Release Notes for v17.0.0-beta.1

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install electron@17.0.0-beta.1.

Fixes

Bug fixed for registering protocol in windows which used to set invalid command if the execution path included space. #32329 (Also in 14, 15, 16)
Fixed a crash caused by app.getLocaleCountryCode(). #32322 (Also in 15, 16)
Fixed a potential crash in v8 by using allocation type: kOld in v8 ScriptOrModule legacy lifetime. #32355

2022-01-06 (843 days ago) 98.0.4706.0 16.13.0

Note: This is an alpha release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@17.0.0-alpha.6.

Fixed crash when playing media files on Windows 7/8 or macOS 10.11/10.12. #32214 (Also in 15, 16)
No Notes. #32244 (Also in 13, 14, 15, 16)

2022-01-03 (846 days ago) 98.0.4706.0 16.13.0