Sass-loader versions 13.3.1 and 13.3.0 are incremental updates to a crucial webpack loader that enables developers to seamlessly integrate Sass and SCSS stylesheets into their projects. Both versions share the same core dependencies, klona and neo-async, ensuring continued compatibility and functionality. They offer an identical suite of development dependencies, including popular tools like jest for testing, eslint for code linting, and webpack itself, guaranteeing a consistent development experience for contributors.
The peer dependencies for both versions remain consistent, requiring sass, fibers, webpack, node-sass, and sass-embedded. This ensures that projects using either version of sass-loader maintain broad compatibility with different Sass compilers and webpack versions.
The key differences between the two versions lie in the dist metadata, specifically the "fileCount", "unpackedSize", and "releaseDate" properties. Sass-loader 13.3.1, released on May 28, 2023, has a smaller unpacked size (58221 bytes) and fewer files (7) compared to version 13.3.0 (59541 bytes and 9 files), released on May 22, 2023. This suggests that version 13.3.1 likely includes optimizations or bug fixes that reduced the overall package size. For developers, this means a slightly smaller download and potentially faster installation times when using the latest version. While the core functionality remains unchanged, the optimized file size in 13.3.1 points towards a refinement that could benefit build performance. If you are using sass-loader, always consider upgrading to the latest version to make sure you have better security and performance from your dependencies.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 13.3.1 of the package sass-loader