# Nx 16.5

[Read the 16.5 release blog post](https://blog.nrwl.io/nx-16-5-release-7887a27cb5)

{% youtube
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7XLoLOc3afY"
title="Nx 16.5 Release!!!!"
/%}

Feature highlights:

{% cards cols="2" %}
{% card title="Targeting Tasks by Tags"  type="video" url="https://youtu.be/enQDQmFquGU" /%}
{% card title="Nx Verdaccio Support"  type="video" url="https://youtu.be/t1c925TzrzE" /%}
{% card title="externalDependencies Input Type"  type="video" url="https://youtu.be/FRqgWBmHmAU" /%}
{% card title="Nx Console Revamped"  type="video" url="https://youtu.be/p455D4W7330" /%}
{% /cards %}
