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v1.7.0

Jan 28, 2026

v1.7.0-rc2

Jan 28, 2026

v1.7.0-rc1

Jan 23, 2026

v1.6.0

Dec 17, 2025

v1.6.0-rc4

Dec 17, 2025

v1.6.0-rc3

Dec 11, 2025

v1.6.0-rc2

Dec 9, 2025

v1.6.0-rc1

Dec 9, 2025

v1.5.0

Oct 29, 2025

Changes in this version

+ func Deref[T any](v *T, def T) T

+ func To[T any](v T) *T

v1.5.0-rc1

Oct 27, 2025

v1.5.0-rc0

Oct 24, 2025