# Gemini CLI 0.50.0: tool registry discovery, release pipeline fixes

> Four merged PRs, three of which harden the npm release and CI verification pipeline. The only user-facing item is a tool registry discovery feature, which the notes list by PR title only with no description of behaviour.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Gemini CLI |
| **Version** | v0.50.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-08 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix |

> **Note:** this classification is below our confidence threshold and is pending human review.

## What changed


- Tool registry discovery added (#28113) — the release notes give no detail beyond the PR title.
- Release verification runs `npm ci` with scripts ignored (#28116).
- CI no longer lets a workspace binary shadow the released one during verification (#28132).
- CI guards against bad npm releases and promote-job crashes (#28147).


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.50.0) — retrieved 2026-08-11

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