Godot Engine — Version Reference

Field	Value
Engine Version	Godot 4.6
Release Date	January 2026
Project Pinned	2026-02-12
Last Docs Verified	2026-02-12
LLM Knowledge Cutoff	May 2025

Knowledge Gap Warning

The LLM's training data likely covers Godot up to ~4.3. Versions 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6 introduced significant changes that the model does NOT know about. Always cross-reference this directory before suggesting Godot API calls.

Post-Cutoff Version Timeline

Version	Release	Risk Level	Key Theme
4.4	~Mid 2025	MEDIUM	Jolt physics option, FileAccess return types, shader texture type changes
4.5	~Late 2025	HIGH	Accessibility (AccessKit), variadic args, @abstract, shader baker, SMAA
4.6	Jan 2026	HIGH	Jolt default, glow rework, D3D12 default on Windows, IK restored

Verified Sources

Official docs: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/
4.5→4.6 migration: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/migrating/upgrading_to_godot_4.6.html
4.4→4.5 migration: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/migrating/upgrading_to_godot_4.5.html
Changelog: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Release notes: https://godotengine.org/releases/4.6/