Flutter Versions
Latest stable Flutter
The latest stable version of Flutter is 3.47.1, released on August 19, 2026. It ships with Dart 3.13.1.
Which Flutter version should you use?
Section titled “Which Flutter version should you use?”Shorebird recommends the latest stable release, 3.47.1.
Whatever release you are on, run its latest patch. Patches exist because something was broken, and there is rarely a downside to taking the newest one.
Large enterprises often stay exactly one release behind, which today means 3.44.9. Wherever you land, keep it less than 12 months old.
Recent Flutter releases
Section titled “Recent Flutter releases”Flutter opens a new release roughly every quarter — 3.44, then 3.47 — and issues hotfix patches against it as bugs are found. Only the newest release gets hotfixes, so a fix that lands in 3.47 is generally not backported.
Each row below is the newest patch of a release, the Dart SDK version it bundles, and the headline changes it brought. Use the version in the first column; it links to Flutter’s full release notes.
| Flutter | First released | Highlights | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.47.1Dart 3.13.1 | August 2026 | Impeller became the default renderer on macOS, Windows, and Linux; Material and Cupertino split into standalone packages | Latest stable |
| 3.44.9Dart 3.12.2 | May 20263 months ago | Swift Package Manager replaced CocoaPods as the default for iOS and macOS; Hybrid Composition++ for Android platform views | Yes |
| 3.41.9Dart 3.11.5 | February 20266 months ago | Platform-specific assets in pubspec.yaml, Android Gradle Plugin 9 support, and Navigator.popUntilWithResult | Yes |
| 3.38.10Dart 3.10.9 | November 20259 months ago | Dart dot shorthands, so .start works where MainAxisAlignment.start was required; widget previews in VS Code and Android Studio | Yes |
| 3.35.7Dart 3.9.2 | August 20251 year ago | Squircle corners across most Cupertino widgets, CupertinoExpansionTile, and lower iOS startup latency | Upgrade |
| 3.32.8Dart 3.8.1 | May 20251 year 3 months ago | Hot reload on the web (experimental) and Cupertino squircles via RoundedSuperellipseBorder | Upgrade |
| 3.29.3Dart 3.7.2 | February 20251 year 6 months ago | Impeller on OpenGLES for Android devices without Vulkan, and Dart running on the platform main thread on Android and iOS | Upgrade |
| 3.27.4Dart 3.6.2 | December 20241 year 8 months ago | Impeller became the default renderer on modern Android; spacing on Row and Column | Upgrade |
| 3.24.5Dart 3.5.4 | August 20242 years ago | Flutter GPU preview and multi-view embedding for Flutter web | Upgrade |
| 3.22.3Dart 3.4.4 | May 20242 years 3 months ago | WebAssembly on the stable channel for web, and a feature-complete Vulkan backend for Impeller on Android | Upgrade |
For releases older than these, see Flutter’s release archive. For what a specific patch fixed, see the hotfix changelog.
Shorebird and Flutter versions
Section titled “Shorebird and Flutter versions”Shorebird works with a wide range of Flutter versions and uses a private cache of Flutter installs which it will automatically manage for you to match your desired Flutter version.
When Shorebird CLI is installed, it pulls down the latest stable version of Shorebird’s Flutter, currently 3.47.1. This section covers how to list and change the Flutter version used by Shorebird CLI.
Flutter update process
Section titled “Flutter update process”Shorebird updates its fork of Flutter to stay current with the stable release. Quarterly minor releases are updated within 5 business days of release. Patches are updated within 1 business day.
Supported Flutter versions
Section titled “Supported Flutter versions”| Platform | Minimum Flutter Version | Minimum Shorebird Version |
|---|---|---|
| Android | 3.24.0 | 1.2.0 |
| iOS | 3.24.0 | 1.2.0 |
| MacOS | 3.27.3 | 1.6.17 |
| Windows | 3.32.6 | 1.6.17 |
| Linux | 3.29.0 | 1.6.17 |
Shorebird recommends using the latest stable version of Flutter whenever possible. Changes to Shorebird are not currently backported to previous releases of Flutter.
List Flutter versions
Section titled “List Flutter versions”To list all Flutter versions Shorebird has published, use the
shorebird flutter versions list command.
The Flutter version used by shorebird release by default is marked with a ✓.
Use a different Flutter version
Section titled “Use a different Flutter version”By default, Shorebird will use the latest stable version of Flutter. If you need
to create a release with a different version of Flutter, you can use the
--flutter-version option with the shorebird release command:
Any patches created with this release will be built with the version of Flutter used by the release.
Flutter version notes
Section titled “Flutter version notes”To help you avoid hidden pitfalls, Shorebird maintains version notes on Flutter releases that have known issues affecting releasing apps or patching. Check here before upgrading or deploying.
- November 18, 2025: Shorebird has skipped support for 3.38.0 given an issue with the pinned Dart version. If you’re using 3.38 please ensure you are at least on 3.38.1 or higher.
- November 17, 2025: Removed support for Android versions older than 3.24.0. While technically Shorebird could still run on those older versions, there are known issues before 3.24.0 and Shorebird now recommends all users upgrade to at least 3.24.0 (August 6, 2024).
- September 23, 2025: Shorebird found and fixed an issue with a version mismatch between Flutter & Dart. This affects Flutter 3.35.3. If you are using 3.35.3, re-release with Flutter 3.35.4.
- August 26, 2025: Shorebird has skipped support for 3.35.0 and 3.35.1 and has fast-forwarded to 3.35.2. If you’re using the 3.35.x release, please ensure you’re using at least 3.35.2.
- August 7, 2025: There is a potential crash bug present in all versions of Flutter 3.11.x to 3.29.1, when using “async” ffi calls (via NativeCallable). The crash was identified in spring of 2025 when package:ffigen (the package used to generate ffi calls) changed its default behavior to use NativeCallable. Shorebird recommends all apps use Flutter 3.29.1 or later if possible or carefully control their dependencies to avoid using recent versions of ffigen or packages generated with ffigen.
- June 11, 2024: Shorebird has disabled releasing and patching for iOS on Flutter versions 3.19.5 - 3.22.1 due to a bug where “try/catch” clauses would not always run the “catch” block after an exception was thrown. This bug only affected iOS apps after patching.
- April 8, 2024: Shorebird has disabled releasing new versions for iOS on Flutter versions 3.10.6 - 3.19.4 due to various crashes found in previous iOS releases. Patching continues to be supported.