Tailwind CSS has released version 4.0.17, a minor update following closely on the heels of version 4.0.16. Both versions maintain the core utility-first approach that empowers developers to rapidly craft custom user interfaces directly within their HTML. In terms of dependencies, both 4.0.16 and 4.0.17 share several key development dependencies, including dedent, @types/node, and lightningcss, indicating a continued reliance on stable tooling for the development process.
The most significant difference lies in the @tailwindcss/oxide dependency, incrementing from version 4.0.16 to 4.0.17. The oxide project likely contains internal optimizations and potentially bug fixes for the tailwindcss compiler, although detailed changelogs would provide greater clarity. Both packages have the same file count and the same packed size, suggesting that the differences between the versions are mostly in implementation details or specific small fixes. Developers upgrading should examine commit logs for @tailwindcss/oxide to determine if any specific changes impact their projects. Notably, version 4.0.17 has been released on March 26, 2025 while version 4.0.16 was released on March 25, 2025, meaning it's a very recent update.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 4.0.17 of the package tailwindcss