# Next.js v16.0.5 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Next.js (https://nextjs.org)
- **Version:** v16.0.5
- **Released:** Nov 26, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/nextjs/updates/v16.0.5/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Next.js v16.0.5. Source highlight: This release is backporting bug fixes. It does **not** include all pending features/changes on canary.

## Bug Fixes
- fix(nodejs-middleware): await for body cloning to be properly finalized (#85418)

## Upgrade Command
```bash
npm install --save-exact next@16.0.5
```