8.6.1 - Atomic

Fix

• Fix non-atomic task creation for concurrent same-URL requests to prevent callback loss. #2444 @darkbrewx

8.6.0 - Retryfisher

Add

• Add network retry strategy with configurable retry logic for failed downloads. #2439 @komkovla
• Add network metrics collection for download tasks with download speed measurement and timestamp handling. #2416 @darkbrewx

Fix

• Fix crash on setting indicator on macOS 26 by changing default indicator style. #2442 @onevcat
• Fix retain cycle in ImageDownloader when transferring network metrics. #2419 @darkbrewx
• Upgrade to the latest Xcode recommended settings for improved build configuration. #2417 @onevcat
• Update CI script to make it work with Xcode 26. #2442 @onevcat

8.5.0 - Transition Dancer

Add

• Add SwiftUI native transition support for KFImage with loadTransition(_:animation:) method. #2410 @darkbrewx @onevcat

Fix

• Fix documentation for loadDiskFileSynchronously in SwiftUI components to clarify default synchronous behavior. #2411 @pinkjuice66 @onevcat
• Fix BorderImageProcessor.identifier implementation. #2409 @teameh

8.4.0 - Failure Fisher

Add

• Add onFailureView modifier for custom failure views in SwiftUI. #2406 @onevcat #2404 @alobaili #2082 @brzzdev

Fix

• Fix Sendable warnings in Xcode 26 with stricter concurrency checking. #2400 @onevcat
• Fix test timing issue in ImageCacheTests for CI stability. #2401 @onevcat
• Optimize CI workflow to avoid duplicate runs on pull requests. #2402 @onevcat

8.3.3 - Swift Harmony

Add

• Update Carthage support for both watchOS and iOS platforms for earlier versions of v8 temporarily #2399 @wolfcon

Fix

• Fix Swift Task Continuation Misuse issue with Swift 6 compatible solution #2398 @VladimirHorky @onevcat
• Fix ThumbnailImageDataProvider image orientation issue #2396 @gongzhang @onevcat
• Remove incorrect watchOS available declaration #2382 @wolfcon @onevcat

8.3.2 - Tariffisher

Fix

• Memory cache cleanning timer will now be correctly set when the cache configuration is set. #2376 @erincolkan
• Add BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION flag to podspec file. Now CocoaPods build can produce stabible module. #2372 @gquattromani
• Refactoring on cache file name method in DiskStorage. #2374 @NeoSelf1

8.3.1 - Potential Cache Deadlock

Fix

• Fix a potential deadlock in disk cache. It might happen on older devices & systems when preparing the cache file list. @onevcat @xbk713 #2371

8.3.0 - Progressive Loading Improvement

Add

• The progressive JPEG loading option is now available for SwiftUI too. You can load a progressive JPEG image with the progressiveJPEG modifier in KFImage. @onevcat @nikolaydubina @mantoljak #2366

Fix

• Solves a memory leak when using progressive JPEG loading. @onevcat @james-app @Adobels #2368
• The filename and the content structure of the prebuilt xcframework zip in the Assets section of the release page have been updated. If your script depends on this file, you may need to adjust it accordingly. See more in #2361 @olejnjak
• A wrong imageNotExisting was used in KingfisherManager. Now the correct low level error is propagated to caller side. @onevcat @iAllenC @kuzomenskyi #2336]

8.2.0 - Snake Year

Add

• Add a ThumbnailImageDataProvider to get a thumbnail image from a URL directly with CGImageSourceCreateThumbnailAtIndex. @onevcat #2349
• Add iOS-only XCFramework distribution for smaller package size when only iOS platform is needed. You can download it from the Release page. @onevcat #2350

Fix

• Fix a performance issue when referring the same animated image source, which was introduced in 8.1.4. Special thanks to @pNre for the report and @yeatse for the quick fix. #2357
• Fix a compiling issue when building under certain CI environments that triggers a Swift compiler error. @onevcat #2353

8.1.4 - Avoid Recreation

Fix

• Avoid recreating the animated image if the options are the same. This improves the reloading performance. @yeatse #2347