PRO_MODEL_NO_ACCESS experiment by @sehoon38 in #25702
• fix(cli): round slow render latency to avoid opentelemetry float warning by @scidomino in #25709
• docs(tracker): introduce experimental task tracker feature by @anj-s in #24556
• docs(cli): fix inconsistent system.md casing in system prompt docs by @Bodlux in #25414
• feat(cli): add streamlined gemini gemma local model setup by @Samee24 in #25498
• Changelog for v0.38.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in #25593
• Fix: Disallow overriding IDE stdio via workspace .env (RCE) by @M0nd0R in #25022
• feat(test): refactor the memory usage test to use metrics from CLI process instead of test runner by @cynthialong0-0 in #25708
• feat(vertex): add settings for Vertex AI request routing by @gordonhwc in #25513
• Fix/allow for session persistence by @ahsanfarooq210 in #25176
• Allow dots on GEMINI_API_KEY by @DKbyo in #25497
• feat(telemetry): add flag for enabling traces specifically by @spencer426 in #25343
• fix(core): resolve nested plan directory duplication and relative path policies by @mahimashanware in #25138
• feat: detect new files in @ recommendations with watcher based updates by @prassamin in #25256
• fix(cli): use newline in shell command wrapping to avoid breaking heredocs by @cocosheng-g in #25537
• fix(cli): ensure theme dialog labels are rendered for all themes by @JayadityaGit in #24599
• fix(core): disable detached mode in Bun to prevent immediate SIGHUP of child processes by @euxaristia in #22620
• feat: add /new as alias for /clear and refine command description by @ved015 in #17865
• fix(cli): start auto memory in ACP sessions by @jasonmatthewsuhari in #25626
• fix(core): remove duplicate initialize call on agents refreshed by @adamfweidman in #25670
• test(e2e): default integration tests to Flash Preview by @SandyTao520 in #25753
• refactor(memory): replace MemoryManagerAgent with prompt-driven memory editing across four tiers by @SandyTao520 in #25716
• fix(cli): fix "/clear (new)" command by @mini2s in #25801
• fix(core): use dynamic CLI version for IDE client instead of hardcoded '1.0.0' by @thekishandev in #24414
• fix(core): handle line endings in ignore file parsing by @xoma-zver in #23895
• Fix/command injection shell by @Famous077 in #24170
• fix(ui): removed background color for input by @devr0306 in #25339
• fix(devtools): reduce memory usage and defer connection by @SandyTao520 in #24496
• fix(core): support jsonl session logs in memory and summary services by @SandyTao520 in #25816
• fix(release): exclude ripgrep binaries from npm tarballs by @SandyTao520 in #25841
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 048bf6e to release/v0.40.0-preview.3-pr-25941 to patch version v0.40.0-preview.3 and create version 0.40.0-preview.4 by @gemini-cli-robot in #25942
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 54b7586 to release/v0.40.0-preview.4-pr-26066 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in #26124

Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.39.1...v0.40.0