# Bazarr v1.6.1-beta.22

- Product: Bazarr (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bazarr)
- Vendor: Bazarr
- Date: 2026-08-12
- Version: v1.6.1-beta.22
- Original notes: https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/releases/tag/v1.6.1-beta.22
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bazarr/releases/v1.6.1-beta.22
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Refactored subtitle loading to use open with specified encoding, improving readability and consistency
- **added** — Add validation to ensure subtitle modification applies only to .srt files and improved logging for unsupported file types

From newest to oldest:
- Refactored subtitle loading to use `open` with specified encoding, improving readability and consistency. #3514 [8d7facd](https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/commit/8d7facd90da5cd278c1a44dfccb376aa0457460f)
- Added validation to ensure subtitle modification applies only to `.srt` files and improved logging for unsupported file types. #3501 [b0053c6](https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/commit/b0053c6c35ac40527e15838801445d14b7421c8d)