6.0.0 (2026-09-30)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• migrate android-maps-ktx into android-maps-utils (v6.0.0) (#1716)

Features

• add polygon z-index support (#1785) (9056fd9)
• add z-index support across geometry styles and layer mappers (#1787) (c3fa410)
• library: add flexible polyline encoding and decoding (#1801) (50e88c9)
• migrate android-maps-ktx into android-maps-utils (v6.0.0) (#1716) (de264f8)

Bug Fixes

• data: enforce decompression limit and reject payload on KMZ directory entries (#1792) (56b3c24)
• library: match reference rounding and unsigned varints in flexible polyline (#1803) (f805f5e)

What's Changed

• docs: add AGENTS.md guidance for AI coding agents by @kikoso in #1773
• build: migrate unit test coverage from JaCoCo to Kover by @kikoso in #1777

Full Changelog: v5.2.0...v6.0.0-rc04

What's Changed

• fix: restore isLayerOnMap() as abstract member of Layer by @kikoso in #1748
• chore(main): release 5.1.1 by @googlemaps-bot in #1749
• build(ci): configure release-rc workflow to commit as googlemaps-bot by @dkhawk in #1747
• build: add .editorconfig for consistent code formatting by @kikoso in #1752
• docs: add guidelines for AI-assisted contributions by @dkhawk in #1756
• chore: resolve ErrorProne, Lint, and Kotlinc warnings across library, clustering, data, heatmaps, and ui modules by @dkhawk in #1757
• feat(clustering): make ClusterManager and public API open with JvmSuppressWildcards by @dkhawk in #1759
• chore(clustering): use idiomatic poll().let in cluster renderers for null-safety by @dkhawk in #1761
• fix(ci): stop failing external PRs on missing coverage token by @kikoso in #1765
• fix(data): prevent SSRF from untrusted KML/GeoJSON icon and GroundOverlay href by @herdiyana256 in #1758
• build(deps): bump androidx.appcompat:appcompat from 1.7.1 to 1.8.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1753
• build(deps): bump androidx.compose:compose-bom from 2026.06.01 to 2026.08.00 by @dependabot[bot] in #1754
• feat(collections,clustering): complete Kotlin migration for core modules and apply optimizations by @dkhawk in #1766

New Contributors

• @herdiyana256 made their first contribution in #1758

Full Changelog: v6.0.0-rc01...v6.0.0-rc03

5.2.0 (2026-08-28)

Features

• clustering: make ClusterManager and its public API open with JvmSuppressWildcards (#1759) (bbb66c4)
• collections,clustering: complete Kotlin migration for core modules and apply optimizations (#1766) (ca97025)

Bug Fixes

• ci: stop failing external PRs on missing coverage token (#1765) (09030dc)
• data: prevent SSRF from untrusted KML/GeoJSON icon and GroundOverlay href (#1758) (9078c33)

5.1.1 (2026-08-11)

Bug Fixes

• restore isLayerOnMap() as abstract member of Layer (#1748) (ddc283c), closes #1746

What's Changed

• feat: migrate android-maps-ktx into android-maps-utils (v6.0.0-rc01) by @dkhawk in #1716
• build(ci): add workflow_dispatch trigger to release-please workflow by @dkhawk in #1744

Full Changelog: v5.1.0...v6.0.0-rc01

5.1.0 (2026-08-05)

Features

• data: add support for parsing GroundOverlay with LatLonQuad bounds (#1739) (c2a165d)

Bug Fixes

• apply polygon styling to GeoJSON MultiPolygon features (#1727) (67d7252)
• bound untrusted GeoJSON input to prevent parser resource exhaustion (#1733) (1e41aa4)
• remove MultiGeometry features from the map in removeFeature (#1725) (4f796ca)
• render legacy bridge point markers visible (#1726) (fe802a4)
• stale QuadItem removal after ClusterItem position updates (#1730) (c39ba07)
• visual-testing: add UiScrollable chip scroll support for robust chip selection (#1735) (6104d93)

5.0.0 (2026-07-15)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• rewrite android maps utils (#1658)

Features

• rewrite android maps utils (#1658) (eeb0156)

Bug Fixes

• prevent StackOverflowError from deeply nested GeometryCollection in GeoJsonParser (#1699) (f513807)

What's Changed

• docs: add AI integration standards by @kikoso in #1668
• chore: Add clustering algorithms benchmark tests by @kikoso in #1665
• build: updated AGP by @kikoso in #1670
• feat: Add BoM module and fix modularized artifactIds by @kikoso in #1660
• build: update GitHub Actions to latest major versions by @kikoso in #1689
• fix: prevent StackOverflowError from deeply nested GeometryCollection in GeoJsonParser by @ZeroX-404 in #1699

New Contributors

• @ZeroX-404 made their first contribution in #1699

Full Changelog: v4.5.2...v5.0.0-rc03

4.5.2 (2026-07-07)

Bug Fixes

• prevent StackOverflowError when parsing deeply nested KML containers and multi-geometries (#1710) (1463cc5)