# Deno v2.9.7 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Deno (https://deno.com)
- **Version:** v2.9.7
- **Released:** Sep 17, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/deno/updates/v2.9.7/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Deno v2.9.7. Source highlight: fix(audit): honor configured CA stores (#36728)

## Improvements
- perf(core): drop dead module-graph retention (#36683)
- perf(core): make extension op tables const in static memory (#36696)
- perf(core): split OpCtx into shared OpCommonCtx + borrowed op declarations
- perf(ext/node): Buffer hex paths via native Uint8Array toHex/setFromHex

## Bug Fixes
- fix(audit): honor configured CA stores (#36728)
- fix(cache): make HTTP authority paths unambiguous (#36356)
- fix(cli): accept all valid sys permission descriptors (#36753)
- fix(cli): don't duplicate passthrough args for deno deploy/sandbox (#36722)
- fix(cli): generate valid bash completions (#36736)
- fix(cli): preserve double dash before the entrypoint (#36835)