This post covers Kit v2026.4.4.5. The detailed notes below come from the project changelog.
Kit 2026.4.4.5 is a small but visible runtime release. The headline change is that
Kit.version now returns the full release string, which means browser playground output,
runtime introspection, and release-facing examples can now report 2026.4.4.5 directly
instead of dropping the suffix.
That makes this release mostly about alignment and observability rather than new language surface area. Once the runtime exposes the exact shipped release, downstream artifacts like the website docs, installer examples, and the browser playground can all agree on a single version string without special handling for CalVer suffixes.
Release Snapshot
- Release: v2026.4.4.5
- Date: April 4, 2026
- Changelog entries: 2
- Primary areas: Runtime versioning, release metadata
What Changed
The substantive change here is the runtime behavior change for Kit.version. It now returns
the full release string instead of only the base calendar version, which is especially relevant anywhere
Kit code needs to display, log, or compare the exact shipped release.
The second changelog entry is the version bump to 2026.4.4.5 itself. That may look routine,
but it matters here because this release is specifically about making the runtime expose the exact release
identifier. The website update is the visible propagation of that change into docs redirects, installer
examples, and the playground binary.
Release Highlights
- Make
Kit.versionreturn the full release string. - Bump Kit to release
2026.4.4.5. - Refresh docs redirects, installer examples, and the browser playground to the new runtime behavior.
Exact Changelog
The list below matches the 2026.4.4.5 changelog entry, with each short SHA linked to the
corresponding GitLab commit in kit-lang.