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v1

v1.19.3

Oct 15, 2026

v1.19.2

Oct 7, 2026

v1.19.1

Oct 6, 2026

v1.19.0

Oct 6, 2026

v1.18.3

Aug 11, 2026

v1.18.2

Aug 11, 2026

v1.18.1

Aug 11, 2026

v1.18.0

Jun 14, 2026

v1.17.3

Jun 14, 2026

v1.17.2

Jun 14, 2026

v1.17.1

Jun 14, 2026

v1.17.0

Mar 30, 2026

v1.16.5

Mar 15, 2026

v1.16.3

Feb 22, 2026

v1.16.2

Feb 17, 2026

v1.16.1

Feb 15, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func Open(url string) (io.ReadCloser, error)