# sharp changelog

> High-performance Node image processing, built on libvips.

- Vendor: sharp
- Category: Frameworks & Libraries
- Official site: https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp)
- Harvested from: GitHub (lovell/sharp)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### v0.35.3

- Date: 2026-07-01
- Version: v0.35.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.3

* Tighten verification of `text` dimensions, TIFF tile dimensions and `extend` values.

* Improve code bundler support by resolving path to libvips binary.

* Increase default concurrency when use of `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX` is detected.

* Emit warning about binaries provided by Electron for use on Linux.

* Add `hasAlpha` property to output `info`.
  [#4500](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4500)

* TypeScript: Return more precise `Buffer<ArrayBuffer>` from `toBuffer`.
  [#4520](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4520)
  [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)

* Bound `clahe` width and height to avoid signed overflow.
  [#4551](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4551)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound `trim` margin to avoid signed overflow.
  [#4552](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4552)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Reject infinite values when validating numbers.
  [#4553](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4553)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound extract region to libvips coordinate limit.
  [#4555](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4555)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify background colour values are numbers.
  [#4556](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4556)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound create and raw input dimensions to coordinate limit.
  [#4558](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4558)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Tighten recomb and affine matrix verification.
  [#4560](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4560)
  [@chatman-media](https://github.com/chatman-media)

* Verify cache memory limit to avoid overflow.
  [#4561](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4561)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

### v0.35.3-rc.2

- Date: 2026-06-30
- Version: v0.35.3-rc.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.3-rc.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.3-rc.2
- Labels: Pre-release

* Tighten verification of `text` dimensions, TIFF tile dimensions and `extend` values.

* Improve code bundler support by resolving path to libvips binary.

* Increase default concurrency when use of `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX` is detected.

* Emit warning about binaries provided by Electron for use on Linux.

* Add `hasAlpha` property to output `info`.
  [#4500](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4500)

* TypeScript: Return more precise `Buffer<ArrayBuffer>` from `toBuffer`.
  [#4520](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4520)
  [@Andarist](https://github.com/Andarist)

* Bound `clahe` width and height to avoid signed overflow.
  [#4551](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4551)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound `trim` margin to avoid signed overflow.
  [#4552](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4552)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Reject infinite values when validating numbers.
  [#4553](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4553)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound extract region to libvips coordinate limit.
  [#4555](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4555)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify background colour values are numbers.
  [#4556](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4556)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound create and raw input dimensions to coordinate limit.
  [#4558](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4558)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Tighten recomb and affine matrix verification.
  [#4560](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4560)
  [@chatman-media](https://github.com/chatman-media)

* Verify cache memory limit to avoid overflow.
  [#4561](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4561)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

### v0.35.3-rc.1

- Date: 2026-06-27
- Version: v0.35.3-rc.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.3-rc.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.3-rc.1
- Labels: Pre-release

* Tighten verification of `text` dimensions, TIFF tile dimensions and `extend` values.

* Improve code bundler support by resolving path to libvips binary.

* Increase default concurrency when use of `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX` is detected.

* Emit warning about binaries provided by Electron for use on Linux.

* Add `hasAlpha` property to output `info`.
  [#4500](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4500)

* Bound `clahe` width and height to avoid signed overflow.
  [#4551](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4551)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound `trim` margin to avoid signed overflow.
  [#4552](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4552)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Reject infinite values when validating numbers.
  [#4553](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4553)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound extract region to libvips coordinate limit.
  [#4555](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4555)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify background colour values are numbers.
  [#4556](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4556)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Bound create and raw input dimensions to coordinate limit.
  [#4558](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4558)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Tighten recomb and affine matrix verification.
  [#4560](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4560)
  [@chatman-media](https://github.com/chatman-media)

* Verify cache memory limit to avoid overflow.
  [#4561](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4561)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

### v0.35.2

- Date: 2026-06-19
- Version: v0.35.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.2

* TypeScript: Add `mediaType` to metadata response.
  [#4492](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4492)

* Improve WebAssembly fallback detection.
  [#4513](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4513)

* Improve code bundler support with stub binaries.
  [#4543](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4543)

* Verify GIF `effort` option is an integer.
  [#4544](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4544)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify `recomb` matrix entries are numbers.
  [#4545](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4545)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* TypeScript: Replace namespace with named exports for ESM.
  [#4546](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4546)

* Bound dilate and erode width to avoid mask-size overflow.
  [#4548](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4548)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify `convolve` kernel values are numbers.
  [#4549](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4549)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

### v0.35.2-rc.2

- Date: 2026-06-18
- Version: v0.35.2-rc.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.2-rc.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.2-rc.2
- Labels: Pre-release

* TypeScript: Add `mediaType` to metadata response.
  [#4492](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4492)

* Improve WebAssembly fallback detection.
  [#4513](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4513)

* Improve code bundler support with stub binaries.
  [#4543](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4543)

* Verify GIF `effort` option is an integer.
  [#4544](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4544)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify `recomb` matrix entries are numbers.
  [#4545](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4545)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* TypeScript: Replace namespace with named exports for ESM.
  [#4546](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4546)

* Bound dilate and erode width to avoid mask-size overflow.
  [#4548](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4548)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

### v0.35.2-rc.1

- Date: 2026-06-18
- Version: v0.35.2-rc.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.2-rc.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.2-rc.1
- Labels: Pre-release

* TypeScript: Add `mediaType` to metadata response.
  [#4492](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4492)

* Improve WebAssembly fallback detection.
  [#4513](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4513)

* Improve code bundler support with stub binaries.
  [#4543](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4543)

* Verify GIF `effort` option is an integer.
  [#4544](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4544)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify `recomb` matrix entries are numbers.
  [#4545](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4545)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* TypeScript: Replace namespace with named exports for ESM.
  [#4546](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4546)

* Bound dilate and erode width to avoid mask-size overflow.
  [#4548](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4548)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

### v0.35.2-rc.0

- Date: 2026-06-16
- Version: v0.35.2-rc.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.2-rc.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.2-rc.0
- Labels: Pre-release

* TypeScript: Add `mediaType` to metadata response.
  [#4492](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4492)

* Improve WebAssembly fallback detection.
  [#4513](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4513)

* Verify GIF `effort` option is an integer.
  [#4544](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4544)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* Verify `recomb` matrix entries are numbers.
  [#4545](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/4545)
  [@metsw24-max](https://github.com/metsw24-max)

* TypeScript: Replace namespace with named exports for ESM.
  [#4546](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4546)

### v0.35.1

- Date: 2026-06-11
- Version: v0.35.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.1

* TypeScript: Ensure type definitions are published for both ESM and CJS.
  [#4537](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4537)

* WebAssembly: Ensure wrapper file is published.
  [#4538](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4538)

### v0.35.1-rc.1

- Date: 2026-06-11
- Version: v0.35.1-rc.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.1-rc.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.1-rc.1
- Labels: Pre-release

* TypeScript: Ensure type definitions are published for both ESM and CJS.
  [#4537](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4537)

* WebAssembly: Ensure wrapper file is published.
  [#4538](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4538)

### v0.35.1-rc.0

- Date: 2026-06-11
- Version: v0.35.1-rc.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/lovell/sharp/releases/tag/v0.35.1-rc.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sharp/releases/v0.35.1-rc.0
- Labels: Pre-release

* TypeScript: Ensure type definitions are published
  [#4537](github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4537)

* WebAssembly: Ensure wrapper file is published.
  [#4538](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/4538)