Claude Code v2.1.281

Claude Code v2.1.281 was released on September 23, 2026.

Summary

Claude Code 2.1.281 brings improved desktop security controls and cross-account AWS access, making it easier to manage permissions and work across different AWS environments. We've also added guardrail support to help keep your deployments safer. Check the full release notes t...

Release Context

This was the 225th Claude Code release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
It shipped 1 day after Claude Code v2.1.280 (September 22, 2026).

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Release Notes

Added Claude apps gateway support for newer Claude Desktop keys in desktop policy blocks, including blockReadsOutsideWorkingDirectories and disableBypassPermissionsMode
Added assumerole on Claude apps gateway Bedrock upstreams: the gateway calls Bedrock as an IAM role it assumes through STS, in another AWS account if needed, optionally one session per developer
Added guardrail: {id, version} on Claude apps gateway Bedrock upstreams to apply an Ama

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