# Gemini CLI nightly: preserve empty text turns carrying tools or media

> A Gemini CLI nightly build with one core fix: empty text turns that carry tool calls or media are no longer dropped. Also includes a changelog entry for v0.57.0-preview.0.

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| **Tool** | Gemini CLI |
| **Version** | v0.56.0-nightly.20260820.ge90c63fa1 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-08-20 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 1/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | fix |

## What changed


- fix(core): preserve empty text turns with tools or media (#28892).
- Changelog entry added for v0.57.0-preview.0 (#28918).


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.56.0-nightly.20260820.ge90c63fa1) — retrieved 2026-08-21


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