v2026.1.2-preview

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Default useLegacyCodeLens to false for Pester 5 CodeLens by @nohwnd in #5513
• Clean up dead code and other low-hanging tech debt by @andyleejordan in #5515
• Capture and report Extension Terminal exit code on startup failure by @andyleejordan in #5526
• Add Copilot instructions for PR labeling by @andyleejordan with @Copilot in #5532
• Update NPM packages and override transitive vulnerabilities by @andyleejordan in #5537
• Add PowerShell language model tools and redesign the Command Explorer by @andyleejordan in #5508

Squashed Bugs 🐛

• Handle version-details timeout and stalled connects during startup by @andyleejordan in #5523

Other Changes 🙏

• v2026.1.2-preview: Add language model tools, redesign the Command Explorer, and render Show Help in an editor pane. by @andyleejordan in #5542

Full Changelog: v2026.1.1-preview...v2026.1.2-preview

v2026.1.1-preview

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Update copilot-instructions.md with architecture, conventions, and release process by @andyleejordan in #5468
• Remove Settings class, use VS Code config API directly by @andyleejordan in #5464

Squashed Bugs 🐛

• Fix new suppress terminal setting by @andyleejordan in #5463
• Fix didOpen handler binding by @JustinGrote in #5496

Other Changes 🙏

• Use upload-artifact v7 to publish VSIX directly (non-zipped) by @Copilot in #5489
• Bump GitHub Actions to Node.js 24-compatible versions by @Copilot in #5491
• Add Mocha Types as a optional dependency for Intellisense by @JustinGrote in #5495
• Update deprecated badges by @Craftlgend in #5480
• Add Rename Service Settings by @JustinGrote in #5056
• Update NPM packages by @andyleejordan in #5498

New Contributors

• @Craftlgend made their first contribution in #5480

Full Changelog: v2026.1.0-preview...v2026.1.1-preview

v2026.1.0-preview

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Fix settings grouping under PowerShell heading with subgroups in VS Code 1.101+ by @Copilot in #5329
• Update packages etc. by @andyleejordan in #5326
• Update npm packages by @andyleejordan in #5403
• Add in settings to control Enum member Alignment by @liamjpeters in #5442
• Update CFS feed and InvokeBuild by @andyleejordan in #5448
• Update NPM packages etc. by @andyleejordan in #5453

Squashed Bugs 🐛

• Replace GenerateBugReport by @andyleejordan in #5334
• Fix CI by @liamjpeters in #5436
• Correct Windows log path in troubleshooting guide by @PtJade-Ceramic in #5424
• Fix incorrect parser errors from unloaded assemblies by @andyleejordan in #5450
• Exclude .vscode-test/** from OneBranch SDL/CodeQL scans by @TravisEz13 in #5457
• Improve PowerShell Extension termination experience by @darlingtonogbuefi in #5380
• Add CodeQL config to exclude .vscode-test/ from analysis (fixes S360 false positive) by @TravisEz13 in #5456
• Fix NPM vulnerabilites by @andyleejordan in #5459
• Revert CFS feed for PSResources by @andyleejordan in #5461

New Contributors

• @liamjpeters made their first contribution in #5436
• @PtJade-Ceramic made their first contribution in #5424
• @darlingtonogbuefi made their first contribution in #5380

Full Changelog: v2025.4.0...v2026.1.0-preview

v2025.4.0

What's Changed

With PowerShell Editor Services v4.4.0!

New stable release! Now with screen reader support from PSReadLine 2.4.4-beta4 and arbitrary path mapping support in the debugger.

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Add createTemporaryIntegratedConsole to attach options by @jborean93 in #5247
• Add examples for Start-DebugAttachSession by @jborean93 in #5246
• Add temporaryConsoleWindowActionOnDebugEnd option by @jborean93 in #5255
• Add pathMappings option to debugger by @jborean93 in #5254
• Dependency, CI, and release updates by @andyleejordan in #5267

Other Changes 🙏

• Add an extended Snippet for Advanced Functions by @kilasuit in #5203
• Bump to Node 22.15.1 and remove node-fetch by @JustinGrote in #5214
• Use --follow-symlinks in VSCE package command and simplify build logic by @Copilot in #5212
• Update NPM packages by @andyleejordan in #5288
• Use official OneBranch template by default for CodeQL by @andyleejordan in #5289

New Contributors

• @jborean93 made their first contribution in #5247
• @Copilot made their first contribution in #5212

Full Changelog: v2025.2.0...v2025.4.0

v2025.5.0-preview

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Add createTemporaryIntegratedConsole to attach options by @jborean93 in #5247
• Add examples for Start-DebugAttachSession by @jborean93 in #5246
• Add temporaryConsoleWindowActionOnDebugEnd option by @jborean93 in #5255
• Add pathMappings option to debugger by @jborean93 in #5254
• Dependency, CI, and release updates by @andyleejordan in #5267

Other Changes 🙏

• Add an extended Snippet for Advanced Functions by @kilasuit in #5203
• Bump to Node 22.15.1 and remove node-fetch by @JustinGrote in #5214
• Use --follow-symlinks in VSCE package command and simplify build logic by @Copilot in #5212

New Contributors

• @jborean93 made their first contribution in #5247
• @Copilot made their first contribution in #5212

Full Changelog: v2025.2.0...v2025.5.0-preview

v2025.2.0

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Teach client to find Homebrew installations on Apple Silicon by @andyleejordan in #5164
• Overhaul linting, formatting, and testing infrastructure by @andyleejordan in #5190
• Feature: Add sessionName debug setting to allow different PS for temp console by @JustinGrote in #5208
• Migrate to Deploy Box Product for release stage by @andyleejordan in #5063

Squashed Bugs 🐛

• Fix tests on OneBranch by @andyleejordan in #5196
• Fix startup timeout after adjusting sleeps by @andyleejordan in #5199

Other Changes 🙏

• Add doc note about git blame ignore revs by @JustinGrote in #5193
• v2025.2.0: New stable release! by @andyleejordan in #5232

Full Changelog: v2025.0.0...v2025.2.0

v2025.3.1-preview

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Teach client to find Homebrew installations on Apple Silicon by @andyleejordan in #5164
• Overhaul linting, formatting, and testing infrastructure by @andyleejordan in #5190
• Feature: Add sessionName debug setting to allow different PS for temp console by @JustinGrote in #5208
• Migrate to Deploy Box Product for release stage by @andyleejordan in #5063

Squashed Bugs 🐛

• Fix tests on OneBranch by @andyleejordan in #5196
• Fix startup timeout after adjusting sleeps by @andyleejordan in #5199

Other Changes 🙏

• Add doc note about git blame ignore revs by @JustinGrote in #5193

Full Changelog: v2025.3.0-preview...v2025.3.1-preview

v2025.3.0-preview

With PowerShell Editor Services v4.3.0!

Now with PSScriptAnalyzer v1.2.4 and PSReadLine v2.4.1-beta1.

Full Changelog: v2025.0.0...v2025.3.0-preview

v2025.0.0

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Update the end-of-support message for PowerShell <7.4 by @andyleejordan in #5090
• Implement LogOutputWindow for Logging by @JustinGrote in #5065
• Dev: Optimize Launch Configs and Enable Hot Reload by @JustinGrote in #5094
• Implement Extension Setting Categories by @JustinGrote in #5103
• Fix ForEach-Progress snippet template by @Cydroz in #5122
• Update packages with a VS Code engine bump to 1.96 by @andyleejordan in #5126

Squashed Bugs 🐛

• Fix #5086 - Invalid JSON in the snippets file by @o-l-a-v in #5087
• Improve warning when additional PowerShell isn't found by @andyleejordan in #5099
• Fix additional PowerShell warning (take two) by @andyleejordan in #5100
• Fix for "Suppress PSScriptAnalyzer Rule" snippets by @TMA-2 in #5110

New Contributors

• @TMA-2 made their first contribution in #5110
• @Cydroz made their first contribution in #5122

Full Changelog: v2024.4.0...v2025.0.0

v2025.1.0-preview

What's Changed

Enhancements & Features ✨

• Fix ForEach-Progress snippet template by @Cydroz in #5122
• Update packages with a VS Code engine bump to 1.96 by @andyleejordan in #5126

New Contributors

• @Cydroz made their first contribution in #5122

Full Changelog: v2024.5.2-preview...v2025.1.0-preview