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Version 0.6.0a1

Released January 24th, 2026

Added

  • Support for voice end-to-end encryption via Discord's Audio/Video End-to-End Encryption (DAVE) protocol.
  • FFmpegConfig option to VoiceClient constructor config parameter. Allows the ability to configure how many FFmpeg processes should be allowed per CPU core, up to a maximum total.
  • New AudioPlayer.add_queue_bulk method to add many audio sources in one call to the queue.
  • New utils YouTube.queue_from_playlist method. Allows the passage of one playlist URL and automatically adds all sources to a player queue.
  • Additional hikari-wave[speedups] optional dependency, adding orjson as a performance improvement.

Changed

  • Maximum FFmpeg processes per CPU core lowered to 1 by default, up to a maximum total of 8. Both configurable using FFmpegConfig option in VoiceClient constructor config parameter.
  • Removal of auto enum fields for clarity.

Fixed

  • Minor internal reference issue.
  • AudioPlayer.add_queue never type checked the passed autoplay parameter.
  • AudioPlayer autoplaying conditional order.
  • hikari.Snowflakeish references breaking internal caches so it was sanitized for user input.