---
title: "Changelog"
url: "https://cookiezest.com/changelog/"
description: "Release history for Zest, the lightweight cookie consent toolkit."
---

# Changelog

Every Zest release, newest first.[RSS](/rss.xml) · [JSON feed](/feed.json)

1.  [
    
    Version 2.6.0July 7, 2026
    
    Hidden categories, new banner positions, button layouts, backdrop blur, hard consent wall, and dynamic contrast-color button text.
    
    ](/changelog/v2.6.0/)
2.  [
    
    Version 2.5.1June 29, 2026
    
    Equal prominence by default — both buttons now use the same style. No more greyed-out Reject.
    
    ](/changelog/v2.5.1/)
3.  [
    
    Version 2.5.0June 29, 2026
    
    Equal-prominence buttons via buttonStyle config, security hardening, and removed customStyles reject-button selector block
    
    ](/changelog/v2.5.0/)
4.  [
    
    Version 2.4.2June 28, 2026
    
    Per-surface branding control, customizable privacy-policy link text, a tightened banner attribution, and Astro 7 support for the Astro plugin
    
    ](/changelog/v2.4.2/)
5.  [
    
    Version 2.4.1June 18, 2026
    
    Patch release: removes a postinstall script that broke consumer installs, and switches plugin devDependency resolution to npm workspaces
    
    ](/changelog/v2.4.1/)
6.  [
    
    Version 2.4.0June 8, 2026
    
    Opt-in geo / jurisdiction gating with a hosted gateway, a "Do Not Sell" notice for US opt-out states, official Astro and Eleventy plugins, and Powered-by-Zest branding
    
    ](/changelog/v2.4.0/)
7.  [
    
    Version 2.3.0May 19, 2026
    
    Two new interceptor layers (network + element-level setter patches) plus a timing fix that lands interceptors before any defer/async tracker can fire
    
    ](/changelog/v2.3.0/)
8.  [
    
    Version 2.2.0April 26, 2026
    
    Two new init() config knobs — intercept toggles and essentialKeys/Patterns — that make headless integrations cleaner without breaking any v2.1 consumer
    
    ](/changelog/v2.2.0/)
9.  [
    
    Version 2.1.0April 26, 2026
    
    TypeScript declarations for both entries — full UI build and headless — published alongside the JS bundles
    
    ](/changelog/v2.1.0/)
10.  [
     
     Version 2.0.0April 23, 2026
     
     Headless entry for bring-your-own-UI, new Zest.on/once subscribers, and a defense-in-depth security hardening pass
     
     ](/changelog/v2.0.0/)
11.  [
     
     Version 1.0.0February 28, 2026
     
     Google & Microsoft Consent Mode integrations, build improvements
     
     ](/changelog/v1.0.0/)
12.  [
     
     Version 0.1.0January 21, 2026
     
     Initial release of Zest cookie consent toolkit
     
     ](/changelog/v0.1.0/)