You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Self-Hosted RunnerArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.296,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When the runner starts up, the details it sends to its host now include claude_code_version, the version of Claude Code it is running. The runner also knows whether it was started from a work order. Its messages when it drains and exits, such as "Draining and exiting for clean restart.", change to match. Before, the message was always the same.
Why
The host running Claude Code can now see which version of the client it is talking to.
