[BUG] claude --version outputs wrong release date on Windows

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 11, 2026 by blind-sec Closed May 11, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Running claude --version on Windows Terminal shows an incorrect release
date in the build info string. The date shown is from 2 weeks ag

What Should Happen?

Should show today's date or the actual release date.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Windows Terminal
  2. Run claude --version
  3. Note the date shown in parentheses

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.0.123

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

Note for maintainers: After checking the codebase, this appears
to be a documentation/display issue rather than a functional bug.
The version string is working as designed but the date format is
misleading. This should be reclassified as question not bug,
and the area:cli label is incorrect - this is area:core.
Please update labels accordingly.

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