Google Chrome starts two-week release cycle with version 153

Google Chrome has adopted a new two-week release cycle, with version 153 rolling out starting today for desktop, Android, and iOS. Previously, Chrome updates occurred every four weeks, but Google has shortened the cycle to deliver features, performance improvements, and bug fixes more rapidly. The smaller scope of each release will also make regression isolation faster and enable developers to deploy modern web features with greater confidence, knowing that deployment windows are tighter and interoperability updates arrive more quickly.

Google claims this increased cadence benefits the entire web, helping to protect against fast-moving threats and ensuring safety improvements reach users faster across platforms. Enterprise customers can still access the Extended Stable channel, which follows an eight-week schedule, with Chrome 156 followed by version 160. The next Chrome update, version 154, is scheduled for release on September 22.