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21.4.0 (2025-08-15)

🚀 Features

• add new angular- packages and create legacy packages (#3)
• add new angular- packages and create legacy packages (#3)
• angular: update ngrx to v20 (#32140)
• angular-rspack: add angular rspack to nx repo (31c2810e7e)
• angular-rspack: add withConfigurations (#6)
• angular-rspack: support expanded syntax for assets, styles, and scripts (#28)
• angular-rspack: support extractLicenses option (#30)
• angular-rspack: improve createConfig public api (#35)
• angular-rspack: support host option for the dev server (#38)
• angular-rspack: add allowedHosts option (#47)
• angular-rspack: add support for i18n (#51)
• angular-rspack: add service-worker support (#55)
• angular-rspack: improve entry files handling and index.html generation (#56)
• angular-rspack: use development config for serve (#61)
• angular-rspack: support static site generation (#65)
• angular-rspack: improve styles processing and support tailwindcss v4 (#70)
• angular-rspack: add support for more devServer options (#71)
• angular-rspack: add hmr support (#78)
• angular-rspack: add statsJson plugin (#79)
• angular-rspack: add poll option (#80)
• angular-rspack: add verbose option (#82)
• angular-rspack: add progress option (#83)
• angular-rspack: add watch option (#84)
• angular-rspack: add open option (#85)
• angular-rspack: finalize devServer options (#86)
• angular-rspack: add granular optimization support (#89)
• angular-rspack: add budgets support (#92)
• angular-rspack: add appShell option (#93)
• angular-rspack: support index transformer (#118)
• angular-rspack: include js-based postcss config (#120)
• angular-rspack: support pkg scheme importer (#124)
• angular-rspack: Add "zoneless" option to enable Angular's provideZonelessChangeDetection() usage (#115)
• angular-rspack: add angular-rspack package (16035f42fd)
• angular-rspack: move angular rspack to nx (#32226)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: rename jit to aot (#11)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: rename tsconfigPath to tsConfig (#13)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: rename inlineStylesExtension to inlineStyleLanguage (#14)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: support web workers (#58)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: refactor withConfigurations to be createConfig (#9)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: rename jit to aot (#11)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: rename tsconfigPath to tsConfig (#13)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: rename inlineStylesExtension to inlineStyleLanguage (#14)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: support passing devServer options (#16)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add optimization option (#21)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: rename ssrEntry to ssr.entry (#20)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add outputHashing option (#22)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: support ssl, sslKey, sslCert, and proxyConfig options (#24)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: turn on/off advanced optimizations based on provided options (#26)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: remove root from api (#23)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add outputPath option (#27)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add sourcemap option (#29)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add chunking options (#31)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add root option and improve tsConfig handling (#33)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add define option (#45)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add preserveSymlinks option (#48)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add deleteOutputPath option (#49)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: add externalDependencies option (#50)
• angular-rspack,angular-rsbuild: support web workers (#58)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: reuse existing compilation if exists (#77)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: support angular 20 (#99)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: update to angular 20.1.0 (0b180575b9)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: reuse existing compilation if exists (#77)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: support angular 20 (#99)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: update to angular 20.1.0 (438fdf37eb)
• ⚠️ bundling: remove stylus support (#32035)
• core: add tsBuildInfoFile option all packages tsconfig.lib.json (#32030)
• core: log out-of-sync details returned by sync generators when running nx sync:check (#32072)
• core: display estimated task durations in the tui terminal pane when available (#31972)
• core: add bun parser (#31973, #31862, #31433, #31338, #30607, #30603, #30466, #30460, #30362, #30302)
• core: add nx mcp command (#32022)
• core: calculate dependency view area safely in the tui and render its scrollbar in the correct position (#32187)
• core: add argv field to Pre/Post Tasks Execution contexts (#32259)
• core: add automatic pane switching for failed dependencies (#32006)
• docker: add docker plugin (#31634)
• docker: add support for {env.VAR_NAME} (#32255)
• docker: add --dockerVersion flag for specifying exact version (#32266)
• expo: upgrade Expo to v53 and React Native to 0.79 (#31497, #30557, #31416, #31498)
• gradle: derive atomizer test names using AST parsing (#32275)
• gradle: enable migrations to occur with workspaces using version catalogs (#32342)
• graph: remove legacy graph (#32117)
• graph: optimize task graph loading with lazy loading and caching (#31581)
• js: ignore scoped export conditions (#32063)
• js: add esm support for esbuild and running serve with the node executor (#31965, #10296)
• js: add plugin option to skip build checks when inferring the build task (#32358)
• misc: update repo to 21.4.0-beta.4 (#32180)
• node: add prune target to node apps (#32119)
• node: setup docker should init the docker plugin (#32120)
• node: enhance debugging support for Node applications (#31949)
• nx-dev: make payfit testimonial clickable on nx cloud page (c2d0ecfd82)
• nx-dev: update nx.dev homepage (#32132)
• nx-dev: adjustments to nx.dev homepage (#32235)
• release: allow custom nx-release-publish executors to read versionData (#32306)
• repo: use ts solution in the nx repo (#31654)

🩹 Fixes

• angular: update jest-preset-angular to v15 (#32050, #32024)
• angular: update migration target version for jest-preset-angular v15 package update (#32051)
• angular: add missing config properties to adapter whitelist (#32186)
• angular: prevent worker creation snippet from being added to worker file (#32339, #31977)
• angular-rspack: remove failing node importer (331550b3ba)
• angular-rspack: sass-loader should not be required when using css (#32)
• angular-rspack: dev-server works for ssr (#34)
• angular-rspack: fix assets normalization (#39)
• angular-rspack: process styles correctly handling urls (#40)
• angular-rspack: stylesheet should be attached to html (#41)
• angular-rspack: publicPath for server should not be auto (4fb7b4f2e2)
• angular-rspack: multiple configurations (#54)
• angular-rspack: ensure ngDevMode set correctly by DefinePlugin (#57)
• angular-rspack: mark @angular/localize as optional peer dep (#60)
• angular-rspack: do not rely on nx workspace (#62)
• angular-rspack: handle windows disk drive in loader [#53] (#64, #53)
• angular-rspack: ensure stylePreprocessorOptions is correctly used (#72)
• angular-rspack: update @rspack/core dependency (#73)
• angular-rspack: ssg should not run on serve (#75)
• angular-rspack: remove options that do not exist in Angular Webpack (#81)
• angular-rspack: type warning on budgets (916c40b7c3)
• angular-rspack: ensure cjs for serve (#98)
• angular-rspack: do not generate sourceMaps when disabled (75bcf5818a)
• angular-rspack: ensure mode is set based on optimization settings (a0bd226843)
• angular-rspack: exclude assets from being copied into server build (#117)
• angular-rspack: apply SASS deprecation for global stylesheets (#119)
• angular-rspack: fix ignore glob for .gitkeep (#121)
• angular-rspack: add node_modules to includePaths if populated (#126)
• angular-rspack: delete build outputPath only once (#127)
• angular-rspack: remove failing node importer (abc3eeb0c0)
• angular-rspack: ensure i18n inline plugin uses sourcemap correctly (1b73284df1)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: surface errors from ComponentStylesheetResult ensuring sass andincludePaths are passed (#87)
• angular-rspack,angular-rspack-compiler: surface errors from ComponentStylesheetResult ensuring sass andincludePaths are passed (#87)
• angular-rspack-compiler: depend directly on @angular/build (5a11d7a4ba)
• bundling: fix stylus installation error due to npm security (#32036)
• bundling: normalize Windows paths for additionalEntryPoints (#32336, #29690)
• core: adjust artifacts path for publish (#31979)
• core: render the correct output in the tui terminal pane when pinning task (#31975)
• core: handle undefined packageJson.dependencies (#31998)
• core: improve build time by narrowing the path scope for upload (#32023)
• core: improve tui minimal view display and prevent flashing scrollbar (#32045)
• core: make tasks list columns in the tui more compact (#32074)
• core: improve arrow key detection for interactive programs (#32075)
• core: prevent thread leaks in nx_walker and logger (#32061)
• core: disable TUI on ai agents (#31480)
• core: derive graph node type correctly when projectType is not set (#32018, #31983)
• core: pnpm lockfile parser handles undefined dependencies (#32084)
• core: prevent --skipInstall from being passed from create-nx-workspace to new generator (#32086, #31834)
• core: cloud commands should be handled before loading local (#32090)
• core: remove graph creation from postinstall hook (#32027, #31694)
• core: only traverse workspace node when it exists (#32165)
• core: add dockerVersionScheme to nx release version (#32172)
• core: cleanup dockerVersionScheme option in release to use withX pattern (#32185)
• core: provide hint that vite will be used when selecting React Router (#32238)
• core: ensure task details are always stored in the task history (#32246)
• core: don't throw during migrate ui execution if migrations.json is gitignored (#32166)
• core: repair nx mcp command (#32264)
• core: update http-proxy-middleware to resolve vulnerability (#32278)
• core: prevent TUI buffer overflow panics in dependency view scrollbar rendering (#32292)
• core: include nested library dependencies in generated package.json (#32313, #30895)
• core: prevent error.log from generating during create-nx-workspace (#32317)
• core: handle .nx installation during nx migrate (#32357)
• docker: format current date to UTC (#32103)
• docker: ensure release fetches data from stdout correctly (#32149)
• docker: add release support when registryUrl is set to docker.io (#32174)
• docker: add docker target group for pdv (#32167)
• docker: generate dockerfile compliant with package manager (#32191)
• expo: update heading text assertion to use regex for flexibility (#31542)
• gradle: fix bootJar, add excludeDependsOn to false (#32157)
• gradle: keep original gradle name (#32220)
• gradle: always add plugin to all projects (#32222)
• gradle: normalize project root paths (#32243)
• gradle: fix gradle bootRun continuous (#32107)
• jest: revert version back to 29 (#31981)
• jest: revert back to Jest 30 after synckit compatibility fix (#31984, #31981)
• js: resolve relative imports correctly in nested projects (#31978, #31980)
• js: handle npm 11 warnings in stderr during registry version resolution (#32223)
• js: fix npm dist-tag error handling TypeError in release-publish executor (#32289)
• js: node executor handles processes robustly (#32356, #30247, #22999, #22945)
• linter: update lint executor to correctly handle --fix and --quiet (#31970, #31868)
• linter: handle negative numbers in flat config AST generation (#32085, #31955)
• misc: fix setup selection (#31997)
• misc: allow scoped package names in application generators (#31957, #31229)
• misc: critical severity for form-data package (#32108)
• misc: small tweaks in messaging (#32131)
• misc: loose and fix the ts solution setup requirements and use it when there is no root tsconfig file (#32150, #32134)
• misc: validate workspace names to reject names starting with numbers (#32088, #31602)
• misc: ensure generateFiles is called using path.join (#32319)
• module-federation: re-add support for mf aliases (#31347)
• module-federation: use asyncStartup for ssr configuration (#32189)
• module-federation: upgrade module federation to 0.18.0 (#32260)
• module-federation: skip splitChunk options for prod build (#32330)
• module-federation: module federation does not depend on static remotes port (#32363)
• nextjs: infer relevant tasks with the typescript sync generator when using ts project references (#31996, #31983)
• nextjs: configure Jest to use tsconfig.json for Next.js apps (#32089, #31555)
• node: prune targets should depend on build (#32147)
• node: ensure cache outputs are set for prune and copy workspace modules (#32171)
• node: outputs should be in the correct format for prune and copy-workspace-modules targets (#32178)
• node: ensure framework deps are added to app package.json (#32192)
• node: ensure windows paths are resolved correctly [#31992] (#32318, #31992)
• node: ensure cwd is set in target correctly (#31864, #31863)
• nx: update pricing link in launch templates (#32155)
• nx-cloud: auth token env var usage (#32240)
• nx-dev: reenable YouTube, and Tweet components to markdoc configuration (#32109)
• nx-dev: adjust the filter ui on the blog to have it look less squeezed (990c6f60d1)
• nx-dev: adjust mobile layout for homepage (#32237)
• nx-dev: fix Open Graph image 404s (#32360)
• react: remote generator should normalize names (#32211, #30807)
• react: host generator should not add loadRemote helper when no remotes (#32352)
• react-native: add release option to publisable react-native library (#29817)
• release: provide a link to Manage Release page when "nx release"fails (#32153)
• release: use top-level releaseTagPattern as the default for release groups (#32154)
• release: support "nx relase changelog" for docker images (#32169)
• release: adjust publish error message and version schema (#31190)
• release: ensure no exception when conventionalCommits is false (#32256)
• release: add missing git config options to nx-schema (#32300)
• release: handle git_protocol https when getting auth token [#31828] (#32353, #31828)
• release: only delete version plans that are used [#31327] (#32362, #31327)
• rspack: update installed version of rspack to be same as @nx/rspack (#32152)
• rspack: abide by rspacks watch configuration (#32133)
• rspack: enable build mode for TypeScript checker in TS solution setups (#32340, #31929)
• testing: normalize spec files correctly in jest replace-removed-matcher-aliases migration (#31995, #31991)
• testing: add missing package updates for ts-jest and jest-util for jest v30 migrations (#32017)
• testing: add NODE_OPTIONS flag for Node.js 24 compatibility (#32177)
• vite: fix rollup replace files (#32100)
• vite: set name property for test to project name [#32163] (#32308, #32163)
• vite: add tslib as a dep for @nx/vite and remove @swc/helpers (#32341)
• webpack: add missing serveStaticTargetName alternatives to webpack init generator (#32309, #32267, #31384)

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• bundling: Stylus (.styl) files are no longer supported.

❤️ Thank You

• Abdullah Ebrahim @A-EbrahimRSA
• Aidan Temple @aidant
• Chau Tran @nartc
• Colum Ferry @Coly010
• Craigory Coppola @AgentEnder
• Emily Xiong @xiongemi
• Gil Hanan @gilhanan
• Hassan Khan
• Jack Baker @JackWBaker
• Jack Hsu @jaysoo
• Jakub Chlebowicz @Chlebamaticon
• James Henry @JamesHenry
• Jason Jean @FrozenPandaz
• Jay Bell
• Josh VanAllen @joshvanallen
• Juri @juristr
• Juri Strumpflohner @juristr
• Leosvel Pérez Espinosa @leosvelperez
• Louie Weng @lourw
• Luca Peruzzo @luca-peruzzo
• Marvin Scharle @marvinscharle
• MaxKless @MaxKless
• Mohamed Muhsin @muhsinkamil
• Nicholas Cunningham @ndcunningham
• Nicole Oliver
• PhillipDNrwl
• Rodrigo Yokota @ryok90
• Terry Mun-Andersen @terrymun
• Tobias Lampert @vz-tl
• Victor Savkin @vsavkin
• Wenzel @creadicted
• Yordan Kanchelov @yordan-kanchelov
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