What's new?

What’s Changed

• Fix CSS class selector mismatch for mermaid chart captions by @Copilot in #5161
• Fix CSS class name mismatch in mermaid chart styles by @Copilot in #5164
• Mermaid chart: Use semantic figure and figcaption elements by @Copilot in #5167
• Fix screen reader skip link anchor to include full decision tree content by @Copilot in #5168
• Implement conditional loading of Mermaid.js library by @Copilot in #5169
• Add accessibility improvements to mermaid-chart.html include by @Copilot in #5170
• Links vs Buttons: Add examples to text-based decision list by @Copilot in #5286
• [WIP] Address feedback on documentation updates for mermaid charts by @Copilot in #5287
• Indeterminate state clarifying changes by @jeana-adhoc in #5294
• chore: update releases for Sprint 17 by @humancompanion-usds in #5298
• Documentation updates: Replace flow chart images with mermaid charts by @babsdenney in #5062
• Add indeterminate accessibility note by @danbrady in #5279
• Add screencast for TMF (21-4140 scaffold and chapters) by @humancompanion-usds in #5313
• Enlarge POW summary image by @danbrady in #5315
• 📊 Update metrics dashboard data - 2025-12-12 by @humancompanion-usds in #5319
• Enhance guidance for displaying submission statuses by @eileen-coforma in #5307
• Update unordered-list.md: Style guide edits to list items by @laurenvocke-va in #5332
• Update and rename use-pronouns.md to use-conversational-language.md: … by @laurenvocke-va in #5299
• Documentation for new pattern Helping users… to navigate multiple forms by @jeana-adhoc in #5227

Full Changelog: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/compare/Sprint-17…Sprint-18

What’s Changed

• va-icon: Add expand_circle_right icon by @babsdenney in #5200
• chore: update releases for Sprint 16 by @humancompanion-usds in #5251
• update component library to latest by @it-harrison in #5259
• Remove duplicate link by @danbrady in #5261
• Update Email Address pattern references from VA.gov Profile to VA Profile API by @eileen-coforma in #5241
• Update guidelines for asking race and ethnicity data by @eileen-coforma in #5242
• Update Keep a record of submitted information pattern with reference to My VA cards with download links by @eileen-coforma in #5260
• Signed out vs. signed in template: Update mobile menu screenshots by @eileen-coforma in #5262
• Update direct deposit pattern to include review design by @eileen-coforma in #5270
• adds staging review count by quarter by @humancompanion-usds in #5252
• Create links-in-lists.md: Adding new links in lists content by @laurenvocke-va in #5244
• Update payments-and-debts.md: Updated terms by @laurenvocke-va in #5240
• Update punctuation.md: Adding formatting section by @laurenvocke-va in #5248
• Update “user” guidance on VADS by @danbrady in #5223
• Update index.md: Adding title length guidance by @laurenvocke-va in #5253
• Update index.md: Added heading length guidance by @laurenvocke-va in #5255
• Update recover-from-errors.md: Added heading length guidance by @laurenvocke-va in #5256
• 📊 Update metrics dashboard data - 2025-11-21 by @humancompanion-usds in #5233
• Focus management: Update focus guidance by @amyleadem in #5225
• Metrics: Adds looker report on metrics for Nov. by @humancompanion-usds in #5288
• Update to component-library v54.3.0 by @RyanMunsch in #5297

Full Changelog: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/compare/Sprint-16…Sprint-17

What’s Changed

• chore: update releases for Sprint 15 by @humancompanion-usds in #5163
• BUG: Remove references to Promo banner component in side nav by @babsdenney in #5174
• Update Service History documentation by @eileen-coforma in #4872
• Creates a script to analyze bug issue count for components. by @humancompanion-usds in #5201
• Bump js-yaml from 3.14.1 to 3.14.2 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #5204
• Metrics: Adds reports for Sept and Oct. by @humancompanion-usds in #5210
• update ssn screenshot by @jeana-adhoc in #5217
• Metrics: Fix bash heredoc syntax error in Create Pull Request step by @humancompanion-usds in #5211
• 📊 Update metrics dashboard data - 2025-11-18 by @humancompanion-usds in #5212
• Critical Action: Updates placement guidance per content audit by @Copilot in #5203
• Update links in service-history.md to include ‘skip’ by @eileen-coforma in #5213
• Added field asking for verification of an issue in a second SR or Browser by @jeana-adhoc in #5229

New Contributors

• @eileen-coforma made their first contribution in #4872

Full Changelog: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-design-system-documentation/compare/Sprint-15…Sprint-16

What’s Changed

Fixes

• Build failure fix: Downgrade web-components react version to 17 by @amyleadem in #1931

Full Changelog: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/compare/v54.4.0…v54.4.1

What’s Changed

New Features & Components 🎉

• NPM package updates for security vulnerabilities by @dependabot[bot] in #1697
• va-omb-info: Add logic to convert respondent burdern to hours & minutes by @RyanMunsch in #1909

Fixes

• va-progress-bar: use sass file by @it-harrison in #1912
• Pin all dependencies by @ediiotero in #1911
• va-memorable-date: update Storybook examples & remove padding on legend by @jamigibbs in #1920
• va-segmented-progress-bar: Use single span for accessible text. by @RyanMunsch in #1917
• va-pagination: update aria-labels to include total pages in each label by @RyanMunsch in #1916

Full Changelog: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/compare/v54.3.0…v54.4.0

What’s Changed

New Features & Components 🎉

• va-maintenance-banner: add header level prop by @jamigibbs in #1898

Fixes

• va-omb-info: add clickToClose to modal by @powellkerry in #1905
• va-crisis-line-modal: add option to only render modal, open modal via custom document event by @powellkerry in #1895
• va-alert: add screen reader text to announce alert status by @jamigibbs in #1847
• va-tag-status: Update sr-only text and screenReaderText prop by @RyanMunsch in #1896

Full Changelog: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/component-library/compare/v54.2.0…v54.3.0