fix: simplify onDidShowAnnouncement

src/core/controller/index.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ export class Controller {
 	mcpHub: McpHub
 	accountService: ClineAccountService
 	authService: AuthService
-	latestAnnouncementId = "june-25-2025_16:11:00" // update to some unique identifier when we add a new announcement
+	get latestAnnouncementId(): string {
+		return this.context.extension?.packageJSON?.version?.split(".").slice(0, 2).join(".") ?? ""
+	}
 
 	constructor(
 		readonly context: vscode.ExtensionContext,

src/core/controller/ui/onDidShowAnnouncement.ts

@@ -1,28 +1,20 @@
 import type { EmptyRequest } from "../../../shared/proto/common"
 import { Boolean } from "../../../shared/proto/common"
 import type { Controller } from "../index"
-import { getGlobalState, updateGlobalState } from "../../storage/state"
+import { updateGlobalState } from "../../storage/state"
 
 /**
- * Marks the current announcement as shown and returns the updated shouldShowAnnouncement value
+ * Marks the current announcement as shown
  *
  * @param controller The controller instance
  * @param _request The empty request (not used)
- * @returns Boolean indicating whether an announcement should be shown
+ * @returns Boolean indicating announcement should no longer be shown
  */
 export async function onDidShowAnnouncement(controller: Controller, _request: EmptyRequest): Promise<Boolean> {
 	try {
 		// Update the lastShownAnnouncementId to the current latestAnnouncementId
 		await updateGlobalState(controller.context, "lastShownAnnouncementId", controller.latestAnnouncementId)
-
-		// Get the updated lastShownAnnouncementId value after the update
-		const lastShownAnnouncementId = await getGlobalState(controller.context, "lastShownAnnouncementId")
-
-		// Calculate the new shouldShowAnnouncement value
-		// This replicates the same logic used in getStateToPostToWebview()
-		const shouldShowAnnouncement = lastShownAnnouncementId !== controller.latestAnnouncementId
-
-		return Boolean.create({ value: shouldShowAnnouncement })
+		return Boolean.create({ value: false })
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.error("Failed to acknowledge announcement:", error)
 		return Boolean.create({ value: false })

webview-ui/src/components/chat/Announcement.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const linkContainerStyle: CSSProperties = { margin: "0" }
 const linkStyle: CSSProperties = { display: "inline" }
 
 /*
-You must update the latestAnnouncementId in ClineProvider for new announcements to show to users. This new id will be compared with what's in state for the 'last announcement shown', and if it's different then the announcement will render. As soon as an announcement is shown, the id will be updated in state. This ensures that announcements are not shown more than once, even if the user doesn't close it themselves.
+Announcements are automatically shown when the major.minor version changes (for ex 3.19.x → 3.20.x or 4.0.x). 
+The latestAnnouncementId is now automatically generated from the extension's package.json version. 
+Patch releases (3.19.1 → 3.19.2) will not trigger new announcements.
 */
 const Announcement = ({ version, hideAnnouncement }: AnnouncementProps) => {
 	const minorVersion = version.split(".").slice(0, 2).join(".") // 2.0.0 -> 2.0