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Hugging Face releases Transformers v5.22.2 with security fixes

The patch release hardens Jinja sandboxing and adjusts device selection for distributed runs using NCCL.

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Hugging Face released Transformers v5.22.2, a patch update focused on security and distributed-computing fixes. One change hardens the library’s Jinja sandbox, which helps limit what templated code can do. Another sets `device_id` only when using NCCL, a tool for communication between GPUs. The release notes link to the full list of changes from v5.22.1.

Why it matters

People using Transformers may benefit from stronger template safeguards and a targeted fix for NCCL-based distributed runs; the release notes do not specify further security details or affected versions.

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