Gemini CLI v0.51.0

Gemini CLI v0.51.0 was released on .

Summary

Gemini CLI v0.51.0 brings stronger security controls with improved path protection and adds new Cloud Run webhook capabilities for advanced integrations. We've also squashed critical bugs affecting file handling and string processing. Check out the full changelog to see what e...

Release Context

  • This was the 66th Gemini CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 8 days after Gemini CLI v0.50.0 (July 8, 2026).
  • Gemini CLI: ships every 4.7 days — 3 releases in the last month.

Why it matters: Enhanced security with case-insensitive path protection.

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Release Notes

What's Changed Changelog for v0.50.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28150 Fix noproxy test by @jerrylin3321 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28131 chore(release): bump version to 0.51.0-nightly.20260625.g3fbf93e26 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28151 Vertex base url update by @DavidAPierce in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28145 fix(security): enforce case-insensitive sensitive path blocklist and vscode hitl by @luisfelipe-alt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27966 fix(core-tools): resolve defensive path resolution for at-reference files and fix macOS tests by @luisfelipe-alt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28053 feat(caretaker): implement Cloud Run webhook ingestion service by @chadd28 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28015 fix(core): resolve symbolic link directory escape in memory import processor by @luisfelipe-alt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28233 feat(caretaker): egress cloud run service skeleton by @chadd28 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28167 fix(sandbox): make ~/.gitconfig read-only in the macOS sandbox by @ompatel-aiml in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28221 fix(core): preserve escape sequences in string literals for modern models by @luisfelipe-alt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28299 fix(core): strip thoughts from scrubbed history turns and resolve thought leakage by @amelidev in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27971 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.50.0...v0.51.0

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