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+## Supabase CLI v2.116.0 — 2026-08-26
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+This release speeds up your local dev and adds workers support to your config. Major wins: `supabase start`/`stop` are much faster, migration testing is quicker, and edge runtime output streams in real time.
+
+### Highlights
+
+- **`supabase start` and `stop` are 10 seconds faster** — Docker shutdown no longer waits; saves time on every restart. (#6203)
+- **Migration testing is faster with shadow database baseline caching** — Your baseline is cached as a PGDATA snapshot, speeding up repeated diffs and migrations. (#6184)
+- **Edge runtime bootstrap streams output in real time** — See progress instead of waiting for full completion. (#6273)
+- **New `[workers]` configuration section** — Configure workers in `supabase/config.toml`. (#6260)
+
+### Improvements
+
+- **`auto_expose_new_tables` defaults to `true`** — Matches your Supabase project behavior by default. (#6337)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- **Piped stdin is no longer buffered endlessly** — Fixed memory overflow when piping data to the CLI. (#6290)
+- **Stale database connections are detected and dropped** — Operations no longer hang on dead connections. (#6277)
+- **Edge runtime respects system file descriptor limits** — Prevents "too many open files" crashes. (#6284)
+- **`DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY` works outside migrations** — Index drops no longer deadlock your transaction. (#6276)
+- **Postgres role management is more stable** — Roles are restored correctly after changes. (#6246)
+- **Loopback network proxying is bypassed** — Local requests route directly, improving reliability. (#6283)
+- **Kong local DNS cache is optimized** — DNS resolution is more responsive and consistent. (#6324)
+- **Service startup is more reliable** — Fixed edge cases during start and stop. (#6245)
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+
+Plus 14 internal improvements and dependency updates.
+
+**Full changelog:** https://github.com/supabase/cli/compare/v2.115.0...v2.116.0