# Astro astro@5.16.6 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Astro (https://astro.build)
- **Version:** astro@5.16.6
- **Released:** Dec 16, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/astro/updates/astro-5.16.6/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Astro astro@5.16.6. Source highlight: Fixes images outside the project directory not working when using astro:assets in development mode

## Bug Fixes
- Fixes images outside the project directory not working when using astro:assets in development mode
- Fixes SVGs not working in dev mode when using the passthrough image service
- Adds support for extending the type of the props accepted by Astro’s `<Image>` component, `` component, and `getImage()` API.

## Upgrade Command
```bash
npm install --save-exact astro@5.16.6
```