{"version":"2.1.248","anchor":"favicon-is-only-required-the-first-time-you-publish","canonical_anchor":"favicon-is-only-required-the-first-time-you-publish","heading":"Favicon is only required the first time you publish","tier":"notice","area":"Artifacts","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248\/e\/favicon-is-only-required-the-first-time-you-publish","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248","markdown":"### Favicon is only required the first time you publish\n\nYou only need a favicon on the first publish; redeploys keep the existing icon.\n\n**What**\n\nArtifact guidance changed from requiring `favicon` on every deploy to requiring it only on a first publish; on redeploys you omit it and the artifact keeps its existing icon. Artifact listings now show each artifact's favicon alongside its title, URL and last-updated time.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`**Favicon** (required on a first publish)`\n\n- Area: Artifacts\n- Names: `favicon`\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}