v7.8.3

What's Changed

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• fix(plugin-fuses): only use fuses v1 by @erickzhao in #3972

Full Changelog: v7.8.2...v7.8.3

v7.8.2

What's Changed

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• fix(plugin-vite): ensure vite build errors are propagated to CLI by @erickzhao in #3939
• fix(vite-typescript): add missing @types/electron-squirrel-startup dependency by @alectrocute in #3957
• fix: remove unused ts-node in template by @himself65 in #3959
• fix: hide promises from promisify by @MarshallOfSound in #3969

Other Changes

• build(deps): update Octokit by @erickzhao in #3940
• build(dev-deps): upgrade vitest to latest by @erickzhao in #3941
• build(deps): bump form-data from 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #3966
• ci: use latest version of wixtoolset v3 by @erickzhao in #3946
• ci: disable macOS x64 configs by @erickzhao in #3960
• chore: update electron-quick-start references by @yangannyx in #3958
• chore(plugin-vite): delete unused dependencies by @dmitriy-bizyaev in #3952

New Contributors

• @alectrocute made their first contribution in #3957
• @dmitriy-bizyaev made their first contribution in #3952
• @himself65 made their first contribution in #3959

Full Changelog: v7.8.1...v7.8.2

v7.8.1

What's Changed

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(plugin-webpack): make entry point consistent between dev and prod by @viliml in #3871
• fix(package): update @electron/universal to v2.0.3 by @erickzhao in #3931
• fix: add electron-winstaller in onlyBuiltDependencies by @wy-luke in #3924
• fix(core): load TypeScript configurations with jiti by @erickzhao in #3907

Other Changes

• build(deps): bump vite from 5.4.14 to 5.4.15 by @dependabot in #3899
• build(deps): bump vite from 5.4.15 to 5.4.16 by @dependabot in #3901
• build(deps): bump dsanders11/project-actions from 1.5.1 to 1.7.0 by @dependabot in #3905
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0 by @dependabot in #3904
• build(deps): bump vite from 5.4.16 to 5.4.17 by @dependabot in #3912
• build(deps): bump vite from 5.4.17 to 5.4.18 by @dependabot in #3920
• build(deps): bump http-proxy-middleware from 2.0.7 to 2.0.9 by @dependabot in #3921
• build(deps): update node-abi to latest 3.x by @erickzhao in #3929
• build(deps): bump vite from 5.4.18 to 5.4.19 by @dependabot in #3927
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.3.0 to 4.4.0 by @dependabot in #3928
• ci(stale): use any-of-labels by @erickzhao in #3913
• test(plugin-fuses): use local build for tests by @erickzhao in #3910

New Contributors

• @viliml made their first contribution in #3871
• @wy-luke made their first contribution in #3924

Full Changelog: v7.8.0...v7.8.1

v7.8.0

What's Changed

New Features

• feat(cli): show template sources when initializing by @erickzhao in #3895
• feat(cli): add --skip-git option by @erickzhao in #3860

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(maker-wix): version with pre-release tag breaks app start by @ShGKme in #3855
• fix(maker-wix): inherit config types from electron-wix-msi by @erickzhao in #3858
• fix(core-utils): trim spawnPackageManager output by @rahulptl165 in #3866
• fix(start): pass app args with correct amount of -- by @erickzhao in #3879
• fix(cli): correctly wire up --skip-git opt by @erickzhao in #3886
• fix(core-utils): correctly fall back package manager lockfile by @erickzhao in #3885
• fix(template-base): properly add .npmrc to template files by @erickzhao in #3891
• fix(cli): add descriptive error for unsupported node version by @knqu in #3894

Other Changes

• build(deps): bump axios from 1.7.6 to 1.8.4 by @dependabot in #3897
• test(core-utils): add test coverage for spawnPackageManager by @dsanders11 in #3868

New Contributors

• @ShGKme made their first contribution in #3855
• @rahulptl165 made their first contribution in #3866
• @knqu made their first contribution in #3894

Full Changelog: v7.7.0...v7.8.0

v7.7.0

What's Changed

Features

• feat(core): pnpm support by @erickzhao in #3822

Fixes

• fix(template): use esm imports for vite template only by @erickzhao in #3824
• fix(template-base): install correct version of plugin-fuses by @erickzhao in #3823
• fix(template-vite): make --force flag work by @erickzhao in #3825
• fix(template-vite-typescript): make --force flag work by @erickzhao in #3829
• fix(package): make packagerConfig.quiet configurable by @erickzhao in #3831
• fix(maker-flatpak): fix flatpakArch for arm64 by @pano9000 in #3839
• fix(cli): deduplicate default information by @erickzhao in #3842
• fix: upgrade commander 4 -> 11 by @erickzhao in #3848
• fix(cli): clean up output by @erickzhao in #3851
• fix(cli): error if system check fails by @erickzhao in #3852
• perf(cli): minimize resolvePackageManager calls by @erickzhao in #3853
• perf(cli): only check system on commands by @erickzhao in #3843
• perf(cli): only check for git on init by @erickzhao in #3846

Other Changes

• build: update outdated yarn.lock by @dsanders11 in #3819
• build(deps): bump @octokit/request-error from 2.1.0 to 5.1.1 by @dependabot in #3856
• build(deps): bump deps to partially clear audit by @dsanders11 in #3820
• build(deps): bump dsanders11/project-actions from 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 by @dependabot in #3834
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 by @dependabot in #3833
• build(deps): bump serialize-javascript from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 by @dependabot in #3850
• build(deps-dev): bump vitest from 3.0.3 to 3.0.5 by @dependabot in #3836
• chore: run ESLint with cache on lint-staged by @erickzhao in #3837
• chore: clean up issue templates by @erickzhao in #3841
• chore: add actions/stale for issues by @erickzhao in #3830
• chore: remove .vscode/settings.json from source control by @erickzhao in #3826
• docs: update broken link to outdated process docs by @sarahetter in #3821
• refactor(init): remove unmaintained resolve-package by @erickzhao in #3812
• test: unskip prebuilt-native-module test by @erickzhao in #3832

New Contributors

• @sarahetter made their first contribution in #3821
• @pano9000 made their first contribution in #3839

Full Changelog: v7.6.1...v7.7.0

v7.6.1

What's Changed

This release contains several bug fixes and improvements, as well as bumps in dependencies.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(maker-dmg): remove extraneous properties from MakerDMGConfig by @tanishqkancharla in #3761
• fix(core-utils): don't add --save flag for npm install by @erickzhao in #3795
• fix: update native module unpack pattern to include hidden directories by @glowingjade in #3793
• fix(maker-dmg): make macos-alias build on Node.js 22 by @erickzhao in #3810
• fix(template): install fuses@ELECTRON_FORGE/VERSION by @erickzhao in #3702

Other Changes

• build(deps): remove unused pretty-ms dep by @erickzhao in #3775
• build(deps): bump vite from 5.4.11 to 5.4.12 by @dependabot in #3814
• build(plugin-vite): allow renderer name to contain dashes by @broose-goose in #3794
• build(deps): TypeScript 5.4 by @erickzhao in #3790
• ci: disable parallelism by @erickzhao in #3798
• ci: change gh-pages workflow to ubuntu-latest runner by @dsanders11 in #3807
• chore(core): remove unused download-to-file util by @erickzhao in #3774
• chore: upgrade yarn@1.22.22 in corepack by @erickzhao in #3799
• chore: upgrade ESLint dependencies by @erickzhao in #3811
• refactor(all): use node: prefixes by @erickzhao in #3784
• test: avoid proxyquire in api_spec_slow by @erickzhao in #3786
• test: refactor fast suite to use vitest by @erickzhao in #3797
• refactor(core): replace yarn-or-npm with detect-package-manager by @erickzhao in #3813
• test(plugin-fuses): bump Electron version in fixture by @dsanders11 in #3815
• test: Vitest 3 by @erickzhao in #3816
• test: migrate slow tests to use vitest by @erickzhao in #3802

New Contributors

• @tanishqkancharla made their first contribution in #3761
• @broose-goose made their first contribution in #3794
• @glowingjade made their first contribution in #3793

Full Changelog: v7.6.0...v7.6.1

v7.6.0

What's Changed

Added Forge preStart hook

Electron Forge v7.6.0 adds a new preStart hook that improves Forge's starting logic, specifically allowing multiple plugins to customize their start logic, rather than just one. This addition fixes an issue where a project containing multiple plugins that hooked into the app's start would collide.

Allow omittingACL from publisher-s3 plugin upload

v7.6.0 also allows users of the publisher-s3 plugin to omit the ACL from the upload request, per Amazon's recommendation of using bucket owner-enforced permissions.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• feat: add preStart hook and port existing startLogic impls by @MarshallOfSound in #3720
• feat(publisher-s3): allow ACL omission by @JHartman5 in #3728
• fix(plugin-vite): avoid TS5055 by @erickzhao in #3711
• fix: Bump @electron/rebuild to ^3.7.0 by @felixrieseberg in #3732
• fix: log correct directory when hook moves artifacts by @MarshallOfSound in #3730
• fix(vite-template): fix vite template start failed after package by @caoxiemeihao in #3713
• fix(plugin-vite): merge Vite build.lib config by @caoxiemeihao in #3721
• chore: bump electronjs/node to 2.3.1 (main) by @electron-roller in #3746

Other Changes

• build(deps): bump rollup from 4.21.3 to 4.22.4 by @dependabot in #3718
• build(deps): upgrade syncpack@11 by @erickzhao in #3716
• build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4.1.7 to 4.2.0 by @dependabot in #3723
• build(plugin-vite): add declare file to npm by @smallsung in #3735
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 by @dependabot in #3724
• build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4.2.0 to 4.2.2 by @dependabot in #3747
• build(deps): bump dsanders11/project-actions from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0 by @dependabot in #3749
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.0.4 to 4.1.0 by @dependabot in #3748
• build(deps): bump http-proxy-middleware from 2.0.6 to 2.0.7 by @dependabot in #3745
• build(deps): bump cross-spawn from 7.0.3 to 7.0.5 by @dependabot in #3762
• ci: use larger Linux resource class for slow tests by @dsanders11 in #3750

New Contributors

• @smallsung made their first contribution in #3735
• @JHartman5 made their first contribution in #3728

Full Changelog: v7.5.0...v7.6.0

v7.5.0

What's Changed

Improved ESM module support

Electron Forge v7.5.0 adds support for loading Forge modules (plugins, makers, publishers etc.) that use ESM for their module format. This change allows both official Forge modules and third-party modules to use ESM syntax.

Change in Vite support policy

v7.5.0 also makes refinements to our Vite plugin, fixing an issue that users identified as breaking between 7.2.0 and 7.3.0 (#3506). Users upgrading from any past version of Forge to 7.5.0 should now not experience breaking config changes.

After discussion with maintainers, we've decided to retroactively mark the Vite plugin as experimental, as the plugin is still under active development and cannot offer the same API stability guarantees as our other existing plugins. Minor versions may include breaking changes to improve developer ergonomics or to fix bugs (especially around native Node.js modules).

When these changes happen, we'll provide additional migration information in future release notes.

• feat(plugin-vite): better logic by @caoxiemeihao in #3583
• feat(core): support ESM Forge module loading by @SpacingBat3 in #3582
• feat(core): adding register/unregisterForgeConfigForDirectory to utils by @IIIMADDINIII in #3626
• feat(publisher-gcs): only include provided upload options by @kochrt in #3576
• feat: Adding optional metadata config to gcs publisher by @Tobiasartz in #3682
• feat(maker-wix): Expose the property associateExtensions by @fras2560 in #3674
• feat(plugin-webpack): support for dev server custom headers by @rahul-sachdeva22 in #3653

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(cli): cli capitalisation by @DevanceJ in #3539
• ci: don't use versionDocs option in API Documentation workflow by @dsanders11 in #3571
• test(import): check if electron-quick-start packages by @erickzhao in #3580
• fix(maker-squirrel): only push delta artifacts if they exist on disk by @hipstersmoothie in #3586
• docs: upgrade typedoc@0.25 by @erickzhao in #3636
• fix(plugin-webpack): protocol recognizes webpack's devServer setting by @Dogdriip in #3650
• fix(hooks): allow mutating hooks to have a void return by @erickzhao in #3655
• fix: Bump @electron/packager to ^18.3.5 by @felixrieseberg in #3692
• chore: bump electronjs/node to 2.3.0 (main) by @electron-roller in #3596
• chore(publisher-s3): update aws-sdk deps by @erickzhao in #3708
• chore: bump asar dep to latest by @erickzhao in #3592
• test: correctly make test-output.xml paths relative in windows by @yangannyx in #3620
• docs: mark plugin-vite as experimental by @VerteDinde in #3710

New Contributors

• @DevanceJ made their first contribution in #3539
• @hipstersmoothie made their first contribution in #3586
• @Tobiasartz made their first contribution in #3682
• @rahul-sachdeva22 made their first contribution in #3653
• @fras2560 made their first contribution in #3674
• @IIIMADDINIII made their first contribution in #3626
• @SpacingBat3 made their first contribution in #3582
• @kochrt made their first contribution in #3576

Full Changelog: v7.4.0...v7.5.0

v7.4.0

What's Changed

Highlighted Feature:

• fix: bump packager minimum dep by @MarshallOfSound in #3551

This version of Forge enables the new Windows ASAR integrity feature in Electron. When ASAR integrity is enabled, your Electron app will verify the header hash of the ASAR archive on runtime. If no hash is present or if there is a mismatch in the hashes, the app will forcefully terminate.

More information about this feature can be found in Electron's documentation here: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/docs/tutorial/asar-integrity.md#using-electron-tooling

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(cli): add plugin-fuses to import script by @Santhoshmani1 in #3535
• build(deps): bump dsanders11/github-app-commit-action from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0 by @dependabot in #3555
• build(deps): bump dsanders11/project-actions from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0 by @dependabot in #3557
• build(deps): bump webpack-dev-middleware from 5.3.3 to 5.3.4 by @dependabot in #3545
• build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 by @dependabot in #3556
• chore: update listr2 version by @yangannyx in #3542
• docs: Typo in Interface MakerDMGConfig by @zsewa in #3550

New Contributors

• @zsewa made their first contribution in #3550
• @Santhoshmani1 made their first contribution in #3535

Full Changelog: v7.3.1...v7.4.0

v7.3.1

What's Changed

Highlighted Feature:

• build: Bump @electron/windows-sign deps by @felixrieseberg in #3524

This change enables advanced code signing with [@electron/windows-sign][@electron/windows-sign], supporting two different ways to codesign your application and the installer:

1. Modern: By passing a windowsSign option, which will be passed to [@electron/windows-sign]. This method allows full customization of the code-signing process - and supports more complicated scenarios like cloud-hosted EV certificates, custom sign pipelines, and per-file overrides. It also supports all existing "simple" codesigning scenarios, including just passing a certificate file and password. Please see https://github.com/@electron/windows-sign for all possible configuration options.

   When passing windowsSign, do not pass any other available parameters at the top level (like certificateFile, certificatePassword, or signWithParams).

2. Legacy: By passing the top-level settings (certificateFile, certificatePassword, and signWithParams). For simple codesigning scenarios, there's no reason not to use this method - it'll work just as fine as the modern method.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

• fix(publisher-github): don't sanitize asset names before upload by @dsanders11 in #3485

• build: bump memory limit for docs:generate script by @dsanders11 in #3500

• build: fix keyv type resolution warning during dev by @MarshallOfSound in #3507

• build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2 by @dependabot in #3522

• build(deps): bump follow-redirects from 1.15.4 to 1.15.6 by @dependabot in #3537

• ci(windows): pin version of wix toolset to v3.14.0 by @erickzhao in #3525

• docs: update forge create-electron-app template to match tutorial by @alicelovescake in #3528

New Contributors

• @alicelovescake made their first contribution in #3528

Full Changelog: v7.3.0...v7.3.1