# Next.js v16.3.1-canary.11

- Product: Next.js (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/next-js)
- Vendor: Vercel
- Date: 2026-08-10
- Version: v16.3.1-canary.11
- Original notes: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/releases/tag/v16.3.1-canary.11
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/next-js/releases/v16.3.1-canary.11
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **fixed** — Correct typo in rm.mjs error message
- **fixed** — Encode the cache item name built by unstable_cache
- **changed** — Rename encodeCacheTag to encodeHeaderSafe
- **fixed** — Fix formatting of Google Fonts section in documentation
- **fixed** — Fix Webiny API env variable name in examples
- **fixed** — Fix Link prefetch grammar and Client Components wording in documentation
- **changed** — Use emitted app entries for post-build processing
- **fixed** — Fix package name in MDX .md handling section documentation
- **changed** — Reduce native React Compiler work in turbopack
- **fixed** — Keep the dev validation worker alive across HMR updates
- **fixed** — Fix Nav Inspector request loop on repeat captures
- **changed** — Update runtime prefetching to optimizing prefetching in documentation
- **changed** — Track APIs that cause incompatible static/app shells
- **fixed** — Fix client component loading span timing
- **added** — Trace development route compilation
- **changed** — Prefix 'use cache' debug logs with the full directive
- **added** — Trace development route preparation
- **fixed** — Remove unused htmlLimitedBots from renderOpts
- **fixed** — Point at the glob that matched a file with no module type in turbopack

###### Core Changes

- fix(scripts): correct typo in rm.mjs error message: #87015
- docs: improve clarity and punctuation in README: #86096

###### Misc Changes

- Encode the cache item name built by `unstable_cache`: #96937
- [refactor] Rename `encodeCacheTag` to `encodeHeaderSafe`: #96936
- Fix formatting of Google Fonts section in documentation: #88447
- Fixing a bug - typo issue fixed: #97141
- examples: fix Webiny API env variable name: #97134
- docs: fix Link prefetch grammar and Client Components wording: #97132
- Use emitted app entries for post-build processing: #97139
- docs(mdx): fix package name in .md handling section: #97131
- [turbopack] Reduce native React Compiler work: #96820
- Keep the dev validation worker alive across HMR updates: #96988
- docs: rename repo to repository for consistency: #87849
- Fix Nav Inspector request loop on repeat captures: #97050
- Fix typo in Data Access Layer section: #87202
- docs: runtime prefetching -> optimizing prefetching: #96934
- [CC] Track APIs that cause incompatible static/app shells: #97040
- Fix client component loading span timing: #96455
- Trace development route compilation: #96454
- Prefix `'use cache'` debug logs with the full directive: #97037
- Revert "[turbopack] Enable CJS tree shaking by default (#96779)": #97018
- Revert "[turbopack] Follow re-exports for side-effect free async modules": #97009
- [fragment-scroll] Rename `ScrollAndMaybeFocusHandler` to `ScrollHandler`: #96828
- Trace development route preparation: #96453
- test: cleanup Turbopack snapshot config: #97013
- Remove unused htmlLimitedBots from renderOpts: #96701
- fix(turbopack): point at the glob that matched a file with no module type: #96561

###### Credits 

Huge thanks to @unstubbable, @koenpunt, @marcoshernanz, @gnoff, @mayur9210, @Jashnavi25, @jarrensj, @acdlite, @akselipalmer, @icyJoseph, @lubieowoce, @DavidIlie, @eps1lon, @mischnic, and @sokra for helping!