--- title: "minimatch Breaking Changes on npm | Since.dev" description: "What each minimatch release removed, renamed or changed: 87 breaking changes in 19 versions on npm, each with its source." canonical_url: https://since.dev/packages/npm/minimatch last_updated: 2026-11-03 --- # minimatch breaking changes Every breaking API change we have recorded in minimatch on npm: 87 breaking changes in 19 versions. Below are its newest 6 versions, removals and renames first, each with its source. Newest change November 3, 2026 ## 11.0.0 13 breaking changes, first published November 3, 2026. - **Removed** `AST` AST was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `makeRe` makeRe was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `Minimatch.debug` Minimatch.debug was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `Minimatch.levelTwoFileOptimize` Minimatch.levelTwoFileOptimize was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `Minimatch.makeRe` Minimatch.makeRe was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `Minimatch.matchOne` Minimatch.matchOne was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `Minimatch.regexp` Minimatch.regexp was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `Minimatch.slashSplit` Minimatch.slashSplit was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `MinimatchOptions.debug` MinimatchOptions.debug was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) - **Removed** `MinimatchOptions.maxExtglobRecursion` MinimatchOptions.maxExtglobRecursion was removed in minimatch 11.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/11.0.0) And 3 more in this version. ## 10.2.5 2 breaking changes, first published March 30, 2026. - **Signature changed** `AST.toJSON` Was toJSON(): any\[\]; now toJSON(): unknown\[\]. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/10.2.5) - **Signature changed** `Minimatch.debug` Was debug(...\_: any\[\]): void; now debug(...\_: unknown\[\]): void. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/10.2.5) ## 10.1.0 3 breaking changes, first published October 28, 2025. - **Signature changed** `escape` Was const escape: (s: string, {windowsPathsNoEscape}?: Pick) => string; now const escape: (s: string, {windowsPathsNoEscape, magicalBraces}?: Pick (p: string) => boolean; defaults: (def... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/10.1.0) - **Signature changed** `unescape` Was const unescape: (s: string, {windowsPathsNoEscape}?: Pick) => string; now const unescape: (s: string, {windowsPathsNoEscape, magicalBraces}?: Pick) => string; now const escape: (s: string, {windowsPathsNoEscape}?: Pick) => string. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/9.0.6) - **Signature changed** `unescape` Was const unescape: (s: string, {windowsPathsNoEscape}?: Pick) => string; now const unescape: (s: string, {windowsPathsNoEscape}?: Pick) => string. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/9.0.6) ## 9.0.2 1 breaking change, first published June 23, 2023. - **Signature changed** `AST.toRegExpSource` Was toRegExpSource(): \[re: string, body: string, hasMagic: boolean, uflag: boolean\]; now toRegExpSource(allowDot?: boolean): \[re: string, body: string, hasMagic: boolean, uflag: boolean\]. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimatch/v/9.0.2) ## Check your code These are the changes. To see which of them reach your code, [scan a public repository](https://since.dev/scan.md), or have your coding agent call `check_code` with your manifest or lockfile over [MCP](https://since.dev/docs.md#mcp). [The API](https://since.dev/docs.md#api) reads every change in every version, not only the newest. On Team and up, a fix pull request opens for the changes that reach a connected repository. Nothing merges or deploys. ## Put your code on continuous management. Scan a public repository now, or give your agent one line. ### See how out of date your code is. [Scan a repository](https://since.dev/scan.md). Any public GitHub repository. No sign-in. ### Tell your agent what changed since it was trained. `claude mcp add --transport http since https://api.since.dev/mcp` --- Every page on this site as Markdown: https://since.dev/sitemap.md. For agents: https://since.dev/llms.txt.