As previewed earlier this year, Google Chrome is now operating on a two-week release cycle.
Previously, Chrome received a major “milestone” update — like going from version 100 to 101 — every four weeks. Before 2021, Google had a six-week cycle.
The aim of releasing big updates every two weeks is to deliver “new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes faster.” Less is included with each update, but that will be paired with the increased frequency.
Meanwhile, Google says this “increased cadence is a win for the entire web.” Developers will be able to “ship modern web features with confidence, knowing that deployment windows are tighter, interoperability updates arrive quickly, and safety improvements reach users faster across platforms.” The fact that the “scope per release is smaller” will make “regression isolation faster.”
On the security front, Google says this change will “protect against fast-moving threats” given the rise of AI.
