Impact Score: 5/10
Bun v0.5.5
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Component: bun · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Bun bun-v0.5.5. Source highlight: **Read Bun v0.5.5's release notes on Bun's blog**
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
✨ New Features & Capabilities (2)
- Add filePath property on MatchedRoute
- feat: add `http.request`
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (1)
- fix text encoding for utf8
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
**[Read Bun v0.5.5's release notes on Bun's blog](https://bun.sh/blog/bun-v0.5.5)**
This release is a follow up to [Bun v0.5](https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/releases/tag/bun-v0.5.0)
To install:
```bash
curl https://bun.sh/install | bash
# or you can use npm
# npm install -g bun
```
To upgrade:
```bash
bun upgrade
```
<a href="https://bun.sh/blog/bun-v0.5.5">
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3238291/216470887-584ed95a-3150-420f-bd2f-ec07ff6db594.jpg" />
</a>
## What's Changed
* Add filePath property on MatchedRoute by @gaurishhs in https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/pull/1964
* resolve duplicate npm dependencies correctly by @alexlamsl in https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/pull/1970
* fix text encoding for utf8 by @dylan-conway in https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/pull/1967
* feat: add `http.request` by @ThatOneBro in https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/pull/1959
## New Contributors
* @gaurishhs made their first contribution in https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/pull/1964
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/compare/bun-v0.5.4...bun-v0.5.5