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Claude Code v2.1.288 ·

Documents that need a newer Claude Code now tell you to run claude update

A document that needs a newer Claude Code now fails with a message naming the versions and telling you to run claude update

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JSON All of v2.1.288
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Auto UpdateArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.288,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What

When Claude Code loads a document that requires a newer version, the error now names the version the document needs and the version you are running, and tells you to run claude update.

Why

If you are on an older version, you know what to do to open the document.

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Names in the bundleclaude update
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtWhich kind of document this applies to, and how the message differs from before, is not known.

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