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title: "Crystal 1.20.2 is released!"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/crystal-1-20-2-is-released--bpd4yqred
source_url: https://crystal-lang.org/2026/05/15/1.20.2-released
type: article
source: "Crystal"
published: 2026-05-16T18:12:25.024Z
updated: 2026-05-16T18:12:39.994Z
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 54
comments: 3
language: en
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# Crystal 1.20.2 is released!

**[Crystal](https://daily.dev/sources/crystallang)** · 2 min read · 54 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

Crystal 1.20.2 has been released with 2 bug fixes contributed by 1 contributor. The main fix is a regression in Range#sample that could lose randomness, backported from the 1.19.2 fix. Pre-built packages are available on GitHub Releases and official distribution channels.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@webkmsyed** · 1 upvotes

> Quick turnaround on the Range#sample regression fix randomness bugs are the worst kind. Glad it was backported quickly.

**@devjaiye** · 0 upvotes

> I need to check this out.

**@anonymous\_25** · 0 upvotes

> Nice to see a quick maintenance release from Crystal...small update, but fixing randomness issues in `Range#sample` is important since bugs like that can quietly affect app behavior and testing reliability.

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