# Hugo v0.168.0 released

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-v0-168-0-released/57658>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [October 13, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-v0-168-0-released/57658 "2026-10-13T17:42:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![bep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/bep/32/3332_2.png) [@bep](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/bep)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-v0-168-0-released/57658/1 "2026-10-13T17:42:41Z")

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> **[Release v0.168.0 · gohugoio/hugo](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.168.0)**
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> Notable new features
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> New imaging.firstFrameOnly option (and a matching processing flag) to only decode/encode the first frame of animated images. Hugo now also only decodes the first frame when th...

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**Author:** ![bep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/bep/32/3332_2.png) [@bep](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/bep)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-v0-168-0-released/57658/2 "2026-10-13T17:43:03Z")

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**Author:** ![mriambez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mriambez](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/mriambez)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-v0-168-0-released/57658/3 "2026-10-13T19:00:43Z")

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Finally!

> <https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/31f5395d40941f8527ccfedaf6aea5a33d9e9f58>

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**Author:** ![martignoni](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/martignoni/32/5756_2.png) [@martignoni](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/martignoni)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-v0-168-0-released/57658/4 "2026-10-14T05:26:40Z")

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**Hugo 0.168.0 packages**

[Brew](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/h/hugo.rb) - Hugo Brew package for macOS and Linux - **updated** ✅  
[Snap Package](https://snapcraft.io/hugo/) - Hugo Snap package for Linux - **updated** ✅  
[Docker/CI Image](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/pkgs/container/hugo) - Hugo Docker image for Continuous Integration - **updated** ✅  
[FreshPort](https://www.freshports.org/www/gohugo/) - Hugo FreshPort package for FreeBSD - **not yet updated** ❌  
[Debian](https://packages.debian.org/hugo) - **not yet updated** ❌  
[Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/hugo) - **not yet updated** ❌  
[Fedora Copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/daftaupe/hugo/packages/) - Hugo RPM package for Fedora and CentOS - **not yet updated** ❌  
[Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/packages/hugo-extended) - Hugo Chocolatey package for Windows - **updated** ✅  
[Scoop](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Main/blob/master/bucket/hugo-extended.json) - Hugo Scoop package for Windows - **updated** ✅