Sass version 1.81.1 is a minor update to the popular CSS preprocessor, succeeding version 1.81.0. Both versions, implemented in pure JavaScript, maintain their core functionality, providing developers with tools to enhance and streamline CSS development. The description of both packages remains consistent, highlighting its role as a JavaScript implementation of Sass. Core dependencies like chokidar for file watching, immutable for data structures, and source-map-js for debugging, remain unchanged, ensuring compatibility for existing projects. The optional dependency @parcel/watcher also remains the same.
The key difference lies in the release date and the dist attributes. Version 1.81.1 was released on December 3, 2024, while version 1.81.0 was released on November 15, 2024. The unpackedSize of the new version has been marginally reduced probably indicating minor fixes or optimizations. Developers should consider upgrading to version 1.81.1 for potentially better performance and bug fixes which includes a dependency upgrade or security patch. Given the shared dependencies and nearly identical feature set, the upgrade process should be straightforward with minimal risk of breaking changes. For developers heavily reliant on automated workflows or sensitive to file size, the reduced size and updated fixes might be beneficial. Checking the changelog of the library is very important on each new realease.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 1.81.1 of the package sass