v0.20.1¶

Date: February 27, 2026

What’s Changed¶

Enhancements 🚀¶

Cleanup TipableVMobject: avoid mutable default and fix assign_tip_attr typo by @josiest in PR #4503
enhancement: optimize Docker image build and runtime footprint by @behackl in PR #4604

Bug Fixes 🐛¶

fix: MathTex double-brace splitting no longer fires on natural LaTeX }} by @behackl in PR #4602
Fix creation or animation of a zero-length DashedLine by @SORVER in PR #4606
Fix moving-object detection for nested AnimationGroups with z-indexed mobjects by @Merzlikin-Matvey in PR #4389
Fix unintended propagation of kwargs in LaggedStartMap by @irvanalhaq9 in PR #4613

Documentation 📚¶

Documentation: manual installation of manim as a local package by @u7920349 in PR #4456
Add alt text to all images in README.md by @VerisimilitudeX in PR #4064

Code Quality & Refactoring 🧹¶

Fix publish release workflow by @behackl in PR #4600
Silence pydub ffmpeg/avconv import warning when ffmpeg CLI is absent by @behackl in PR #4603

Type Hints 📝¶

Add type annotations to manim/_config/utils.py by @henrikmidtiby in PR #4230

New Contributors¶

@SORVER made their first contribution in PR #4606
@josiest made their first contribution in PR #4503
@u7920349 made their first contribution in PR #4456
@Merzlikin-Matvey made their first contribution in PR #4389
@VerisimilitudeX made their first contribution in PR #4064

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