# Next.js v16.2.4 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Next.js (https://nextjs.org)
- **Version:** v16.2.4
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/nextjs/updates/v16.2.4/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Next.js v16.2.4. Source highlight: This release is backporting bug fixes. It does **not** include all pending features/changes on canary.

## Bug Fixes
- chore: Bump reqwest to 0.13.2 (Fixes Google Fonts with Turbopack for Windows on ARM64) (#92713)
- Turbopack: fix filesystem watcher config not applying follow_symlinks(false) (#92631)
- turbo-tasks: Fix recomputation loop by allowing cell cleanup on error during recomputation (#92725)

## Upgrade Command
```bash
npm install --save-exact next@16.2.4
```