# Astro astro@5.16.9 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Astro (https://astro.build)
- **Version:** astro@5.16.9
- **Released:** Jan 12, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/astro/updates/astro-5.16.9/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Astro astro@5.16.9. Source highlight: Adds Google Icons to built-in font providers

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- -   [#15130](https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/15130) [`9b726c4`](https://github.com/withastro/astro/commit/9b726c4e36bb1560badf5bf9b78783a240939124) Thanks [@florian-lefebvre](https://github.com/florian-lefebvre)! - **BREAKING CHANGE to the experimental Fonts API only**

## Bug Fixes
- Adds Google Icons to built-in font providers
- Fixes hydration for framework components inside MDX when using `Astro.slots.render()`
- **BREAKING CHANGE to the experimental Fonts API only**
- Fixes scripts in components not rendering when a sibling `<Fragment slot="...">` exists but is unused

## Upgrade Command
```bash
npm install --save-exact astro@5.16.9
```