You'll notice
Update checks on winget and apk installs now report failed lookups instead of failing silently
What
For Claude Code installed via winget (Windows) or apk (Alpine Linux), if the check for a newer version can't get a valid answer from the npm registry, Claude Code now prints "Could not check for updates (npm lookup failed or returned an invalid response)" along with manual upgrade instructions (winget upgrade Anthropic.ClaudeCode or apk upgrade claude-code). Previously this case produced no message at all.
Why
This means you'll know when an update check silently failed instead of assuming you're already on the latest version, and you're given the exact command to upgrade manually.
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