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v2.16.0 Feature

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Release v2.16.0 adds xz archive support and Node Sea builder integration while updating dependencies and enhancing dockers_v2 with hooks, variables, and platform metadata.

Why it matters: Feature additions (xz archives, Node Sea builders) expand capability; dockers_v2 gains pre/post hooks and extra.platforms metadata for multi‑platform builds.

Summary

AI summary

Broad release touches @caarlos0, Documentation updates, Bug fixes, and New Features.

Changes in this release

Feature Medium

Adds xz archive format support.

Adds xz archive format support.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Adds Node Sea builder support.

Adds Node Sea builder support.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Updates Docker in Docker image dependency.

Updates Docker in Docker image dependency.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Introduces baseimage and baseimagedigest template variables for dockers_v2.

Introduces baseimage and baseimagedigest template variables for dockers_v2.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Adds pre/post hooks for dockers_v2.

Adds pre/post hooks for dockers_v2.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Removes experimental warning from dockers_v2.

Removes experimental warning from dockers_v2.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Sets extra.platforms in the artifact for dockers_v2.

Sets extra.platforms in the artifact for dockers_v2.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Supports meta.mainProgram in nix builds.

Supports meta.mainProgram in nix builds.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Feature Medium

Updates Go runtime to version 1.26.3.

Updates Go runtime to version 1.26.3.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: low

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Deprecation Medium

Properly deprecates brews usage.

Properly deprecates brews usage.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-24

Confidence: high

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Bugfix Medium

Preserves prerelease on GitHub publish actions.

Preserves prerelease on GitHub publish actions.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-24-audit

Confidence: low

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Bugfix Medium

Corrects wrong GoReleaser URL reference.

Corrects wrong GoReleaser URL reference.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-24-audit

Confidence: low

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Bugfix Low

Removes author lookup by email in GitHub integrations.

Removes author lookup by email in GitHub integrations.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-24-audit

Confidence: low

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Bugfix Low

Handles secondary rate limits on GitHub requests.

Handles secondary rate limits on GitHub requests.

Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-05-24-audit

Confidence: low

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Full changelog

Announcement

Read the official announcement: Announcing GoReleaser v2.16.

Changelog

New Features

  • bb532b61116c548da4a995f681b9cdfc47ec4a71: feat(archive): xz format (#6520) (@jaredallard and @caarlos0)
  • 9500ead0fcf8286e1df124ab71ccd2fe379306fe: feat(builders): add node sea support (#6579) (@caarlos0 and @vedantmgoyal9)
  • 851f8f9ad22909d47b884cf00b2365e545eed245: feat(deps): update docker in docker image (@caarlos0)
  • 8da70bc471acc0904f0b1429df1a74369890e613: feat(dockers_v2): baseimage and baseimagedigest template variables (#6625) (@caarlos0)
  • 9e629ad10562773a0dc91186b8fd92feed23d7c3: feat(dockers_v2): pre/post hooks (#6634) (@caarlos0)
  • e8d568690722707bcb840b20e0c972b8f00e3025: feat(dockers_v2): remove experimental warn (@caarlos0)
  • d5c8e4facf3e5950d8248faca446c13a31d85315: feat(dockers_v2): set extra.platforms in the artifact (#6628) (@caarlos0)
  • 868767bd2e957242a2dd388a07f85d1f2aaafcaa: feat(nix): support meta.mainProgram (#6627) (@caarlos0)
  • f72cf9d487f74587fb403bb48064c34b129585fe: feat: go1.26.3 (@caarlos0)
  • a4be92b9be10ab19b26934b3de1fb1e0128d4908: feat: proper deprecate brews (@caarlos0)

Bug fixes

  • bb9062f564e30a94b005009ae0b37c3a40bc9b96: fix(cask): emit generate_completions_from_executable after postflight (#6594) (@caarlos0)
  • 6ecba31405e8ade89b335bf05e19734d0fd8d2d8: fix(github): preserve prerelease on publish (#6591) (@caarlos0)
  • 2e17678c4be30b1c53b5931919b57e71532b6d16: fix(github): preserve prerelease publish fields (@caarlos0)
  • 17315a556ef69444cf54ad27f623abf728472bc6: fix(github): remove author lookup by email (#6601) (@caarlos0)
  • e696cf8a8b95ea8de5152a71183833e5ba11e099: fix(srpm): set format and extension in extra (#6623) (@caarlos0)
  • 9fd33f58cdbe39ccf11a8ff41a859a5735f2a628: fix(xz): rm unused field (@caarlos0)
  • 306e37db68be39da785ac15f14cf05a1f4954eff: fix: change keyword color (@caarlos0)
  • dd02be11c5280d9d985c7437eb794905073d16e4: fix: handle secondary rate limits on github (#6630) (@caarlos0)
  • 49025ca384af2286db640fef2328c02d07c84ea8: fix: run script resolves nightly tags (@caarlos0)
  • bba909e24364cc2579c7ec9d3ab12c02ca8621ff: fix: webhook error handling improvements (@caarlos0)
  • 9f2811bc1085e3ce2b9004d0e59aa65f827e690b: fix: wrong goreleaser URL (#6584) (@ldez)
  • 0944b0e216d6e23d5155aa8a9b4e66e68e51838c: fix:linkedin error handling improvements (@caarlos0)

Documentation updates

  • 9081224ee51dc19cf8023b7df4b7788416005631: docs(actions): note immutable nightly resolution (#6590) (@caarlos0)
  • 6c2d9e07cd1d242387b67262c954ed994c20801b: docs: add RWX CI guide (#6597) (@robinaugh)
  • 3514d8d7762a1977261368b63536eff9bddfedaf: docs: add slack to users list (#6605) (@zimeg)
  • 7b6496fdc4f869b09d4bca331f938bf67a06ffcd: docs: better install page (#6631) (@caarlos0)
  • 33dfa252e3a085bee0ab330f3ac02505d340409f: docs: cleanup install (@caarlos0)
  • be689affd0b732caff0984ce9fa20f6dc58ab3e1: docs: dont include nightlies in releases.json (@caarlos0)
  • 6bc06bf044ecbdd4d178b097f4a58b7b820eb635: docs: fix invalid 'neq' template function in pkg example (#6604) (@SAY-5)
  • f7b59d4a6e9d9af2e3d6d994d6f0c68d80963e7d: docs: fix logos (@caarlos0)
  • ebc848413c6fb64c2981770858d662029a84eff5: docs: fix rendering issue inside tabs (@caarlos0)
  • c6c834c35f247dd7ce08127a1387e8f3cc994a68: docs: improve install page (@caarlos0)
  • d05aaa0843dc34b2b35d5740a07b3d62c6654423: docs: missing required version (@caarlos0)
  • b1e5b9aa87247f551dd06fa7a61289e7802894bc: docs: parallax effect on homepage (#6596) (@caarlos0)
  • 6e7c9176d7341affcff160d731409ae1e5d6e0b0: docs: rm old docs instructions (@caarlos0)
  • dd373023f2d8c7f3338b4dee1a8686a460df9a92: docs: updat (@caarlos0)
  • 8b21145b052ca3ccf1737555373071095773523f: docs: update link (@caarlos0)
  • 8976559342deffb0644ca49ddf15695fa82a2bbd: docs: update users.md (@caarlos0)
  • bd4e1a5f74a23f66844921f7b9ca0d74db3c0b4f: docs: updates (@caarlos0)
  • b2593808124eab1c093b826b191c18f2e597f7c1: docs: updates (@caarlos0)

Other work

  • 22004f44cc34bc5ec2e3bc99b54968edf03a6e9c: chore(www): update hextra (@caarlos0)
  • 0750c1b3419459c7eece2686d171f1cb15ae53a6: chore: fmt (@caarlos0)
  • 61623ca237028ce02de30037864eb3cc20493d4f: chore: gofumpt (@caarlos0)
  • 231e274e25c7c089f53231b7bd78819a6d380bb8: chore: remove unused struct (@caarlos0)
  • d76fb400136f96af3aaa7202776257885c9a6097: chore: skip one more docker test on windows (@caarlos0)
  • 6fd4db60e3498536f5c74919377a72fd33cb2dcf: chore: update golang.org/x/ (@caarlos0)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/compare/v2.15.4...v2.16.0

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