React Hook Form, a popular library for building performant and flexible forms in React, released version 6.11.1 shortly after version 6.11.0. While both versions share the same core description and license, several dependency updates and internal changes occurred between the releases. Most notably, several devDependencies were upgraded, including jest (from 26.4.1 to 26.6.3), eslint (from 7.4.0 to 7.13.0), typescript (from 4.0.2 to 4.0.5), @types/react (from 16.9.43 to 16.9.56), @typescript-eslint/parser and @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin (both from 4.1.0 to 4.6.1). These updates indicate a focus on improving the developer experience, code quality, and compatibility with the latest tools and standards in the React ecosystem.
While the functional impact on developers upgrading from 6.11.0 to 6.11.1 might be marginal without a detailed changelog, the updated dependencies usually bring performance improvements, bug fixes and enhanced type safety, benefiting developers in the long run, especially regarding future compatibility issues. The updated eslint and typescript dependencies promise a more consistent and robust form building experience. The package size saw slight variations with an increase in unpackedSize of version 6.11.1, this could imply bug fixes, feature additions or updated documentation. Developers should always consult with the official changelog when performing updates and ideally update in small increments rather than skipping multiple major or minor versions to avoid breaking changes.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 6.11.1 of the package react-hook-form