# dbt Core v1.10.16 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** dbt Core (https://www.getdbt.com)
- **Version:** v1.10.16
- **Released:** Dec 16, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/dbt-core/updates/v1.10.16/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
dbt Core v1.10.16. Source highlight: dbt-core 1.10.16 - December 16, 2025

## New Features
- Validate {{ config }} in SQL for models that don't statically parse  (#12046)

## Bug Fixes
- Allow dbt deps to run when vars lack defaults in dbt_project.yml (#8913)
- Fix generation of deprecations summary (#12146)
- :bug: :snowman: Stop emitting `NoNodesForSelectionCriteria` three times during `build` command (#11627)