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+path = "2026/05/28/Rust-1.96.0"
+title = "Announcing Rust 1.96.0"
+authors = ["The Rust Release Team"]
+aliases = ["releases/1.96.0"]
+
+[extra]
+release = true
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+The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.96.0. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
+
+If you have a previous version of Rust installed via `rustup`, you can get 1.96.0 with:
+
+```console
+$ rustup update stable
+```
+
+If you don't have it already, you can [get `rustup`](https://www.rust-lang.org/install.html) from the appropriate page on our website, and check out the [detailed release notes for 1.96.0](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/releases.html#version-1960-2026-05-28).
+
+If you'd like to help us out by testing future releases, you might consider updating locally to use the beta channel (`rustup default beta`) or the nightly channel (`rustup default nightly`). Please [report](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/new/choose) any bugs you might come across!
+
+## What's in 1.96.0 stable
+
+### New `Range*` types
+
+Many users expect `Range` and related `core::ops` types to be `Copy`, but this is not the case: they implement `Iterator` directly, and [it is a footgun to implement both `Iterator` and `Copy` on the same type](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.95.0/index.html#copy_iterator) so this has been avoided. [RFC3550] proposed a set of replacement range types that implement `IntoIterator` rather than `Iterator`, meaning they can also be `Copy`. The standard library portion of that RFC is now stable, introducing:
+
+- `core::range::Range`
+- `core::range::RangeFrom`
+- `core::range::RangeInclusive`
+- Associated iterators
+
+A Rust version in the near future will also add `core::range::RangeFull` and `core::range::RangeTo` as re-exports from `core::ops` (these do not implement `Iterator` and already implement `Copy`), and `core::range::legacy::*` as the new home for the current ranges. Range syntax like `0..1` still produces the legacy types for now, but will be updated to `core::range` types in a future edition.
+
+With these stabilizations, it is now possible to store slice accessors in `Copy` types without splitting `start` and `end`:
+
+```rust
+use core::range::Range;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Span(Range<usize>);
+
+impl Span {
+    pub fn of(self, s: &str) -> &str {
+        &s[self.0]
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The new `RangeInclusive` also makes its fields public, unlike the legacy version which avoided exposing the exhausted iterator state. This isn't a concern with the new type since it must be converted to begin iteration.
+
+Library authors should consider making use of `impl RangeBounds` in public API, which accepts both legacy and new range types. If a concrete type is needed, prefer using new ranges as this will eventually become the default.
+
+[RFC3550]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/3550-new-range.html
+
+### Assert matching patterns
+
+The new macros `assert_matches!` and `debug_assert_matches!` check that a value matches a given pattern, panicking with a `Debug` representation of the value otherwise. These are essentially the same as `assert!(matches!(..))` and `debug_assert!(matches!(..))`, but the printed value improves the possibility of diagnosing the failure.
+
+These new macros have not been added to the standard prelude, because they would collide with popular third-party crates that provide macros with the same name. Instead, they should be manually imported from `core` or `std` before use.
+
+```rust
+use core::assert_matches;
+
+/// [Random Number](https://xkcd.com/221/)
+fn get_random_number() -> u32 {
+    // chosen by a fair dice roll.
+    // guaranteed to be random.
+    4
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    assert_matches!(get_random_number(), 1..=6);
+}
+```
+
+### Changes to WebAssembly targets
+
+WebAssembly targets no longer pass `--allow-undefined` to the linker which means that undefined symbols when linking are now a linker error instead of being converted to WebAssembly imports from the `"env"` module. This change prevents modules from linking unless all linking-related symbols are defined to catch bugs earlier and prevent accidental issues with symbol naming or similar.
+
+Undefined linking-related symbols are often indicative of build-time related bugs or misconfiguration. If, however, the old behavior is intended then it can be re-enabled with `RUSTFLAGS=-Clink-arg=--allow-undefined` or by editing the source code and using `#[link(wasm_import_module = "env")]` on the block defining the symbol.
+
+This change was [previously announced](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/04/04/changes-to-webassembly-targets-and-handling-undefined-symbols/) on this blog, and now takes effect in Rust 1.96.
+
+### Stabilized APIs
+
+- [`assert_matches!`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/macro.assert_matches.html)
+- [`debug_assert_matches!`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/macro.debug_assert_matches.html)
+- [`From<T> for AssertUnwindSafe<T>`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/panic/struct.AssertUnwindSafe.html#impl-From%3CT%3E-for-AssertUnwindSafe%3CT%3E)
+- [`From<T> for LazyCell<T, F>`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/cell/struct.LazyCell.html#impl-From%3CT%3E-for-LazyCell%3CT,+F%3E)
+- [`From<T> for LazyLock<T, F>`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/sync/struct.LazyLock.html#impl-From%3CT%3E-for-LazyLock%3CT,+F%3E)
+- [`core::range::RangeToInclusive`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/core/range/struct.RangeToInclusive.html)
+- [`core::range::RangeToInclusiveIter`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/core/range/struct.RangeToInclusiveIter.html)
+- [`core::range::RangeFrom`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/core/ops/struct.RangeFrom.html)
+- [`core::range::RangeFromIter`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/core/ops/struct.RangeFromIter.html)
+- [`core::range::Range`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/range/struct.Range.html)
+- [`core::range::RangeIter`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/range/struct.RangeIter.html)
+
+### Two Cargo advisories
+
+Rust 1.96 contains fixes for two vulnerabilities for users of third-party registries.
+
+- [CVE-2026-5223](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/25/cve-2026-5223/) is a **medium** severity vulnerability regarding extraction of crate tarballs with symlinks.
+
+- [CVE-2026-5222](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/25/cve-2026-5222/) is a **low** severity vulnerability regarding authentication with normalized URLs.
+
+Users of crates.io are **not affected** by either vulnerability.
+
+### Other changes
+
+Check out everything that changed in [Rust](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.96.0), [Cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/CHANGELOG.html#cargo-196-2026-05-28), and [Clippy](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#rust-196).
+
+## Contributors to 1.96.0
+
+Many people came together to create Rust 1.96.0. We couldn't have done it without all of you. [Thanks!](https://thanks.rust-lang.org/rust/1.96.0/)