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Release Tue, Jun 16, 2026 2 min read

whisper.cpp 1.8.7

Original release notes

What's Changed

  • Do not assume /usr/lib library installation. by @waptaff in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3693
  • server : merge split UTF-8 token text in verbose JSON by @lyonsno in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3850
  • whisper : catch C++ exceptions in whisper_init_with_params_no_state by @danscMax in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3831
  • ci : refactor + optimize by @ggerganov in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3847
  • ci : only publish/push docker images daily by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3854
  • ci : use ccache instead of sccache for windows-cublas [no ci] by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3855
  • ci : pin github actions to commit SHAs by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3856
  • ci : use emscripten-core and pin version by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3857
  • ci: build-windows action slimming by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3858
  • Ci build quantize vad wasm ccache by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3860
  • ci : add HF_TOKEN to docker.yml workflow [no ci] by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3861
  • ci : add ccache to build-sycl [no ci] by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3859
  • sync : ggml by @ggerganov in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3867
  • coreml : fix --quantize crash and --optimize-ane label for mlprogram format by @krystophny in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3868
  • ci : pin github actions to commit sha's by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3865
  • sync : ggml by @ggerganov in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3880
  • cli : add --version flag by @rumitvn in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3878
  • release : v1.8.7 by @danbev in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3881

New Contributors

  • @waptaff made their first contribution in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3693
  • @lyonsno made their first contribution in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3850
  • @danscMax made their first contribution in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3831
  • @krystophny made their first contribution in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3868
  • @rumitvn made their first contribution in https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3878

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/compare/v1.8.6...v1.8.7