# webpack-cli changelog

> webpack-cli release notes.

- Vendor: webpack-cli
- Category: Developer Tools
- Official site: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/tree/main/packages/webpack-cli
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli)
- Harvested from: GitHub (webpack/webpack-cli)
- 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

### webpack-cli@7.2.2

- Date: 2026-07-28
- Version: webpack-cli@7.2.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.2.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.2.2

###### Patch Changes

- perf: enable the Node.js compile cache (`module.enableCompileCache`, available on Node.js >= 22.8.0) to speed up CLI startup (by [@bjohansebas](https://github.com/bjohansebas) in [#4818](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4818))

### webpack-cli@7.2.1

- Date: 2026-07-04
- Version: webpack-cli@7.2.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.2.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.2.1

###### Patch Changes

- fix: `CLIPlugin` dynamic import interop under Bun (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4799](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4799))

### webpack-cli@7.2.0

- Date: 2026-07-04
- Version: webpack-cli@7.2.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.2.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.2.0

###### Minor Changes

- feat: allow `webpack-dev-server` v6 as an optional peer dependency (`^5.0.0 || ^6.0.0`) (by [@bjohansebas](https://github.com/bjohansebas) in [#4793](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4793))

- Support `tsx` as a fallback loader for TypeScript and JSX configuration files (`.ts`, `.tsx`, `.cts`, `.mts` and `.jsx`), used when none of the loaders known to `interpret` (such as `ts-node`) are installed. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4796](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4796))

### webpack-cli@7.1.0

- Date: 2026-06-26
- Version: webpack-cli@7.1.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.1.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.1.0

###### Minor Changes

- feat(cli): refresh the `--help` output using commander's `configureHelp` API — branded headers, section dividers, colorized terms and a clearer footer. Colors and chrome collapse to plain text when output is piped or `--no-color` is used, so scripts keep working. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4779](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4779))

- feat: support `.json5`, `.yaml`/`.yml` and `.toml` configuration files by parsing them directly, with the parser package (`json5`, `js-yaml`, `toml`) installed on demand by the user and declared as optional `peerDependencies` so the parsers resolve correctly under Yarn PnP (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4777](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4777))

### webpack-cli@7.0.3

- Date: 2026-05-27
- Version: webpack-cli@7.0.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.0.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.0.3

###### Patch Changes

-   Improved CLI startup performance and reduced memory usage. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4765](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4765))

-   Reduced CLI startup CPU and memory usage by caching schema-derived argument metadata, registering only the options present in the arguments, and reading config directories once during default-config discovery. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4760](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4760))

-   Replace the `fastest-levenshtein` dependency with a small in-tree implementation used for command/option "did you mean" suggestions. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4762](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4762))

### create-webpack-app@2.1.0

- Date: 2026-05-27
- Version: create-webpack-app@2.1.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/create-webpack-app%402.1.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/create-webpack-app-2.1.0

###### Minor Changes

-   Covert templates to ECMA modules syntax. (by [@ThierryRakotomanana](https://github.com/ThierryRakotomanana) in [#4709](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4709))

###### Patch Changes

-   Use default logic to determine the host for webpack-dev-server. (by [@ThierryRakotomanana](https://github.com/ThierryRakotomanana) in [#4715](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4715))

-   Generate `webpack.config.ts` instead of `webpack.config.js` when TypeScript is selected. (by [@ThierryRakotomanana](https://github.com/ThierryRakotomanana) in [#4723](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4723))

### webpack-cli@7.0.2

- Date: 2026-03-17
- Version: webpack-cli@7.0.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.0.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.0.2

###### Patch Changes

-   Resolve configuration path for cache build dependencies. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4707](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4707))

### create-webpack-app@2.0.1

- Date: 2026-03-16
- Version: create-webpack-app@2.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/create-webpack-app%402.0.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/create-webpack-app-2.0.1

###### Patch Changes

-   Fix name of create-webpack-app package. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4704](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4704))

### webpack-cli@7.0.1

- Date: 2026-03-16
- Version: webpack-cli@7.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.0.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.0.1

###### Patch Changes

-   The `file` protocol for configuration options (`--config`/`--extends`) is supported. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4702](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4702))

### webpack-cli@7.0.0

- Date: 2026-03-13
- Version: webpack-cli@7.0.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/releases/tag/webpack-cli%407.0.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-cli/releases/webpack-cli-7.0.0

###### Major Changes

-   The minimum supported version of Node.js is `20.9.0`. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))

-   Use dynamic import to load `webpack.config.js`, fallback to interpret only when configuration can't be load by dynamic import. Using dynamic imports allows you to take advantage of Node.js's built-in TypeScript support. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))

-   Removed the `--node-env` argument in favor of the `--config-node-env` argument. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))

-   The `version` command only output versions right now. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))

-   Removed deprecated API, no action required unless you use `import cli from "webpack-cli";`/`const cli = require("webpack-cli");`. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))

###### Patch Changes

-   Allow configuration freezing. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))

-   Use graceful shutdown when file system cache is enabled. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))

-   Performance improved. (by [@alexander-akait](https://github.com/alexander-akait) in [#4677](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/pull/4677))