On October 19, 2024, Svelte 5 was released at Svelte Summit with full support from Netlify. The new version introduces runes, a signal-powered reactivity API that enhances universal and fine-grained reactivity. Other features include improved event handling, better component composition through snippets, and native TypeScript support. Existing Svelte 4 applications can be upgraded by following the migration guide. New projects can be created using the getting started docs and deployed on Netlify with the added Netlify adapter.