# Hermes Agent v0.18.2: WhatsApp Baileys dependency unpinned

> Same-day patch on v0.18.1 with a single change: the WhatsApp bridge now pulls Baileys from the published 7.0.0-rc13 npm release instead of a pinned git commit. Matters only if your installs or tagged-release Docker builds were failing on that dependency.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Hermes Agent |
| **Version** | v2026.7.7.2 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-08 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | fix |

## What changed


- fix(whatsapp): install Baileys from published `7.0.0-rc13` rather than a pinned git commit, making installs and Docker image builds reliable (#60643)
- Update via `hermes update` or `pip install -U hermes-agent`
- Curated notes for the whole post-v0.18.0 window are deferred to v0.19.0


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.7.7.2) — retrieved 2026-08-11

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