typescript-eslint Release Notes

8.72.0 (2026-10-19)

🚀 Features

• eslint-plugin: lazy load rules (#13010)
• eslint-plugin: [await-thenable] add allowMixedPromiseArrays option (#12992)
• typescript-estree: error on abstract keyword that precedes export (#13019)

🩹 Fixes

• ast-spec: add JSXFragment to JSXAttribute['value'] (#13051)
• eslint-plugin: [prefer-readonly-parameter-types] check where allowed type aliases are declared (#13016)
• eslint-plugin: [no-deprecated] report deprecated properties in object literals (#12704)
• eslint-plugin: use isTypeLiteralType instead of type.isLiteral() to include bigint literals on TS < 5.0 (#13053)
• eslint-plugin: [require-array-sort-compare] check tuples (#13058)
• eslint-plugin: [require-array-sort-compare] ignore extra this type argument on TS < 5.1 (#13055)
• type-utils: discriminateAnyType crashes when calling getAwaitedType on awaited type in TS < 5.0 (#13054)
• typescript-estree: include leading and trailing comments & whitespace in Program range (#12991)

❤️ Thank You

• Evyatar Daud @StyleShit
• Junichiro Kasuya @jksy
• Mitch Fultz @fitchmultz
• Shaan GS @ShaanGS

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8.71.2 (2026-10-12)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] avoid false-positives when not using our parser (#12989)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mapped type templates (#12974)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] ignore type-only refs for after-used (#12977)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] parenthesize constraint in optional tuple elements (#12995)
• eslint-plugin: [prefer-optional-chain] safe fix when the chain ends with a strict null comparison (#12805)
• type-utils: match linked packages and packages with missing version in TypeOrValueSpecifier (#12948)

❤️ Thank You

Abraham Guo

Brad Zacher @bradzacher

Evyatar Daud @StyleShit

Josh Goldberg

Vinccool96

Younsang Na @nayounsang

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8.71.1 (2026-10-05)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [no-misused-promises] skip argument checks for calls without arguments (#12923)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unused-vars] report usedOnlyAsType for partially exported merged declarations (#12892)
• eslint-plugin: [require-array-sort-compare] use array argument type constraint (#12919)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unsafe-enum-assignment] skip identical types and bound deep type walks (#12957)
• eslint-plugin: [no-confusing-void-expression] don't autofix when declared return type is unknown (#12930)
• eslint-plugin: [prefer-optional-chain] check the constrained type (#12953)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] count instantiated mapped type constraints (#12941)
• project-service: throttle cleanup when opening files (#12934)
• type-utils: match re-exports and global declarations in TypeOrValueSpecifier (#12943)

❤️ Thank You

• Diptajoy Mistry @diptomistry
• Evyatar Daud @StyleShit
• Josh Goldberg
• Josh Goldberg ✨
• Medhansh Poojari

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8.71.0 (2026-09-28)

🚀 Features

eslint-plugin: [no-unsafe-enum-assignment] add rule (#12732)

🩹 Fixes

eslint-plugin: [switch-exhaustiveness-check] always sort literal cases in stable order (#12885)

eslint-plugin: [unbound-method] respect this: void on class properties (7fce9127d)

eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-assertion] specialize generic assertion report message (#12832)

eslint-plugin: [no-misused-promises] handle a return outside of any function (#12912)

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Evyatar Daud @StyleShit

Fatih Çakır @wfatih

Josh Goldberg

Josh Goldberg ✨

Zamiell @Zamiell

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8.70.1 (2026-09-21)

🩹 Fixes

• ast-spec: narrow import attribute keys to identifiers and strings (#12879)
• eslint-plugin: [no-useless-default-assignment] avoid false positives on tuples with a rest element (#12768)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] handle type precedence in the suggestion fixer (#12637)
• eslint-plugin: [no-explicit-any] use unknown[] for bare any rest parameters (#12818)
• eslint-plugin: [no-generated-empty-object-type] don't report a mapped type whose keys are not resolved yet (#12854)
• eslint-plugin: [no-misused-spread] omit WeakMap spread suggestions (#12850)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-assertion] false positive for empty object asserted to a type alias of Record (#12869)
• eslint-plugin: [no-meaningless-void-operator] allow void on assignment expressions (#12873)
• eslint-plugin: [await-thenable] prevent autofix from breaking code when removing await (#12716)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-parameter-property-assignment] account for parameter reassignment (#12880)
• eslint-plugin: [unbound-method] treat Intl.Collator.prototype.compare as spec-bound (#12845)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-condition] handle union-keyed index access on the left-hand side of nullish assignment (#12747)
• eslint-plugin: [no-useless-default-assignment] convert the fixer to a suggestion fixer (#12826)
• eslint-plugin: [no-misused-promises] handle multiple Promise constituents (#12904)
• rule-tester: test the final autofix output instead of the first pass (#12867)
• scope-manager: merge implicit global definitions (#12809)
• type-utils: match package specifiers on whole path components (#12838)
• typescript-estree: resolve symlinked paths when matching files to projects (#12725)
• typescript-estree: add missing < token opening type arguments (#12821)
• typescript-estree: require string literal import attribute values (#12894)
• website: prevent playground from breaking down after opening link with the .js file type (#12777)

❤️ Thank You

• Amin @amiin-dev
• Brad Zacher @bradzacher
• Cameron
• Diptajoy Mistry @diptomistry
• Evyatar Daud @StyleShit
• Grit @Grit03
• Hugo @hugop95
• Josh Goldberg ✨
• Michael Naumov @mnaoumov
• Mikhail Baev @baevm
• Om Rawat
• overlookmotel
• Sanath @sansynx
• Shinji
• stoicism @stoicism02
• Vinccool96
• Younsang Na @nayounsang
• 김채영 @cchaeyoung
• 송재욱

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8.70.0 (2026-09-07)

🚀 Features

• eslint-plugin: [no-generated-empty-object-type] add rule (#12730)
• website: generate per-page social preview cards (#12734)

🩹 Fixes

• use stable release of pnpm 12 (#12808)
• update pnpm to 12.3.4 and dedupe Docusaurus packages (#12829)
• eslint-plugin: [member-ordering] don't report fields that read fields declared before them (#12729)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-condition] no false positive on RHS of a nested logical expression (#12728)
• eslint-plugin: [no-deprecated] report deprecated imported values used in object shorthand properties (#12780)
• project-service: avoid discarded tsserver logs (#12748)
• typescript-estree: clarify the parserOptions.project error message (#12817)

❤️ Thank You

• Barry @barry166
• Evyatar Daud @StyleShit
• Josh Goldberg
• Josh Goldberg ✨ @JoshuaKGoldberg
• Kirk Waiblinger @kirkwaiblinger
• Ulrich Stark @ulrichstark
• 송재욱

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8.69.0 (2026-08-31)

🚀 Features

eslint-plugin: [no-misused-promises] add flagUnions option for checkConditionals (#12603)

🩹 Fixes

eslint-plugin: [no-mixed-enums] use scope analysis instead of type checking for merged namespaces (#12731)

eslint-plugin: [unified-signatures] compare type parameters by constraint instead of name (#12741)

eslint-plugin: [no-meaningless-void-operator] report void on non-call expressions (#12727)

website: respect allowJs playground config (#12744)

❤️ Thank You

Abdu Alim Arlikhozhaev @Arlikhozhaev

Evyatar Daud @StyleShit

Josh Goldberg ✨

wonbeanie @wonbeanie

Younsang Na @nayounsang

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8.68.0 (2026-08-24)

🚀 Features

• eslint-plugin: [strict-void-return] add fix suggestions (#12086)
• utils: support ESLint rule meta.languages (#12663)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [unified-signatures] deduplicate types in report (#12656)
• eslint-plugin: [return-await] prevent autofix from breaking code in arrow-functions (#12707)
• eslint-plugin: [unified-signatures] report identical signatures (#12678)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-assertion] prevent stack overflow in recursive types (#12711)
• eslint-plugin: [no-floating-promises] setting ignoreVoid: false results in false negative in ArrowFunctionExpression (#12646)
• eslint-plugin: [no-empty-object-type] ignore suggestions that result in invalid interfaces and export defaults (#12739)
• website: playground crashes on extends configs (#12608)
• website: account for thanks.dev and out-of-band donors in sponsors list (#12735)

❤️ Thank You

• Evyatar Daud @StyleShit
• Hugo @hugop95
• Josh Goldberg ✨
• Niki @phaux
• Thiago Barbosa
• Younsang Na @nayounsang

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8.66.0 (2026-08-03)

🚀 Features

typescript-estree: handle import.defer() as ImportExpression (#12609)

🩹 Fixes

eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-conversion] ignore shadowed built-ins (#12590)

eslint-plugin: [prefer-nullish-coalescing] handle shadowed Boolean calls (#12591)

eslint-plugin: [no-useless-default-assignment] don't report defaults used by other overloads (#12607)

eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-parameters] check MappedType key remapping (#12588)

eslint-plugin: [class-literal-property-style] preserve type annotations and don't drop decorators (#12617)

website: list onUnsupportedTypeScriptVersion in parser options (#12585)

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Evyatar Daud @StyleShit

Kirk Waiblinger @kirkwaiblinger

Steffen Schroeder

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8.65.0 (2026-07-20)

🚀 Features

• add warning when TS 7 is detected (#12529)
• eslint-plugin: [no-restricted-imports] deprecate extension rule (#12527, #19562, #11889)
• eslint-plugin: [no-shadow] specialized error on enum declaration and member shadowing (#12578)
• parser: add onUnsupportedTypeScriptVersion option to error on unsupported TypeScript versions (#12465)
• typescript-estree: throw for invalid import defer syntax (#12552)

🩹 Fixes

• eslint-plugin: [prefer-string-starts-ends-with] handle escaped $ ending regex literals (#12515)
• eslint-plugin: [unbound-method] report unbound methods accessed via member expression on union types (#12448)
• eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-parameter-property-assignment] don't flag computed assignments with a variable key (#12568)

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• Evyatar Daud @StyleShit
• Josh Goldberg ✨
• Kirk Waiblinger @kirkwaiblinger
• Serhii Leniv @Serhii-Leniv
• 송재욱

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8.64.0 (2026-07-13)

🚀 Features

support parsing import defer (#12513)

eslint-plugin: [no-loop-func] support using / await using declarations and deprecate the rule (#12500)

typescript-estree: throw for invalid definite assignment in class properties (#12543)

🩹 Fixes

eslint-plugin: [require-array-sort-compare] handle constrained arrays (#12512)

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Evyatar Daud @StyleShit

송재욱

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8.63.0 (2026-07-06)

🚀 Features

eslint-plugin: [no-misused-promises] detect async usage of a sync dispose usage (#12426)

🩹 Fixes

eslint-plugin: [method-signature-style] suggest converting readonly function properties instead of emitting invalid syntax (#12447, #12446)

eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-assertion] handle optional-chained calls to overloaded functions (#12491, #12485)

eslint-plugin: [no-base-to-string] don't flag a shadowed String() call (#12492)

scope-manager: export ClassStaticBlockScope (#12460)

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Evyatar Daud @StyleShit

Kristjan @KristjanTammekivi

Michael Naumov @mnaoumov

Serhii Leniv @Serhii-Leniv

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8.62.1 (2026-06-29)

🩹 Fixes

eslint-plugin: [prefer-optional-chain] use suggestion instead of autofix for trailing binary operator (#12328)

eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-boolean-literal-compare] preserve boolean result in fixer for nullable true comparisons (#12365)

eslint-plugin: [no-unnecessary-type-assertion] parenthesize object literal at left edge of expression statement (#12443, #12418)

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Kirk Waiblinger @kirkwaiblinger

mdm317

Patrick Aleite

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