Echo 5.3.1

Echo 5.3.1 is here — a snappy little patch that keeps the Go web framework humming. Released July 21, 2026, it's all about fixing the niggles and polishing the docs. No fireworks, just fundamentals.

🔧 Fixes First

Two fixes lead the charge:

• Static 404s preserved — the static file handler no longer swallows matched handler 404 responses. Your custom not-found pages stay yours.
• Group route overrides — implicitly registered group routes can now be overwritten in the default route list, ending a long-running headache around route registration order.

📚 Docs Duty

The docs team got busy too:

• HTTP badge URLs now point at HTTPS — small change, good hygiene.
• The Any godoc was corrected to reflect true arbitrary-method matching. No more misleading comments.
• v5 documentation gains llms.txt and llms-full.txt, so AI tooling can actually read the docs.

🧹 Cleanup Crew

Behind the scenes, the codebase got a refresh: range-over-integer loops replace older iteration patterns, and dependencies were bumped to their latest versions. Five new contributors landed their first pull requests in this release — welcome aboard, folks.

⬆️ Upgrade Already

Patch releases are the easy ones. Update your go get github.com/labstack/echo/v5, run your test suite, ship it. Don't delay — the 404 fix alone is worth the trip.