Angular's @angular/common package, a fundamental component for building robust Angular applications, saw a minor version update from 14.2.7 to 14.2.8. Both versions provide essential directives and services needed for most Angular projects, including features for internationalization, date & number formatting, and common pipes. The underlying architecture remains consistent as indicated by the unchanged fileCount and unpackedSize in the dist object. The core dependencies, tslib for helper functions, and peer dependencies rxjs for reactive programming and @angular/core which provides the basic primitives of Angular, also remain the same, ensuring backward compatibility and a smooth upgrade path.
The primary difference lies in the @angular/core version specified in peerDependencies. Version 14.2.8 of @angular/common requires version 14.2.8 of @angular/core, while 14.2.7 requires the 14.2.7 version of @angular/core. It indicates that Angular's core team considered a version update necessary on both common and core to work correctly.
The update was released on October 26, 2022, a week after the previous version, suggesting that the changes in 14.2.8 contain very precise bug fixes or very minor upgrades. Because of this, developers are likely to not notice relevant changes between those versions if they are not using specific functionalities. Developers should assess the changelog linked to Angular's official repository releases for specific fixes and improvements driving the version jump for a comprehensive understanding. Upgrading is still recommended since it's a bugfix release.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 14.2.8 of the package @angular/common