# NixOS Nix 2.8.0 released

- Product: NixOS (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nixos)
- Vendor: NixOS Foundation
- Date: 2022-04-21
- Original notes: https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2022/nix-280/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nixos/releases/2022-04-21-nix-2.8.0-released

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We're pleased to announce the availability of Nix 2.8.0. It will be available from NixOS - Getting Nix / NixOS . Here are the release notes: New experimental command: nix fmt , which applies a formatt…

- **added** — New experimental command nix fmt for applying formatters