Babel: v8.0.0-rc.3 Release

Release date:
April 30, 2026
Previous version:
v8.0.0-rc.2 (released February 15, 2026)
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48 Features Released with v8.0.0-rc.3

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nicolo-ribaudo
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Release Notes Published

v8.0.0-rc.3 (2026-03-16)

Thanks @rootvector2 and @veeceey for your first PRs!

:eyeglasses: Spec Compliance

  • babel-parser

: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
  • babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-preset-react
  • babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-types
  • babel-helper-import-to-platform-api, babel-plugin-proposal-import-wasm-source, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules

:rocket: New Feature

  • babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-development, babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, babel-preset-react
  • babel-parser

: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
  • babel-build-external-helpers, babel-cli, babel-node, babel-register
  • babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-traverse
  • 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
  • babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-types

:nail_care: Polish

  • babel-parser
  • babel-plugin-transform-regenerator

:memo: Documentation

:house: Internal

:running_woman: Performance

  • babel-helper-import-to-platform-api, babel-plugin-proposal-import-wasm-source, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules
  • babel-parser

Committers: 6