# Announcing Rust 1.100.0

Source: [Rust Blog](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/11/12/Rust-1.100.0/) · 2026-11-12 · Languages
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/announcing-rust-1-100-0-d2d762fbffb75783
Kind: release · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Rust 1.100.0 was released on 2026-11-12, installable via rustup update stable.
- The never type (!) is now stable in this release, per Phoronix.
- Sources provided are a Phoronix article and the official Rust Blog announcement.

## Why it matters

The never type becoming stable lets developers use the ! type on the stable channel, which can affect code that handles diverging functions or uninhabited types.

## What to do

- Run rustup update stable to get Rust 1.100.0.

## Versions

- Rust 1.100.0

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: Rust 1.100.0 released with the never type stabilized

## Coverage

- [Rust 1.100 Released With The "Never" Type Finally Stable](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-1.100-Released) — Phoronix, 2026-11-12
- [Announcing Rust 1.100.0](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/11/12/Rust-1.100.0/) — Rust Blog, 2026-11-12

Tags: rust, release, programming-languages, compiler

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