Gemini CLI v0.61.0
Gemini CLI v0.61.0 was released on .
Summary
Gemini CLI v0.61.0 strengthens security with improved protection against prompt injection attacks and hardens sandbox isolation for safer execution. We've also fixed critical issues with model versioning and agent context handling. Check the full changelog to see all the impro...
Release Context
- This was the 78th Gemini CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 8 days after Gemini CLI v0.60.0 (September 15, 2026).
- Gemini CLI: ships every 5.4 days — 4 releases in the last month.
Why it matters: Stop prompt injection attacks with hardened security.
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)
- Claude Code v2.1.281 (September 23, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.2.9 (September 23, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.156.1 (September 23, 2026)
Compare Gemini CLI: vs Claude Code · vs OpenAI Codex CLI · vs Cursor · vs Kiro CLI · vs GitHub Copilot CLI · vs Devin Desktop · vs Antigravity CLI · vs Grok Build
Release Notes
What's Changed Changelog for v0.60.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29251 chore(release): bump version to 0.61.0-nightly.20260908.gc647533d6 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29254 Changelog for v0.59.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29253 fix(core): preserve explicit versioned Flash model IDs by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29252 fix(core): prevent indirect prompt injection via build file modifications and untrusted flags by @villahernandez-coder in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29250 fix(sandbox): harden filesystem boundaries and isolate runtime state by @diegogodinezr in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29214 fix(core): ensure AgentLoopContext properties are preserved across object spread by @diegogodinezr in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29335 fix(patch): cherry-pick 62364cb to release/v0.61.0-preview.0-pr-29443 to patch version v0.61.0-preview.0 and create version 0.61.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29455 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.60.0...v0.61.0
Other Recent Gemini CLI Releases
- v0.59.0 (September 8, 2026)
- v0.58.0 (September 1, 2026)
- v0.57.0 (August 25, 2026)
- v0.56.0 (August 19, 2026)
- v0.55.1 (August 11, 2026)
All Gemini CLI releases · All AI coding tool releases on Havoptic