# Vitest v5.0.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Vitest (https://vitest.dev)
- **Version:** v5.0.1
- **Released:** Sep 15, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/vitest/updates/v5.0.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Vitest v5.0.1. Source highlight:    🚀 Features

## New Features
- Move trace attempts selector to viewer header &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @hi-ogawa, **Hiroshi Ogawa** and **Codex** in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11189 <samp>(5dc4b)</samp>
- Add focused trace view layout mode &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @hi-ogawa, **Hiroshi Ogawa**, **OpenCode (gpt-5.6-sol)** and **Codex** in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11190 <samp>(376dc)</samp>

## Bug Fixes
- Exit 1 when vitest list fails collection &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @hamed-bavar in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11145 and https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11146 <samp>(6108b)</samp>
- Keep parse error details in static collection &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @hamed-bavar in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11150 and https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11151 <samp>(7c818)</samp>
- Avoid recursive prototype in automocking &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11195 <samp>(99fc5)</samp>
- Prevent false Vitest import resolution &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11196 <samp>(b426c)</samp>
- Keep metadata file when clearing the cache &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11199 <samp>(73614)</samp>
- Correct typos in error message and comments &nbsp;-&nbsp; by @shinji00222 and **Shinji** in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/11187 <samp>(115c3)</samp>