Angular CLI: v21.1.0-rc.0 Release

Release date:
January 8, 2026
Previous version:
v21.1.0-next.3 (released December 18, 2025)
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Release Notes Published

@schematics/angular

| Commit | Description | | -- | -- | | fix - 9006ec057 | move 'provideZoneChangeDetection' to the root module | | fix - 42d4febf4 | update application schematics for module-based apps to use 'provideZoneChangeDetection' | | fix - 5dfc0eea0 | update default app component message | | fix - 424a465df | update default app component welcome message |

@angular/cli

| Commit | Description | | -- | -- | | feat - 772e6efe7 | add 'test' and 'e2e' MCP tools | | feat - 8efb86318 | Add "all" as an experimental tool group | | fix - 316fca862 | handle array output from npm view in manifest parser | | fix - 1ad773671 | update dependency @modelcontextprotocol/sdk to v1.25.2 | | fix - 45d4f5668 | update yarn berry package manager configuration |

@angular/build

| Commit | Description | | -- | -- | | feat - 1eda0a99f | directly support ng-packagr in unit-test builder | | feat - 87175f9dc | disable TestBed teardown during debugging in Vitest | | fix - 32adc3a75 | ensure correct project targeting during Vitest debugging | | fix - 1e39c77a4 | inject source-map-support for Vitest browser tests | | fix - 3fd7dcd76 | normalize roots to POSIX in test discovery for Windows compatibility | | fix - 164e7dbbc | resolve test files correctly on Windows when using non-C drives |