What's New in Emacs 31.1?

Global World Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:58:10 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

Unlike earlier Emacs versions, there is not a singular big-bang feature in this release.
From what I could gather, the new garbage collector was possibly planned for inclusion in Emacs 31.1, but it has been postponed to Emacs 32.

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Unlike earlier Emacs versions, there is not a singular big-bang feature in this release.
From what I could gather, the new garbage collector was possibly planned for inclusion in Emacs 31.1, but it has been postponed to Emacs 32.

Sources: Masteringemacs