Claude Code v2.1.281
Claude Code v2.1.281 was released on .
Summary
Claude Code 2.1.281 brings improved desktop security controls and cross-account AWS access, making it easier to manage permissions and work across different AWS environments. We've also added guardrail support to help keep your deployments safer. Check the full release notes t...
Release Context
- This was the 225th Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.280 (September 22, 2026).
- Claude Code: ships every 1.1 days — 29 releases in the last month.
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Antigravity CLI v1.2.10 (September 24, 2026)
- Devin Desktop v3.10.35 (September 24, 2026)
- Gemini CLI v0.61.0 (September 23, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.2.9 (September 23, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.156.1 (September 23, 2026)
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Release Notes
- Added Claude apps gateway support for newer Claude Desktop keys in desktop policy blocks, including blockReadsOutsideWorkingDirectories and disableBypassPermissionsMode
- Added assumerole on Claude apps gateway Bedrock upstreams: the gateway calls Bedrock as an IAM role it assumes through STS, in another AWS account if needed, optionally one session per developer
- Added guardrail: {id, version} on Claude apps gateway Bedrock upstreams to apply an Ama
Other Recent Claude Code Releases
- v2.1.278 (September 19, 2026)
- v2.1.277 (September 18, 2026)
- v2.1.276 (September 18, 2026)
- v2.1.275 (September 17, 2026)
- v2.1.274 (September 16, 2026)
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