GNOME runtime version 51 will drop gcr-3 and libhandy modules
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May 19, 2026
Source: Upcoming GNOME 51 flatpak runtime will drop gcr-3 and libhandy
Hi,
These 2 libraries will be removed from GNOME 51 runtime (End of 2026); support for those will be still be available in GNOME 50 runtime which is meant to be supported until GNOME 52 is released (April 2027)
For GCR-3 : Please move to GCR-4 (already in runtime) (or build it as part of your app if that is not possible)
For libhandy : please move to libadwaita (already in runtime) (or build it as part of your app if that is not possible)
Cheers Javier GNOME Release Team
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