Mark Otto announced the release of Bootstrap CSS framework version 5.3.8, which includes fixes for a dropdown focus bug and various updates, including CSS and JavaScript improvements. Several minor optimizations were made to the release process and example code, and tooltips were added to buttons when using the <Example> shortcode. Users can download the latest version of Bootstrap by visiting the getbootstrap.com website or by running npm i bootstrap@v5.3.8 in their terminal.

Bootstrap 5.3.8

Bootstrap v5.3.8 is out with a reversion for a dropdown focus bug, some CSS updates, and several docs updates. The plan is for this to be the last patch release before v5.4.0 drops.

To start, there’s a brief update on Bootstrap Themes, with more communication to come. The team has decided to sunset  https://themes.getbootstrap.com. As such, we’ve removed links to and mentions of the Themes site from our docs in this release to start. Stay tuned for more info.

Now, here are the release highlights:

Docs

• Streamline release prep script
• Restore local dev port to 9001
• Use Example shortcode instead of divs with only .bd-example class
• Fix scss autorecompile in dev mode
• OSSF Scorecard
• Workflows: Use SHA-1 for third-party actions
• Unminify downloadable example HTML files
• Add tooltips to buttons when <Example> is used, not just <Code>
• Migrate MyGet script to GH actions
• Minor range example code optimization
• Remove Themes from docs
• Release v5.3.8

CSS

• Fix color-contrast() function for WCAG 2.1 compliance
• Set cursor pointer on input search cancel button
• Prevent spinner distortion in flex containers with multiline content

JavaScript

• Revert “Attempt to return focus explicitly to dropdown trigger”

Read the GitHub v5.3.8 changelog for a full list of changes (including a ton of documentation and dependency updates) in this release.

Get the release

Head to  https://getbootstrap.com for the latest. It’s also been pushed to npm:

npm i bootstrap@v5.3.8

Support the team

Visit our  Open Collective page or our  team members’ GitHub profiles to help support the maintainers contributing to Bootstrap.

Bootstrap 5.3.8