v2.1.179 Claude Code Release Notes

Jun 16, 2026

Claude's Analysisby Sonnet 4.6

A stability pass resolves a session-unusable Linux sandbox bug, WSL2 scrolling regression from 2.1.172, mid-stream connection drops, and stuck remote tasks.

Changes

Total Changes (vs Average)

0.5×

Version Type

Patch

Release Focus

Bug Fixes

Day Since Prior Release

Release # This Month

#17 of 28

Bug Fix Ratio

89%

Post-Release Edits

—

Change Category

Ecosystem Impact

Windows has featured in 4 of the last 10 releases, with the WSL2 scroll regression from the 30-item 2.1.172 drop taking a week to surface. Plugins/Skills (4/10) and MCP (4/10) show similarly sustained attention.

Key Themes

2Session-breaking platform fixes|3Remote session reliability|4Subagent and everyday UX polish

May Help If You've Noticed

Mouse scrolling stops working in VS Code or Windows Terminal when running Claude Code via WSL2

Improved1 change

•Improved plugin loading performance in remote sessions

Fixed8 changes

•Fixed mid-stream connection drops: partial responses are now preserved instead of showing a raw error, and the spinner no longer gets stuck at "running tool"
•Fixed mouse-wheel scrolling in WSL2 under Windows Terminal and VS Code (regression in 2.1.172)
•Fixed a sandbox denyRead/allowRead glob over a large directory tree making the Bash tool description enormous and the session unusable on Linux
•Fixed the feedback survey capturing a single-digit reply as a session rating immediately after a turn completes
•Fixed the welcome screen stacking multiple promotional banners — at most one promo now shows per session
•Fixed Ctrl+O not showing the subagent's transcript when viewing a subagent
•Fixed clicking the prompt input not returning focus from the subagent/footer panel
•Fixed remote session background tasks appearing stuck as "still running" between turns

Fixed8 changes

•Fixed mid-stream connection drops: partial responses are now preserved instead of showing a raw error, and the spinner no longer gets stuck at "running tool"

•Fixed mouse-wheel scrolling in WSL2 under Windows Terminal and VS Code (regression in 2.1.172)

•Fixed a sandbox denyRead/allowRead glob over a large directory tree making the Bash tool description enormous and the session unusable on Linux

•Fixed the feedback survey capturing a single-digit reply as a session rating immediately after a turn completes

•Fixed the welcome screen stacking multiple promotional banners — at most one promo now shows per session

•Fixed Ctrl+O not showing the subagent's transcript when viewing a subagent

•Fixed clicking the prompt input not returning focus from the subagent/footer panel

•Fixed remote session background tasks appearing stuck as "still running" between turns

v2.1.179 Claude Code Release Notes

Changes in Claude Code v2.1.179

Improved1 change

Fixed8 changes

v2.1.179 Claude Code Release Notes

Changes in Claude Code v2.1.179

Improved1 change

Fixed8 changes