# Tailwind CSS v4.0.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Tailwind CSS (https://tailwindcss.com)
- **Version:** v4.0.2
- **Released:** Jan 31, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/tailwind/updates/v4.0.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Tailwind CSS v4.0.2. Source highlight: Only generate positive `grid-cols-*` and `grid-rows-*` utilities (#16020)

## Bug Fixes
- Only generate positive `grid-cols-*` and `grid-rows-*` utilities (#16020)
- Ensure escaped theme variables are handled correctly (#16064)
- Ensure we process Tailwind CSS features when only using `@reference` or `@variant` (#16057)
- Refactor gradient implementation to work around prettier/prettier#17058 (#16072)
- Vite: Ensure hot-reloading works with SolidStart setups (#16052)
- Vite: Fix a crash when starting the development server in SolidStart setups (#16052)

## Upgrade Command
```bash
npm install --save-exact tailwindcss@4.0.2
```