# What changed in query-string

> 3 changes in query-string 9 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/query-string/

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## query-string 9

### Performance

- Performance was improved. (9.4.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/query-string/releases/tag/v9.4.0)

### Fixes and other changes

- Fixes dropping a leading # in the fragment identifier and throwing on some absolute URLs. (9.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/query-string/releases/tag/v9.5.1)
- Fixes handling of relative URLs with fragments. (9.4.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/query-string/releases/tag/v9.4.1)