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   The latest news and updates on the Design System, Forms library and the Content style guide.
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+### **New Features & Components Jan 2025 (Sprints 19)**
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+[v49.0.0 of the component library](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/releases/tag/v49.0.0) 
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+### Breaking Changes
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+- va-file-input-multiple: update data for vaMultipleChange to return more detail (BREAKING) va-file-input: fix bug with upload message not resetting by [@powellkerry](https://github.com/powellkerry) in [#1460](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1460)
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+### New Features & Components 🎉
+
+- va-file-input-multiple: allow for slots to be conditionally rendered on file inputs by [@powellkerry](https://github.com/powellkerry) in [#1458](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1458)
+- va-file-input: display previously uploaded file by [@powellkerry](https://github.com/powellkerry) in [#1461](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1461)
+- va-file-input: add statusText prop by [@powellkerry](https://github.com/powellkerry) in [#1463](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1463)
+
+### Fixes
+
+- va-telephone: add health resource center number to constants by [@Dr-Pongo](https://github.com/Dr-Pongo) in [#1455](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1455)
+- va-select: Adding 'vaSelectBlur' event by [@Andrew565](https://github.com/Andrew565) in [#1466](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1466)
+- va-checkbox and va-radio-option: Improved a11y by [@Andrew565](https://github.com/Andrew565) in [#1442](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1442)
+- va-alert: Fixing it so close button on slim alerts doesn't overflow by [@Andrew565](https://github.com/Andrew565) in [#1467](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1467)
+
+### Other Changes
+
+- CSS-Library: Moving fonts loading to core by [@Andrew565](https://github.com/Andrew565) in [#1469](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1469)
+- CSS-Library: add primitive and semantic spacing tokens by [@micahchiang](https://github.com/micahchiang) in [#1468](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/pull/1468)
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+
+### Figma Changelog
+
+- [[Design] Update search input with clear search variation.](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/issues/3608) (Barb Denney)
+	- Breaking Change: When updating the search input component, edited text in the input will clear and default to the term 'Search'. Text in the search button and suggestions will remain unaffected 
+		- Added a clear button to search input
+		- Added focus rings to the search input and the new clear button
+- [Error Color mismatch between Figma and Production](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/issues/3519) (Dan Brady) 
+	- Form Elements: 
+		- Label
+		- Error Text
+		- Hint Text
+		- Label Header
+	- Checkbox and Checkbox Element
+	- Date Input
+	- File Input
+	- Memorable Date
+	- Privacy Agreement
+	- Radio Buttons
+	- Select and Select Element
+	- Statement of Truth
+	- Text Input and Text Input Element
+	- Textarea and Textarea Element 
+- [[Crisis Line Modal] - Add to VADS Component Examples and add modal contents](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/issues/2590) (Dan Brady) 
+	- Update name to "Crisis Line Modal"
+	- Add modal variants and content
+	- Update properties for device and element
+- [Layout Grid](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/issues/3413) (Dan Brady)
+	- Added specs for planned margin and grid updates within all breakpoints
+- [Update language toggle component - Design](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/issues/3605)  (Lucas Wright)
+	- Created a new design that has the current language display (in VADS-base color) which complies with the latest WCAG guidelines.
+
+### Guidance updates
+
+- Creates a path for mobile examples. [Amends [#2391](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/issues/2391)] by [@humancompanion-usds](https://github.com/humancompanion-usds) in [#3697](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3697)
+- Updates prefill docs to reflect update prefilled information pattern by [@bellepx0](https://github.com/bellepx0) in [#3701](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3701)
+- Alert - Sign-in: Fix broken link by [@danbrady](https://github.com/danbrady) in [#3708](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3708)
+- Update neutral-and-inclusive-language.md in content style guide by [@RLHecht](https://github.com/RLHecht) in [#3719](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3719)
+- Add audit data for alert sign in by [@rsmithadhoc](https://github.com/rsmithadhoc) in [#3705](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3705)
+- More fixes to style guide by [@RLHecht](https://github.com/RLHecht) in [#3722](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3722)
+- Renames a file. by [@humancompanion-usds](https://github.com/humancompanion-usds) in [#3720](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3720)
+- Update checkbox.md by [@babsdenney](https://github.com/babsdenney) in [#3729](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3729)
+- Update content for intro page prefill alerts in prefill pattern docs by [@bellepx0](https://github.com/bellepx0) in [#3733](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3733)
+- Card, Tag: Adding status to cards by [@danbrady](https://github.com/danbrady) in [#3725](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3725)
+- Update link/button guidance for downloads by [@rsmithadhoc](https://github.com/rsmithadhoc) in [#3744](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3744)
+- Download link update by [@rsmithadhoc](https://github.com/rsmithadhoc) in [#3758](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/pull/3758)
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 ## New Features & Components  (as of Jan 15, 2025)
  **[v48.4.0](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/releases/tag/v48.4.0) of the component library**