Rust 1.96.0
2026-06-08T08:51:51Z•06c3bc704ec10e1206c8c0ddc71eaf12a0f562ca5353d75187fb83e9339d003e
cargocompilerlibrariesloongarchplatformreleaserusts390xsecuritytarwasm
What happened
Rust release notes (1.96.0 and recent patch releases). Primary items: language and compiler improvements (e.g., allow passing expr metavariable to cfg, never-type coercions in tuples, better inference guidance fixes), target/platform updates (s390x vector register support in inline assembly, LoongArch link relaxation, riscv baseline updates), library changes and regressions fixed (ManuallyDrop constants as patterns), and multiple smaller bug fixes across wasm, Windows, illumos, and tooling. Notably, Rust 1.94.1 updates Cargo’s tar dependency to 0.4.45 to resolve two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-
Why it matters
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- Source ID
- rust_lang_rust_releases
- Record identifier
- 06c3bc704ec10e1206c8c0ddc71eaf12a0f562ca5353d75187fb83e9339d003e
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-08T08:51:51Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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