release: Gemini CLI v0.35.3 (6 patches)

gemini/gemini_patcher.py

@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@ def patch_default_models(gemini_root, config):
         if old in content:
             content = content.replace(old, new, 1)
             changes += 1
+        elif re.search(r"export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL = 'gemini-\d+\.\d+[^']*';", content):
+            content, n = re.subn(
+                r"(export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL = ')gemini-\d+\.\d+[^']*(')",
+                rf"\g<1>{default_model}\g<2>", content, count=1)
+            changes += n
 
     # 10b: DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL
     if flash_model:
@@ -851,6 +856,11 @@ def patch_default_models(gemini_root, config):
         if old in content:
             content = content.replace(old, new, 1)
             changes += 1
+        elif re.search(r"export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL = 'gemini-\d+\.\d+[^']*';", content):
+            content, n = re.subn(
+                r"(export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL = ')gemini-\d+\.\d+[^']*(')",
+                rf"\g<1>{flash_model}\g<2>", content, count=1)
+            changes += n
 
     # 10c: DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL → same as flash (no 3.x lite)
     if flash_model:
@@ -859,6 +869,11 @@ def patch_default_models(gemini_root, config):
         if old in content:
             content = content.replace(old, new, 1)
             changes += 1
+        elif re.search(r"export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL = 'gemini-\d+\.\d+[^']*';", content):
+            content, n = re.subn(
+                r"(export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL = ')gemini-\d+\.\d+[^']*(')",
+                rf"\g<1>{flash_model}\g<2>", content, count=1)
+            changes += n
 
     # 10d: DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO
     old_auto = "export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO = 'auto-gemini-2.5';"
@@ -866,6 +881,11 @@ def patch_default_models(gemini_root, config):
     if old_auto in content:
         content = content.replace(old_auto, new_auto, 1)
         changes += 1
+    elif re.search(r"export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO = 'auto-gemini-\d[^']*';", content):
+        content, n = re.subn(
+            r"(export const DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL_AUTO = ')auto-gemini-\d[^']*(')",
+            rf"\g<1>auto-gemini-3\g<2>", content, count=1)
+        changes += n
 
     # 10e: getDisplayString() — fix auto display label
     old_display = "return 'Auto (Gemini 2.5)';"
@@ -873,6 +893,11 @@ def patch_default_models(gemini_root, config):
     if old_display in content:
         content = content.replace(old_display, new_display, 1)
         changes += 1
+    elif re.search(r"return 'Auto \(Gemini \d[^']*\)';", content):
+        content, n = re.subn(
+            r"(return 'Auto \(Gemini )\d[^']*(')",
+            r"\g<1>3\g<2>", content, count=1)
+        changes += n
 
     if changes == 0:
         # Check if already patched
@@ -915,9 +940,20 @@ def patch_model_dialog(gemini_root, config):
     old_desc = "gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-2.5-flash"
     new_desc = f"{default_model}, {flash_model}"
 
-    if old_desc not in content:
+    if old_desc in content:
-        if new_desc in content:
+        pass  # exact match — will replace below
-            return True, "Already patched (ModelDialog.js)"
+    elif new_desc in content:
+        return True, "Already patched (ModelDialog.js)"
+    elif re.search(r"gemini-\d+\.\d+-pro, gemini-\d+\.\d+-flash", content):
+        # Fallback: match any X.Y version pair
+        backup_path = dialog_path + ".backup"
+        if not os.path.exists(backup_path):
+            shutil.copy2(dialog_path, backup_path)
+        content = re.sub(r"gemini-\d+\.\d+-pro, gemini-\d+\.\d+-flash", new_desc, content, count=1)
+        with open(dialog_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(content)
+        return True, "Patched model description in ModelDialog.js (regex fallback)"
+    else:
         return False, "No ModelDialog.js pattern matched"
 
     backup_path = dialog_path + ".backup"
@@ -947,8 +983,8 @@ def patch_compression_aliases(gemini_root, config):
         content = f.read()
 
     changes = 0
+    # Exact replacements: (old, new)
     replacements = [
-        # (old_return_value, new_return_value)
         ("case DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL:\n            return 'chat-compression-2.5-pro';",
          "case DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL:\n            return 'chat-compression-3-pro';"),
         ("case DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL:\n            return 'chat-compression-2.5-flash';",
@@ -957,11 +993,27 @@ def patch_compression_aliases(gemini_root, config):
          "case DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL:\n            return 'chat-compression-3-flash';"),
     ]
 
+    # Regex fallbacks when exact version (2.5) has changed to another 2.x
+    regex_replacements = [
+        (r"(case DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL:\n            )return 'chat-compression-\d+\.\d+-pro';",
+         r"\g<1>return 'chat-compression-3-pro';"),
+        (r"(case DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL:\n            )return 'chat-compression-\d+\.\d+-flash';",
+         r"\g<1>return 'chat-compression-3-flash';"),
+        (r"(case DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL:\n            )return 'chat-compression-\d+\.\d+-flash[^']*';",
+         r"\g<1>return 'chat-compression-3-flash';"),
+    ]
+
     for old, new in replacements:
         if old in content:
             content = content.replace(old, new, 1)
             changes += 1
 
+    if changes == 0:
+        # Try regex fallback for each alias (handles version bumps like 2.5 → 2.6)
+        for pat, repl in regex_replacements:
+            content, n = re.subn(pat, repl, content, count=1)
+            changes += n
+
     if changes == 0:
         if "DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL:\n            return 'chat-compression-3-pro'" in content:
             return True, "Already patched (chatCompressionService.js)"

gemini/releases/index.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "releases": [
     {
       "version": "0.35.3",
-      "date": "2026-03-30",
+      "date": "2026-03-31",
       "patches": 6,
       "status": "stable"
     },