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v2

v2.8.0-dev

Feb 18, 2026

v2.7.0-rc.2

Mar 2, 2026

v2.7.0-rc.1

Feb 19, 2026

v2.7.0-dev.999

Jan 5, 2026

v2.7.0-dev.1

Jan 12, 2026

v2.7.0-dev

Jan 12, 2026

v2.6.0

Feb 9, 2026

Changes in this version

+ type Mutex = sync.Mutex

+ type RWMutex = sync.RWMutex

+ type TryLocker interface

+ TryLock func() bool

+ Unlock func()

+ type TryRLocker interface

+ RUnlock func()

+ TryRLock func() bool

v2.6.0-rc.4

Jan 26, 2026

v2.6.0-rc.3

Jan 15, 2026

v2.6.0-rc.2

Jan 14, 2026

v2.6.0-rc.1

Jan 12, 2026