What's new?

What’s Changed

• chore: update releases for Sprint 29 by @Amy-Leadem in #6379
• Add ADR 008 for file upload + metadata flow and refresh design-decision index date by @Copilot in #6381
• Bump @department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library from 56.5.0 to 56.6.0 in the va-design-system-libraries group by @dependabot[bot] in #6382
• Update design-decisions.md by @Dominic-Padula in #6386
• 6084 Pattern guidance: Add eligibility decision flow and guidance by @Barbara-Denney in #6141
• va-file-input reformats ADR 009 by @Jeana-Clark in #6387
• 📊 Update metrics dashboard data - 2026-05-29 by @Amy-Leadem in #6393
• Fix metrics workflows: add GH_HOST for GHEC auth by @Matthew-Dingee in #6391
• 📊 Update pattern adherence data - 2026-05-29 by @Amy-Leadem in #6396
• fix: migrate remaining department-of-veterans-affairs refs to software org by @Matthew-Dingee in #6394
• Add Figma link and improve alert placement in Complete screening questions by @Barbara-Denney in #6390
• chore: clean up stale department-of-veterans-affairs refs in templates and docs by @Matthew-Dingee in #6395
• Update links.md: Adding guidance to include online tool link by @Lauren-Vocke in #6371
• Update bold-text.md: Revising guidance for label and value pairs by @Lauren-Vocke in #6370
• Metrics: Updates monthly analytics to May 2026 by @Matthew-Dingee in #6429
• Spacing, Typography, Button: Adds relative unit requirements and revises button label character limits by @Matthew-Dingee in #6426
• Imposter metrics: Removes collab-cycle-feedback filter and refreshes data by @Matthew-Dingee in #6430
• 📊 Update metrics dashboard data - 2026-06-05 by @Amy-Leadem in #6434
• Added mock form links by @Jeana-Clark in #6422
• Docs: Complete screening questions edits by @Barbara-Denney in #6398
• Create accessibility test suites for va-checkbox, va-radio, va-select, va-text-input, va-textarea by @Amy-Leadem in #6327
• Clarify breadcrumb adr by @Jeana-Clark in #6444
• Bump @department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library from 56.6.0 to 56.6.1 in the va-design-system-libraries group by @dependabot[bot] in #6454
• VA file input: Adds guidance and examples by @Barbara-Denney in #6445
• Bulleted lists: Add LATCH framework guidance for ordering lists by @Copilot in #6351
• ADR: Complete screening questions pattern by @Barbara-Denney in #6452
• Names: Adds ADR for allowing users to always enter their full first and last name by @Copilot in #6466
• Chore(deps): Bump ws from 8.20.1 to 8.21.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #6470

New Contributors

• @Dominic-Padula made their first contribution in #6386

Full Changelog: https://va.ghe.com/software/vets-design-system-documentation/compare/Sprint-29…Sprint-1

What’s Changed

• chore: update releases for Sprint 28 by @Amy-Leadem in #6306
• Update prefill screenshots by @Jeana-Clark in #6310
• Create index.md: IA section reorg by @Lauren-Vocke in #6283
• Alert: Allow multiple links in alert guidance by @Barbara-Denney in #6166
• chore: migrate remaining github.com URLs to va.ghe.com/software by @Matthew-Dingee in #6312
• Metrics dashboard: Refresh data, fix bugs, add chart tooltips by @Matthew-Dingee in #6313
• Accordion: Add accessibility considerations for multiple accordion groups by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6318
• Button - Segmented: Correct research label mapping for Resources link by @Copilot in #6319
• Adds Architecture Decision Records infrastructure and first ADRs by @Jeana-Clark in #6317
• Search results: Update Results description with Structure and Code guidance by @Copilot in #6167
• Fix link reference in usability studies feedback by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6330
• Mass migration of ADRs from va.gov-team site by @Jeana-Clark in #6331
• Update use-conversational-language.md: Adding unclear pronouns guidance by @Lauren-Vocke in #6276
• Update title-tags.md: Clarifying guidance on title tags and format by @Lauren-Vocke in #6160
• Update form-step-minimal.md: Clarifying guidance for H1s/title tags by @Lauren-Vocke in #6161
• Update form-step.md: Fixing hint text punctuation guidance by @Lauren-Vocke in #6162
• Create april-2026.md: Adding April 2026 file by @Lauren-Vocke in #6304
• Copilot agent: Improves cloud agent instructions by @Matthew-Dingee in #6337
• Alert: Adds mobile expandable alert guidance and updates Storybook embed by @Copilot in #6336
• Fix liquid warnings by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6341
• Adds Pattern ADRs by @Jeana-Clark in #6340
• Bump ws from 8.18.3 to 8.20.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #6345
• Copilot agent: Adds VADS Documentation Writer custom agent by @Matthew-Dingee in #6342
• Bump @department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library from 56.4.0 to 56.5.0 in the va-design-system-libraries group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #6353
• Breadcrumbs: Adds explicit mobile collapse behavior guidance by @Copilot in #6349
• Update whats-new.md: Adding April 2026 content changes by @Lauren-Vocke in #6346
• Combo Box: Adds placeholder guidance to accessibility considerations by @Copilot in #6350
• File input docs: replace generic Storybook links with scenario-specific story URLs by @Copilot in #6335
• Tag - Status: Add date-based label guidance by @Copilot in #6355
• Link: Updates mobile guidance for form links, platform differences, and action sheet terminology by @Copilot in #6356
• Adds adr skill by @Jeana-Clark in #6348
• Updates primary entry link guidance and form introduction pages by @Jeana-Clark in #6363
• Search: Update search index by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6362
• Add auto_awesome (AI) icon to icon documentation by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6368
• Fix sprite sheet path in preview environments by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6376
• Bump @tootallnate/once from 2.0.0 to 2.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #6367
• Updates intro pages guidance to use va-details by @Jeana-Clark in #6378
• Update structure-your-content.md: Updating headings presentation link by @Lauren-Vocke in #6377
• chore: Remove 181 unused images from src/ by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6364
• chore: Remove 3 abandoned draft pages never published by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6366

New Contributors

• @Copilot made their first contribution in #6319

Full Changelog: https://va.ghe.com/software/vets-design-system-documentation/compare/Sprint-28…Sprint-29

What’s Changed

• Add route change as the definition of page in spa by @Jeana-Clark in #6169
• Bump @department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library from 56.3.0 to 56.4.0 in the va-design-system-libraries group by @dependabot[bot] in #6188
• Workflows: Add gh_host by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6189
• Prevent deployment from overwriting mobile storybook and prototypes by @Amy-Leadem in #6192
• Adding code usage links to point to Storybook by @Jeana-Clark in #6149
• Workflows: Update auth method by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6193
• chore: update releases for Sprint 27 by @Amy-Leadem in #6195
• Update va-telephone accessibility guidance for mesasageAriaDescribedby prop usage by @Ryan-Munsch in #6123
• Update unordered-list.md: Changing “break out” to “break up” by @Lauren-Vocke in #6154
• Update CODEOWNERS to reflect new GHEC assignment by @DANIEL-BRADY in #6252
• URL updates: Fix GitHub discussion urls by @Barbara-Denney in #6273
• Update bulleted-lists.md: Adding new ordering and breaking up info by @Lauren-Vocke in #6155
• Update bold-text.md: Updating section title and when to bold guidance by @Lauren-Vocke in #6274
• Update experience-standards.md by @Allison-Christman in #6286
• Update experience-standards.md by @Allison-Christman in #6288
• Bump nokogiri from 1.19.1 to 1.19.3 in the bundler group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #6292
• Bump @department-of-veterans-affairs/css-library from 0.31.1 to 0.32.0 in the va-design-system-libraries group by @dependabot[bot] in #6295
• Breakpoints: Add tablet-lg 880px to the breakpoints table by @JAMI-GIBBS in #6296
• Accessibility audit - Audit va-button, va-details, va-link and build standalone results pages by @Amy-Leadem in #6194
• Add IA search recommendations example image by @Lauren-Vocke in #6302
• Update icon sprite sheet by @JAMI-GIBBS in #6300
• Update Figma links from deprecated component examples file to current component library by @Barbara-Denney in #6272
• Bump @babel/plugin-transform-modules-systemjs from 7.27.1 to 7.29.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #6305

New Contributors

• @dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in #6188

Full Changelog: https://va.ghe.com/software/vets-design-system-documentation/compare/Sprint-27…Sprint-28

What’s Changed

Fixes

• va-official-gov-banner: update aria attributes by @JAMI-GIBBS in #2133
• va-memorable-date, va-date: fix issue with validation not checking inital field values by @Kerry-Powell in #2132
• va-breadcrumbs: fix typescript errors by @JAMI-GIBBS in #2137
• va-alert-sign-in: suppress expected console.error in invalid variant tests by @JAMI-GIBBS in #2138
• va-link: remove link–center style, align icons using containers/flex by @Kerry-Powell in #2139

Full Changelog: https://va.ghe.com/software/component-library/compare/v56.6.0…v56.6.1

What’s Changed

New Features & Components 🎉

• va-loading-indicator: Adding inline by @Calvin-Cieslak in #1612
• Resolutions: Update and remove stale resolutions by @Kerry-Powell in #2128

Fixes

• Revert “webpack: upgrade to 5.106.2 in all packages (#2099)” by @Kerry-Powell in #2127
• va-link: alignment and text indent by @Edwin-Otero in #2125
• va-file-input: Allow for multiple MIME types per extension by @Matthew-Long6 in #2123

New Contributors

• @Calvin-Cieslak made their first contribution in #1612

Full Changelog: https://va.ghe.com/software/component-library/compare/v56.5.0…v56.6.0

What’s Changed

New Features & Components 🎉

Fixes

Full Changelog: https://va.ghe.com/software/component-library/compare/v56.4.0…v56.5.0