# hexo v8.1.2

- Product: hexo (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hexo)
- Vendor: hexojs
- Date: 2026-05-06
- Version: v8.1.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/releases/tag/v8.1.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hexo/releases/v8.1.2

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- **fixed** — Fix noopener attribute in external_link (was incorrectly spelled as noopenner)
- **fixed** — Fix incorrectly ignores single-line code blocks when escaping Swig and HTML comments
- **changed** — Improve externalLink regexp performance
- **changed** — Remove node internal api usage in loadPlugin
- **security** — Add dependency-review action for vulnerability scanning

##### Fixes

* fix(external_link): noopenner should be noopener by @stevenjoezhang in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5729
* fix: Incorrectly ignores single-line code blocks when escaping Swig and HTML comments by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5722

##### Performances

* perf: faster externalLink regexp by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5706

##### Refactor

* refactor: remove node internal api usage in loadPlugin by @renbaoshuo in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5769

##### CI/CD

* ci: add dependency-review action for vulnerability scanning by @yoshinorin in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5734
* ci: enable trusted publishing by @yoshinorin in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5735

##### Test

* fix(test): add missing await to unlink in save_database test by @KentarouTakeda in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5753

##### Dependencies

* chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5724
* chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5726
* chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5727
* chore(deps): bump actions/dependency-review-action from 4.8.2 to 4.8.3 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5741
* chore(deps): bump actions/dependency-review-action from 4.8.3 to 4.9.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5744
* chore(deps): bump marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment from 2 to 3 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5746
* chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5742
* chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5743
* chore(deps): add lockfile by @yoshinorin in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5739

##### Misc

* fix: update ESLint test configuration by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5725

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/compare/v8.1.1...v8.1.2