Windows Terminal Versioning is too awkward #19524

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opened 2026-01-31 06:46:02 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @rgl on GitHub (Mar 11, 2023).

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The Windows Terminal Versioning is too awkward and should be normalized into a single version.

Having a different version per OS is too awkward, and it makes its usage too awkward.

This is quite noticeable in this repository. The release is at https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.16.10261.0 BUT when you actually try to download the binary for windows 11, its actually 1.16.10262.0, which completely brakes any reasonable expectation of what a release tag is.

This also makes the release title quite awkward, there are three versions in there: Windows Terminal v1.16.1026 (1.16.10261.0 and 1.16.10262.0).

Expected Behavior

The same version released for all the OSes.

Actual Behavior

1.16.10261.0 for windows 10

1.16.10262.0 for windows 11

Originally created by @rgl on GitHub (Mar 11, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version _No response_ ### Windows build number _No response_ ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce The Windows Terminal Versioning is too awkward and should be normalized into a single version. Having a different version per OS is too awkward, and it makes its usage too awkward. This is quite noticeable in this repository. The release is at https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.16.10261.0 BUT when you actually try to download the binary for windows 11, its actually 1.16.10262.0, which completely brakes any reasonable expectation of what a release tag is. This also makes the release title quite awkward, there are three versions in there: `Windows Terminal v1.16.1026 (1.16.10261.0 and 1.16.10262.0)`. ### Expected Behavior The same version released for all the OSes. ### Actual Behavior 1.16.10261.0 for windows 10 1.16.10262.0 for windows 11
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-Bug labels 2026-01-31 06:46:02 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#19524