v0.20.1

Date : February 27, 2026

What's Changed

Enhancements 🚀

• Cleanup TipableVMobject: avoid mutable default and fix assign_tip_attr typo by {user}josiest in {pr}4503
• enhancement: optimize Docker image build and runtime footprint by {user}behackl in {pr}4604

Bug Fixes 🐛

• fix: MathTex double-brace splitting no longer fires on natural LaTeX }} by {user}behackl in {pr}4602
• Fix creation or animation of a zero-length DashedLine by {user}SORVER in {pr}4606
• Fix moving-object detection for nested AnimationGroups with z-indexed mobjects by {user}Merzlikin-Matvey in {pr}4389
• Fix unintended propagation of kwargs in LaggedStartMap by {user}irvanalhaq9 in {pr}4613

Documentation 📚

• Documentation: manual installation of manim as a local package by {user}u7920349 in {pr}4456
• Add alt text to all images in README.md by {user}VerisimilitudeX in {pr}4064

Code Quality & Refactoring 🧹

• Fix publish release workflow by {user}behackl in {pr}4600
• Silence pydub ffmpeg/avconv import warning when ffmpeg CLI is absent by {user}behackl in {pr}4603

Type Hints 📝

• Add type annotations to manim/_config/utils.py by {user}henrikmidtiby in {pr}4230

New Contributors

• {user}SORVER made their first contribution in {pr}4606
• {user}josiest made their first contribution in {pr}4503
• {user}u7920349 made their first contribution in {pr}4456
• {user}Merzlikin-Matvey made their first contribution in {pr}4389
• {user}VerisimilitudeX made their first contribution in {pr}4064

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