@babel/plugin-bugfix-safari-rest-destructuring-rhs-array

Releases

1. 8.0.117 Jun 2026
   Release notes2 sources agree

   v8.0.1 (2026-06-17)

   This release includes a breaking change that was in the Babel 8 migration guide's Getting ready section and in the release post, but the actual removal of the feature from the codebase was accidentally not complete.

   💥 Breaking Change

   • babel-core, babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-preset-env, babel-standalone
     • #18079 Actually remove preset-env's useBuiltIns (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   Committers: 2

   • Huáng Jùnliàng (@JLHwung)
   • Nicolò Ribaudo (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   Open source →
2. 8.0.016 Jun 2026
   Release notes

   v8.0.0 (2026-06-16)

   NOTE: The changelog below is relative to v8.0.0-rc.6. You can find a summary of all the breaking changes shipped in the Babel 8 release line in the migration guide for users and migration guide for plugin developers.

   Read the release blog post at http://babeljs.io/blog/2026/06/16/8.0.0!

   👓 Spec Compliance

   • babel-core
     • #18039 perf: Only extract source map comments at the end of the file (@liuxingbaoyu)

   💥 Breaking Change

   • babel-cli, babel-node, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-function-name, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-preset-env, babel-register
     • #18069 Fallback to assuming ESM support with modules: auto (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
     • #18036 Remove corejs exports for @babe/runtime-corejs3 (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-parser
     • #18034 Remove locations: "packed" (@liuxingbaoyu)

   🐛 Bug Fix

   • babel-generator
     • #18046 fix(generator): improve new callee parens check (@JLHwung)
   • babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
     • #18032 fix(systemjs): support proto as an export name (@JLHwung)

   📝 Documentation

   • #18070 Add EOL date for Babel 7 (end of June 2027) to SECURITY.md (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   🏠 Internal

   • #18018 ci: enforce yarn integrity (@JLHwung)

   🏃‍♀️ Performance

   • babel-core
     • #18039 perf: Only extract source map comments at the end of the file (@liuxingbaoyu)

   Committers: 6

   • Babel Bot (@babel-bot)
   • Huáng Jùnliàng (@JLHwung)
   • James Garbutt (@43081j)
   • Nicolò Ribaudo (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • Sandy Chen (@sandy2008)
   • @liuxingbaoyu

   Open source →
   Additional notes

   :eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

   • babel-core
     • #18039 perf: Only extract source map comments at the end of the file (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :boom: Breaking Change

   • babel-cli, babel-node, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-function-name, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-preset-env, babel-register
     • #18069 Fallback to assuming ESM support with modules: auto (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
     • #18036 Remove corejs exports for @babe/runtime-corejs3 (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-parser
     • #18034 Remove locations: "packed" (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :bug: Bug Fix

   • babel-generator
     • #18046 fix(generator): improve new callee parens check (@JLHwung)
   • babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
     • #18032 fix(systemjs): support proto as an export name (@JLHwung)

   :memo: Documentation

   • #18070 Add EOL date for Babel 7 (end of June 2027) to SECURITY.md (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   :house: Internal

   • #18018 ci: enforce yarn integrity (@JLHwung)

   :running_woman: Performance

   • babel-core
     • #18039 perf: Only extract source map comments at the end of the file (@liuxingbaoyu)

   Open source →
3. 8.0.0-rc.625 May 2026pre-release
   Release notes2 sources agree

   v8.0.0-rc.6 (2026-05-25)

   Re-release all packages with npm provenance attestations

   🐛 Bug Fix

   • babel-generator
     • #18011 Catchup source map position in preserveFormat (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-core
     • #17999 fix: improve inputSourceMap URL handling (@JLHwung)
   • babel-core, babel-generator
     • #17992 Preserve original identifier names from input sourcemaps (@Andarist)

   🏠 Internal

   • babel-core
     • #17970 Always use native Node.js TS support for config files (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-compat-data, babel-register
     • #17993 chore: use bundled dts for register and eslint-* (@JLHwung)
   • babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-node
     • #17989 Test Node.js 26 on CI (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-build-external-helpers, babel-cli, babel-generator, babel-helper-fixtures, babel-helper-plugin-test-runner, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-node, babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-types
     • #18002 Add file URL support for test runners (@JLHwung)

   🔬 Output optimization

   • babel-cli, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-plugin-transform-class-properties, babel-plugin-transform-destructuring, babel-plugin-transform-explicit-resource-management, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-traverse
     • #18005 Do not emit source map names for identical names (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   Committers: 5

   • Babel Bot (@babel-bot)
   • Huáng Jùnliàng (@JLHwung)
   • Mateusz Burzyński (@Andarist)
   • Nicolò Ribaudo (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • @liuxingbaoyu

   Open source →
4. 8.0.0-rc.512 May 2026pre-release
   Release notes

   v8.0.0-rc.5 (2026-05-12)

   👓 Spec Compliance

   • babel-parser
     • #17949 Disallow decorators on abstract/declare fields (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   💥 Breaking Change

   • babel-code-frame, babel-core, babel-parser, babel-traverse
     • #17849 fix(code-frame): use 0-based columns to match Babel AST locations (#1… (@nehemiyawicks)
   • All packages
     • #17969 Require Node.js ^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0 (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-plugin-transform-object-set-prototype-of-to-assign, babel-standalone
     • #17958 Remove transform-object-set-prototype-of-to-assign (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-standalone
     • #17963 Remove noop plugins from @babel/standalone (@liuxingbaoyu)

   📢 Deprecation

   • babel-plugin-transform-arrow-functions, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-computed-properties, babel-plugin-transform-destructuring, babel-plugin-transform-for-of, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd, babel-plugin-transform-nullish-coalescing-operator, babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-private-methods, babel-plugin-transform-private-property-in-object, babel-plugin-transform-spread, babel-plugin-transform-template-literals
     • #17972 Deprecate spec and loose plugin options (@liuxingbaoyu)

   🐛 Bug Fix

   • babel-helper-globals
     • #17981 fix(helper-globals): Update browser-upper.json (@JLHwung)
   • babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
     • #17973 fix(systemjs): improve module string name support (@JLHwung)

   📝 Documentation

   • #17977 Add threat model to SECURITY.md (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   🏠 Internal

   • babel-core, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator, babel-plugin-transform-class-static-block, babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-preset-env, babel-preset-flow, babel-preset-react, babel-preset-typescript
     • #17957 Add testing for plugin options (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • Other
     • #17950 refactor(ts): migrate babel-eslint-plugin-* to TS (@JLHwung)

   Committers: 6

   • Babel Bot (@babel-bot)
   • Huáng Jùnliàng (@JLHwung)
   • Nehemiya Wickramasinghe (@nehemiyawicks)
   • Nicolò Ribaudo (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • @liuxingbaoyu
   • @orbisai0security

   Open source →
   Additional notes

   :eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

   • babel-parser
     • #17949 Disallow decorators on abstract/declare fields (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   :boom: Breaking Change

   • babel-code-frame, babel-core, babel-parser, babel-traverse
     • #17849 fix(code-frame): use 0-based columns to match Babel AST locations (#1… (@nehemiyawicks)
   • babel-build-external-helpers, babel-cli, babel-code-frame, babel-compat-data, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-annotate-as-pure, babel-helper-builder-react-jsx, babel-helper-check-duplicate-nodes, babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-create-regexp-features-plugin, babel-helper-fixtures, babel-helper-globals, babel-helper-import-to-platform-api, babel-helper-member-expression-to-functions, babel-helper-module-imports, babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-helper-optimise-call-expression, babel-helper-plugin-test-runner, babel-helper-plugin-utils, babel-helper-remap-async-to-generator, babel-helper-replace-supers, babel-helper-skip-transparent-expression-wrappers, babel-helper-string-parser, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helper-validator-identifier, babel-helper-validator-option, babel-helper-wrap-function, babel-helpers, babel-node, babel-parser, babel-plugin-bugfix-firefox-class-in-computed-class-key, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-class-field-initializer-scope, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-id-destructuring-collision-in-function-expression, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-rest-destructuring-rhs-array, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-spread-parameters-in-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-bugfix-v8-static-class-fields-redefine-readonly, babel-plugin-external-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-async-do-expressions, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-proposal-destructuring-private, babel-plugin-proposal-discard-binding, babel-plugin-proposal-do-expressions, babel-plugin-proposal-export-default-from, babel-plugin-proposal-function-bind, babel-plugin-proposal-function-sent, babel-plugin-proposal-import-defer, babel-plugin-proposal-import-wasm-source, babel-plugin-proposal-optional-chaining-assign, babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-proposal-throw-expressions, babel-plugin-syntax-async-do-expressions, babel-plugin-syntax-decorators, babel-plugin-syntax-destructuring-private, babel-plugin-syntax-do-expressions, babel-plugin-syntax-export-default-from, babel-plugin-syntax-flow, babel-plugin-syntax-function-bind, babel-plugin-syntax-function-sent, babel-plugin-syntax-import-defer, babel-plugin-syntax-import-source, babel-plugin-syntax-jsx, babel-plugin-syntax-module-blocks, babel-plugin-syntax-optional-chaining-assign, babel-plugin-syntax-partial-application, babel-plugin-syntax-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-syntax-throw-expressions, babel-plugin-syntax-typescript, babel-plugin-transform-arrow-functions, babel-plugin-transform-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator, babel-plugin-transform-block-scoped-functions, babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping, babel-plugin-transform-class-properties, babel-plugin-transform-class-static-block, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-computed-properties, babel-plugin-transform-destructuring, babel-plugin-transform-dotall-regex, babel-plugin-transform-duplicate-keys, babel-plugin-transform-duplicate-named-capturing-groups-regex, babel-plugin-transform-dynamic-import, babel-plugin-transform-explicit-resource-management, babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator, babel-plugin-transform-export-namespace-from, babel-plugin-transform-flow-comments, babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types, babel-plugin-transform-for-of, babel-plugin-transform-function-name, babel-plugin-transform-instanceof, babel-plugin-transform-jscript, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules, babel-plugin-transform-json-strings, babel-plugin-transform-literals, babel-plugin-transform-logical-assignment-operators, babel-plugin-transform-member-expression-literals, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd, babel-plugin-transform-named-capturing-groups-regex, babel-plugin-transform-new-target, babel-plugin-transform-nullish-coalescing-operator, babel-plugin-transform-numeric-separator, babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-transform-object-super, babel-plugin-transform-optional-catch-binding, babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-private-methods, babel-plugin-transform-private-property-in-object, babel-plugin-transform-property-literals, babel-plugin-transform-proto-to-assign, babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements, babel-plugin-transform-react-display-name, babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-plugin-transform-react-pure-annotations, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-plugin-transform-regexp-modifiers, babel-plugin-transform-reserved-words, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-plugin-transform-shorthand-properties, babel-plugin-transform-spread, babel-plugin-transform-sticky-regex, babel-plugin-transform-strict-mode, babel-plugin-transform-template-literals, babel-plugin-transform-typeof-symbol, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-escapes, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-property-regex, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-regex, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-sets-regex, babel-preset-env, babel-preset-flow, babel-preset-react, babel-preset-typescript, babel-register, babel-standalone, babel-template, babel-traverse, babel-types
     • #17969 Require Node.js ^22.18.0 || >=24.11.0 (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-plugin-transform-object-set-prototype-of-to-assign, babel-standalone
     • #17958 Remove transform-object-set-prototype-of-to-assign (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-standalone
     • #17963 Remove noop plugins from @babel/standalone (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :loudspeaker: Deprecation

   • babel-plugin-transform-arrow-functions, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-computed-properties, babel-plugin-transform-destructuring, babel-plugin-transform-for-of, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd, babel-plugin-transform-nullish-coalescing-operator, babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-private-methods, babel-plugin-transform-private-property-in-object, babel-plugin-transform-spread, babel-plugin-transform-template-literals
     • #17972 Deprecate spec and loose plugin options (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :bug: Bug Fix

   • babel-helper-globals
     • #17981 fix(helper-globals): Update browser-upper.json (@JLHwung)
   • babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
     • #17973 fix(systemjs): improve module string name support (@JLHwung)

   :memo: Documentation

   • #17977 Add threat model to SECURITY.md (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   :house: Internal

   • babel-core, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator, babel-plugin-transform-class-static-block, babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-preset-env, babel-preset-flow, babel-preset-react, babel-preset-typescript
     • #17957 Add testing for plugin options (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • Other
     • #17950 refactor(ts): migrate babel-eslint-plugin-* to TS (@JLHwung)

   Open source →
5. 8.0.0-rc.429 Apr 2026pre-release
   Release notes

   :eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

   • babel-parser
     • #17954 fix(parser): ts parser small fixes (@JLHwung)
     • #17923 Support flow extends bound (@JLHwung)
     • #17888 TS parser small fixes (@JLHwung)
     • #17865 Fix(parser): flow parser small fixes (@JLHwung)
   • babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-spread, babel-types
     • #17871 Disallow super call after new (@JLHwung)

   :boom: Breaking Change

   • babel-cli, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helpers, babel-node, babel-register
     • #17938 Bundle more packages (@JLHwung)
   • babel-traverse
     • #17937 Remove Scope#buildUndefinedNode (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-helper-wrap-function, babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-traverse
     • #17907 Remove NodePath#toComputedKey (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-plugin-external-helpers, babel-template, babel-traverse
     • #17830 Replace remaining whitelist/blacklist with inclusive alternatives (@stuckvgn)
   • babel-plugin-transform-property-mutators, babel-standalone
     • #17882 Remove @babel/plugin-transform-property-mutators (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :bug: Bug Fix

   • babel-register
     • #17928 fix(register): skip hook for ignored files (@JLHwung)
     • #17915 Fix thread synchronization issues in @babel/register (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators
     • #17947 Fix decorators interaction with abstract/declare fields (@nicolo-ribaudo)
     • #17931 fix(decorators): replace super within all removed static elements (@JLHwung)
   • Other
     • #17940 fix(eslint-plugin): Cleanup references to removed rules (@JLHwung)
   • babel-core
     • #17933 Update Babel 8 config item brand (@JLHwung)
   • babel-types
     • #17885 Make ArrowFunctionExpression.expression optional (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :nail_care: Polish

   • babel-register
     • #17941 Uninstall sms in register revert (@JLHwung)
   • babel-parser
     • #17902 polish(parser): improve ImportExpression error recovery (@JLHwung)

   :memo: Documentation

   • #17952 docs: fix exponentiation fixture links (@cyphercodes)

   :house: Internal

   • Other
     • #17944 refactor(eslint): remove compat layers for ESLint < 9 (@JLHwung)
   • babel-core, babel-generator
     • #17880 chore: Remove unused merging source map code (@liuxingbaoyu)

   Open source →
6. 8.0.0-rc.316 Mar 2026pre-release
   Release notes

   :eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

   • babel-parser
     • #17839 Fix(parser): async x => {} must be in leading pos (@JLHwung)
     • #17803 Disallow non-leading solo await within F# pipeline (@JLHwung)

   :boom: Breaking Change

   • babel-parser, babel-plugin-proposal-do-expressions, babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator, babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator, babel-plugin-transform-instanceof, babel-traverse, babel-types
     • #17867 [Babel 8] Remove Import from the Expression alias (@JLHwung)
   • babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-preset-react
     • #17845 Gate jsxDEV source/self with developmentSourceSelf option (@rootvector2)
   • babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-types
     • #17835 fix: Remove decorators from TSDeclareMethod (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-helper-import-to-platform-api, babel-plugin-proposal-import-wasm-source, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules
     • #17816 Pass file instead of path to importToPlatformApi builders (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   :rocket: New Feature

   • babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-preset-react
     • #17862 Add sourceSelf option to @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-development (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-parser
     • #16935 feat: Add locations option to parser (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :bug: Bug Fix

   • babel-compat-data, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-rest-destructuring-rhs-array, babel-preset-env
     • #17788 Add bugfix plugin for Safari array rest destructuring bug (@JLHwung)
   • babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-traverse, babel-types
     • #17852 Fix(types): Align AST definitions to parser implementations (@JLHwung)
   • babel-build-external-helpers, babel-cli, babel-node, babel-parser
     • #17859 fix: Ensure packages are executable (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-build-external-helpers, babel-cli, babel-node, babel-register
     • #17822 Fix eslint package types (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-traverse
     • #17829 Fix types for path.get("body.${index}") (@liuxingbaoyu)
   • babel-parser
     • #17806 Improve F# pipeline direct body check (@JLHwung)
     • #17799 Fix TypeScript parser failing on async calls in ternary consequent (@veeceey)
   • babel-build-external-helpers
     • #17827 fix(build-external-helpers): incorrect bin path (@JLHwung)
   • babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-types
     • #17811 Support ESLint v10 for babel-eslint-plugin (@JLHwung)

   :nail_care: Polish

   • babel-parser
     • #17782 Improve trailing comma comment handling (@JLHwung)
   • babel-plugin-transform-regenerator
     • #17362 Do not split awaitAsyncGenerator in await yield (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   :memo: Documentation

   • #17847 Replace npmjs.com links with npmx.dev (@nicolo-ribaudo)

   :house: Internal

   • babel-parser
     • #17853 refactor(parser): use AST definitions from babel/types (@JLHwung)
     • #17838 refactor(parser): simplify arrow start tracking (@JLHwung)
     • #17808 Build: Ensure make build will build Babel parser typings (@JLHwung)
   • babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
     • #17855 Remove engines field from @babel/runtime (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • Other
     • #17825 chore: Set allowUnreachableCode: false (@liuxingbaoyu)

   :running_woman: Performance

   • babel-helper-import-to-platform-api, babel-plugin-proposal-import-wasm-source, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules
     • #17818 Load async Wasm and JSON imports in parallel (@nicolo-ribaudo)
   • babel-parser
     • #17834 fix(parser): performance issue due to debug code (@JLHwung)

   Open source →
7. 7.29.725 May 2026
   Release notes

   v7.29.7 (2026-05-25)

   Re-release all packages with npm provenance attestations

   Open source →
8. 7.29.330 Apr 2026

   Nothing published for this version

9. 0.0.017 Feb 2026

   Nothing published for this version