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Claude Code 2.1.16
Released
Claude Code 2.1.16 was released on January 22, 2026 with 7 documented changes.
What changed in Claude Code 2.1.16?
In our words, from the release notes — never copied.
- A new task management system with dependency tracking capabilities has been introduced.
- Native plugin management is now supported for VSCode users.
- VSCode users authenticating via OAuth can now browse and resume remote Claude sessions from a dedicated dialog.
- Stability improvements address out-of-memory crashes when resuming sessions with extensive subagent activity.
- Visual Studio Code users will no longer see an incorrect "context remaining" warning after compacting a session.
- Fixes resolve issues where session titles on the resume screen did not respect user language settings and a sidebar display problem on Windows.
Is this the latest version?
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