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.

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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

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