Release / 23 Oct 2025

lazy.nvim v11.17.2

Load rockspec dependencies even when their plugin was loaded before its package was recognized.

What changed in v11.17.2

Late rockspec discovery now adds the plugin's Lua search paths. Local-plugin detection checks the directory boundary, and `lazy.minit` accepts `--offline` or `LAZY_OFFLINE` to skip its update step.

Also: Local directories sharing the install-root prefix are recognized correctly; test setups can skip the automatic update.

Install v11.17.2. Neovim >= 0.8.0 with LuaJIT and Git >= 2.19.0. LuaRocks support must be enabled for rockspec packages.

New things you can do

Skip automatic plugin updates when starting a test setup through lazy.minit.

AddedInferred

Read the evidence

folke/lazy.nvim/blob/v11.17.2/lua/lazy/minit.lua

Fixed and improved

Lua search paths are added when an already-loaded plugin is subsequently identified as a rockspec package.

Now worksBuild plugins and their dependencies from rockspec packages.Inferred

Read the evidence

folke/lazy.nvim/blob/v11.17.2/lua/lazy/pkg/init.lua

Local plugin paths that merely share the install-root prefix are no longer treated as installed plugins inside that root.

Now worksUse local plugin directories while developing or customizing plugins.Inferred

Read the evidence

folke/lazy.nvim/blob/v11.17.2/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua

Seeded by @iluxav with Codex, from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.