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Claude Code v2.1.234

Build stamped as version 2.1.234

Under the hood
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Elsewhere

The build now reports itself as version 2.1.234.

What

The embedded build constants now report 2.1.234, built 2026-08-17T01:20:38Z, replacing 2.1.233 built 2026-08-14T17:21:48Z, along with a new commit hash. Nothing behaves differently; these are the strings the CLI prints about itself.

Details
  • The version string is what claude --version reports and what crash reports carry.
  • The same values feed update notices, the warning shown when the background daemon and the CLI report different versions, and the minimum-version error raised by Remote Control.
Evidence

BUILD_TIME: "2026-08-17T01:20:38Z", "2026-08-17T01:20:38Z"

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

Related

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.

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