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Tauri 2.12.5 is out: highlights and upgrade guide

By VersionUpdates Editorial · Published Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min read

At a glance

Tauri 2.12.5 is a patch release published on Oct 21, 2026. It follows Tauri 2.12.4 by 7 days. It includes 5 listed changes.

Rename the misspelled choowHowToInstall NSIS language string to chooseHowToInstall. A custom language file in bundle.windows.nsis.customLanguageFiles that only defines…
Fix NSIS installers not blocking downgrades over a newer installation made by the MSI installer in silent (/S), passive (/P) and update (/UPDATE) modes when…
Upgraded to [email protected]
Upgraded to [email protected]
Upgraded to [email protected]

This is a patch release, normally bug fixes only. It is usually safe to upgrade after your tests pass.

npm

npm install @tauri-apps/cli@latest

cargo

cargo add [email protected]

(#16333) Rename the misspelled choowHowToInstall NSIS language string to chooseHowToInstall. A custom language file in bundle.windows.nsis.customLanguageFiles that only defines the old name keeps working for now, but users should migrate to the new name.
(#16254) Fix NSIS installers not blocking downgrades over a newer installation made by the MSI installer in silent (/S), passive (/P) and update (/UPDATE) modes when bundle.windows.allowDowngrades is false.

When was Tauri 2.12.5 released?

Tauri 2.12.5 was published on Oct 21, 2026.

Is Tauri 2.12.5 a major update?

No. It is a patch release, mainly bug fixes.

How do I upgrade to Tauri 2.12.5?

Use the commands in the “How to upgrade” section, then run your test suite.

Where are the official Tauri 2.12.5 notes?

On the project's official release page: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/releases/tag/tauri-v2.12.5