# WebStorm 2026.2.2

- Product: WebStorm (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webstorm)
- Vendor: JetBrains
- Date: 2026-09-03
- Version: 2026.2.2
- Original notes: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/articles/WEB-A-233538863
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webstorm/releases/2026.2.2

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- **fixed** — Updating a backend-only plugin no longer causes updating the plugin on the frontend
- **fixed** — Fixed an IDE freeze in Dev Containers
- **changed** — Improved the appearance of the Settings | Tools | MCP Server | Exposed Tools page

- Updating a backend-only plugin no longer causes updating the plugin on the frontend ([IJPL-253782](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-253782/updating-a-backend-only-plugin-also-installs-it-on-the-frontend)).
- We've fixed an IDE freeze in Dev Containers ([IJPL-252292](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-252292/Dev-Containers-h2-toomanyresets-kills-IJent-orphaned-FS-calls-hang-the-EDT)).
- We've improved the appearance of the Settings | Tools | MCP Server | Exposed Tools page ([IJPL-248441](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-248441/MCP-Settings-i18n-for-MCP-settings)).
For more details, please see the release notes.