# Fable 5.0.0-alpha.1 released!

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/fable-5-0-0-alpha-1-released/178526>\
**Category:** Frontend Official News\
**Tags:** fable, official-news\
**Created:** [24 November 2024 19:28 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/fable-5-0-0-alpha-1-released/178526 "2024-11-24T19:28:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [24 November 2024 19:28 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/fable-5-0-0-alpha-1-released/178526/1 "2024-11-24T19:28:24Z")

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[Fable](https://devtalk.com/fable) 5.0.0-alpha.1 has been released.

> [@](#):
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> ### Added
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> - [All] Add `--legacyCracker` as a fallback
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> ### Changed
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> - [All] Make MSBuildCracker the default
> - [All] Replace `FABLE_COMPILER_4` with `FABLE_COMPILER_5` as the compiler directive
> - [All] Move TargetFramework to `net8.0`

Link: [Release 5.0.0-alpha.1 · fable-compiler/Fable · GitHub](https://github.com/fable-compiler/Fable/releases/tag/5.0.0-alpha.1)

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**Author:** ![mafinar](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/mafinar/32/723_2.png) [@mafinar](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mafinar)\
**Post date:** [25 November 2024 00:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/fable-5-0-0-alpha-1-released/178526/2 "2024-11-25T00:00:21Z")

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lol now that I am playing with Fable, these updates finally mean something.