# What changed in @ariakit/react

> 134 changes in @ariakit/react 0.4 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 6 breaking, 3 security, 10 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/@ariakit/react/

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## @ariakit/react 0.4

### Breaking changes

- Nested portals render inside a fullscreen element when an element inside a parent portal enters fullscreen. (0.4.42) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.42)
- A belonging ComboboxPopover now takes focus whenever it opens, including when opened with defaultOpen or programmatically while focus is elsewhere. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Passing undefined to a component prop now behaves like omitting it, preserving the value the component computes for itself. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Dialog scrolls its initially focused element only far enough to become visible instead of centering it. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Mounted but hidden popovers skip position auto-updates unless a custom updatePosition callback is provided, reducing listeners, observers, and positioning work. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Updated packages to target ES2018 instead of ES2017, which may affect runtime compatibility requirements. (0.4.20) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.20)

### Security

- An own __proto__ prop can no longer replace the merged props object's prototype in rendered Role elements. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Field names with __proto__ or constructor path segments are ignored, preventing form state objects from being corrupted through prototype replacement. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Release artifacts now include npm trusted publishing provenance, which developers can use to verify their origin. (0.4.28) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.28)

### New APIs and options

- Composite widgets set data-focus on the active item while DOM focus stays on the composite, enabling focus styling for virtual and hover focus. (0.4.42) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.42)
- Composite stores and stores for Combobox, Menu, Menubar, Radio, Select, Tab, and Toolbar now expose the composite element state. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- This option controls whether arrow key navigation can move focus to the composite element. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Composite stores and stores for Combobox, Menu, Menubar, Radio, Select, Tab, and Toolbar now expose this method. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- The Combobox store now exposes inputElement state and its setter. (0.4.36) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.36)
- The Combobox store now exposes labelElement state and its setter. (0.4.36) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.36)
- The Combobox store now exposes selectElement state and its setter. (0.4.36) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.36)
- The Combobox store now exposes selectLabelElement state and its setter. (0.4.36) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.36)
- The new value component exposes whether its closest SelectItem is selected through a required function child. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Composite items and derived components accept an explicit typeahead label, or an empty string to exclude an item from matching. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)

### Performance

- In a 243-option benchmark, restoring the full list after clearing the filter with one Combobox store reduced scripting time by 50% and total time by 43% compared with separate Select and Combobox stores. (0.4.36) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.36)
- React component mount performance improved by 12–21% in browser benchmarks. (0.4.33) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.33)
- Store performance improved across targeted benchmarks, reaching up to 49× the previous throughput. (0.4.33) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.33)
- Arrow-key navigation with roving tabindex no longer re-renders the Composite component, reducing scripting cost on large collections. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- The composite store's down function scans rendered items without copying arrays in the most common cases. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- The composite store's next function scans rendered items without copying arrays in the most common cases. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- The composite store's previous function scans rendered items without copying arrays in the most common cases. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- The composite store's up function scans rendered items without copying arrays in the most common cases. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- FormControl and components built on it avoid redundant form store subscriptions and item lookups while fields update. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Menu renders less when items re-register without changing the initial focus target. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Rendering performance is improved. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Opening dialogs uses fewer tree walks, store subscriptions, and focus checks; layout work also moves to the layout phase to reduce recalculations and apply scroll locking before the first paint. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Default description tooltip anchors no longer re-render when the tooltip content id changes. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Adds an associated panel lookup to improve performance when resolving controlled panels. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)

### Behavior and default changes

- Menu placement is settled when its store is created. Menus whose parent becomes vertical later, or whose store is linked from outside the parent, remain below their items; pass placement to control it. (0.4.40) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.40)
- A modal Dialog’s visually hidden fallback dismiss button now renders next to the popup, still inside the modal context, so it is no longer an owned element of the popup. (0.4.39) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.39)
- Dialog and components built on it keep a mounted disclosure trigger as the opener when shown programmatically, positioning content against it and returning focus to it on close. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Descendants can stop propagation of Escape to dismiss a nested widget without hiding the enclosing Dialog or inherited component; handled events are also stopped at the component boundary. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Setting disabled on a RadioGroup now disables descendant Radio components, including radios rendered as custom elements. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- The CSS variable is now defined only in the fallback path for browsers without scrollbar-gutter support; use a length fallback in calc() when targeting those browsers. (0.4.33) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.33)
- When portalRef changes identity, it now re-fires against the same portal node instead of destroying and recreating the node and remounting portal content. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)

### Fixes and other changes

- Hidden dismiss buttons in earlier modal dialogs stay disabled behind later modal popups, including when the dialog moves out of a portal or loses its dismiss button. (0.4.42) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.42)
- Requesting fullscreen on document.documentElement no longer moves default portal containers from document.body to html. (0.4.42) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.42)
- Elements inside a portal can enter fullscreen without throwing a HierarchyRequestError. (0.4.42) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.42)
- Button, Checkbox, and similar components no longer copy inherited enumerable Object.prototype properties onto the rendered element. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Button, Checkbox, and similar components no longer treat values carried by a directly passed __proto__ prop as props they were never given. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- A popup that opens outside the viewport is scrolled into view when it takes focus; setting autoFocusOnShow to false prevents the focus and scroll. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- ComboboxSelect no longer reports aria-expanded="false" while its popup is open. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- The initially selected item is now centered when the popup opens. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- ComboboxSelect and Combobox no longer move DOM focus off the collapsed control and into their popup. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Combobox, Select, and Menu no longer scroll the page while their popup is being positioned, unless page movement is needed to bring an item into view. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Dialog and components built on it no longer overwrite the element assigned with setDisclosureElement when they open. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Delayed auto-focus no longer pulls focus back after it has moved outside the dialog. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Focusable components now receive data-focus-visible on modified navigation keys such as Alt+ArrowDown and Ctrl+Home. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Focusable components no longer treat Safari's Option+Tab navigation as a pointer interaction and now receive data-focus-visible when focused that way. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Menu preserves DOM focus and brings a logical item into view when React replaces its element while the popup is positioning. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Hover focus no longer scrolls partially visible menubar and submenu items or the menu under the pointer. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Focus and scroll no longer move into a popup before a custom updatePosition that calls the supplied default function has finished its own work. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Checkbox and other components composed with render now preserve computed props when a render element receives undefined. (0.4.37) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.37)
- Multi-selectable Combobox components now submit selected values to forms when a name is provided. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Interactions with persistent elements across open shadow roots no longer close the component before it receives focus. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Sibling modal dialogs rendered in their default portals no longer make each other inert when opened in the same render. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Collection store lookups now resolve controlled items added after store creation when no live item is registered, allowing Select typeahead to update its value with unmounted options. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Composite widgets clear stale focus-visible state and warn in development when virtual focus is used with a non-focusable composite element. (0.4.35) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.35)
- Published packages now include their build output. (0.4.34) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.34)
- Store subscriptions now respond consistently to updates made with NaN keys. (0.4.33) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.33)
- Dialog close now waits for the backdrop exit transition to end, preventing its fade-out from being skipped or cut short. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Highlighting now covers exactly matched characters when Unicode normalization changes string length, without detaching combining marks from base letters. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- For non-native elements, the pressed state clears when focus is lost while Space is held; bubbled Space keyups and prevented keyups no longer leave the element pressed or dispatch an unintended synthetic click. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- With virtual focus enabled, focus received before the composite element is available now redirects to the composite element instead of remaining stuck on the item. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Passing NaN to aria-posinset or aria-setsize no longer causes a maximum update depth error. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Rendering inside a CompositeRow that receives aria-posinset no longer crashes with a rowId initialization error. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- The focusOnMove prop is now respected on SelectList and components built on it. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Focusing, clicking, or right-clicking returned elements no longer closes the dialog before it has received focus. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- The arrow no longer detaches from its anchor in RTL contexts when the popover flips or changes placement while open. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Portal no longer leaks duplicate portal containers in React development StrictMode. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Arrow-key selection now delivers a real change event with event.target.checked already true, matching pointer and Space selection. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Native radio onClick handlers now fire when arrow keys select a radio, matching native radio group behavior. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Closed Select arrow-key navigation now skips items without a value correctly, including when focusLoop wraps, avoiding page freezes. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Tab now becomes the active item on the first setSelectedId call after a SelectPopover or ComboboxPopover containing tabs opens or toggles. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- A reused panel now reruns its tabbable-children check when tabId changes and updates its tabindex to join or leave the tab sequence as needed. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Composing Enter keydowns in nested text fields no longer cancel IME commits or move focus back to the container. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Snapshot values are compared with Object.is, fixing maximum update depth errors involving NaN and covering direct consumers of the hook. (0.4.32) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.32)
- Inline autocomplete no longer produces misspelled completion values for decomposed Unicode input. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Scroll behavior works for elements rendered inside a same-origin iframe. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- An onMouseDown handler's event.preventDefault() is now honored before focus moves to the Combobox input. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- With virtual focus disabled, non-paste Ctrl/Cmd character shortcuts now preserve focus and the combobox value, while paste shortcuts still route to the input. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Overlapping user input matches are rendered without duplicated text. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Base-element arrow key navigation now works in RTL composites, including Toolbar and TabList. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Keyboard paging works for elements rendered inside a same-origin iframe. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- An explicit orientation prop is now honored instead of being replaced by the composite store-derived default; this also fixes ToolbarSeparator, MenuSeparator, SelectSeparator, and ComboboxSeparator. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- A portaled Dialog reopened with a non-focusable element before its first focusable child now receives focus correctly. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- When invalid fields mount out of registration order, Form focuses the first invalid field in document order. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- With resetOnSubmit set to false, item changes after a successful submission no longer steal focus into an invalid field; autoFocusOnSubmit focuses the first invalid field only after a failed submission. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- FormLabel no longer focuses a hidden element instead of the visible control. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Pushing into arrays now focuses the newly added field whether the array already has values or starts empty. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Pressing Escape closes the topmost nested card even when focus is on another element; this also applies to components built on Dialog. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Hovercard stays open when hovering content rendered inside an open shadow root; this also applies to Tooltip and Menu. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Menubar and menu bar stores now reflect navigation updates immediately before initialization. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Boolean fields now initialize from defaultChecked and controlled checked props when the menu store has no default value. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- A portaled Popover reopened with a non-focusable element before its first focusable child now receives focus correctly. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- When tabbing back into a group after an unchecked Radio received focus, focus now moves to the checked Radio. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Typeahead now skips disabled offscreen SelectItem placeholders. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Text fields rendered inside same-origin iframes are detected correctly, fixing Composite keyboard navigation and preventing Command and Combobox from treating them as non-text fields. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Pressing Backspace or Delete on a focused container with an empty text field no longer steals focus from the field on the next typed character. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Absent symbol keys on names values now resolve to undefined, so symbol probes no longer throw; coerce a name before rendering or inspecting it outside Ariakit props. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- submit and validate no longer stall while the document is hidden because browsers pause requestAnimationFrame in background tabs. (0.4.31) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.31)
- Avoids passing invalid function children to React while unchecked. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- The development error message now names the correct component. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- The active state no longer gets stuck when Space is released while Meta is held or when the element becomes disabled between keydown and keyup. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Typeahead text from one composite no longer affects another composite on the same page. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Stale nested dialog effects no longer restore page accessibility state while a newer effect is active. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Resets outside-interaction focus tracking when reused dialogs reopen. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Unmount timing now uses the longest per-property transition or animation end time and ignores unmatched durations or delays, preventing content from staying mounted longer than necessary. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- No longer incorrectly matches sibling array fields with prefix-sharing names or throws when field names contain regular expression special characters. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- No longer incorrectly matches sibling array fields with prefix-sharing names or throws when field names contain regular expression special characters. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Nested hovercards no longer reinstall document mousemove listeners when they mount or unmount. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Stops forwarding `defaultChecked` to rendered elements. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Ignores stale asynchronous positioning updates after a newer positioning effect has started. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Merged refs preserve React 19 callback ref cleanup functions while still detaching refs that do not return a cleanup. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Nested value updates treat path segments such as `-1`, `Infinity`, and `NaN` as object keys rather than array indexes. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Hides content with `clip-path: inset(50%)` instead of the deprecated `clip` property; the technique also applies to other visually hidden elements. (0.4.30) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.30)
- Components and shared helpers no longer throw when event.target or event.relatedTarget is a non-element EventTarget. (0.4.29) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.29)
- Runtime NODE_ENV checks in published package output now work correctly, including test-only behavior and development warnings. (0.4.29) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.29)
- Menu now respects autoFocusOnShow when it is false or a callback returns false, while still allowing arrow keys to move focus into an already-open menu. (0.4.27) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.27)
- Portals move to document.fullscreenElement while fullscreen is active and return to document.body when fullscreen is exited. (0.4.26) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.26)
- Components now drop their internal aria-labelledby when aria-label is passed. (0.4.25) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.25)
- In Safari, buttons, checkboxes, and radio buttons receive an explicit tabIndex so the browser focuses them natively, replacing manual focusing in a mousedown handler. (0.4.25) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.25)
- Generic React wrappers now type-check for controlled and uncontrolled checkbox groups without non-null assertions on values such as defaultValue. (0.4.24) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.24)
- The input's horizontal scroll position is preserved when results change and virtual focus moves focus away from and back to the input. (0.4.24) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.24)
- Pressing Escape now closes ComboboxPopover when it starts open and the Combobox input is auto-focused. (0.4.23) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.23)
- Controlled reset states are now reflected correctly by the menu item and MenuItemCheck. (0.4.22) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.22)
- Fixed an error when trying to reach focusable elements within iframes. (0.4.21) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.21)
- Fixed issues with React 19 types. (0.4.21) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.21)
- Fixed RefObject types for React 19. (0.4.20) — [release notes](https://github.com/ariakit/ariakit/releases/tag/%40ariakit/react%400.4.20)