Node.js

v2619 releases · 1 featured · 12 notable · 6 digest, 2 need action, 5 not summarized

• featured26.0.02026-05-05

  Node.js 26 enables Temporal by default, updates V8 to 14.6 and Undici to 8.0, and removes several legacy modules.

  warning: action required · 3 breaking changes

  • breaking[1]:http.Server.prototype.writeHeader() is removed.
  • breaking[2]:The legacy _stream_* modules (_stream_wrap, _stream_readable, _stream_writable, _stream_duplex, _stream_transform, _stream_passthrough) are removed.
  • breaking[3]:The --experimental-transform-types flag is removed.

  -->migrate to nodejs 26.0.0
• notable26.1.02026-05-07

  note: no summary for this older releaseread the release notes

• notable26.2.02026-05-20

  note: no summary for this older releaseread the release notes

• notable26.3.02026-06-01

  note: no summary for this older releaseread the release notes

• digest1 digest release

  • 26.3.12026-06-18
• notable26.4.02026-06-24

  note: no summary for this older releaseread the release notes

• notable26.5.02026-07-08

  Node.js 26.5.0 adds blob.textStream(), ReadableStreamTee and TLS group reporting, plus many fixes

  ok: safe to upgrade

• digest1 digest release

  • 26.5.12026-07-29
• notable26.6.02026-08-03

  Adds ffi getCurrentEventLoop and test runner context.log(), plus many stream and QUIC fixes.

  ok: safe to upgrade

• notable26.7.02026-08-05

  Adds perfetto tracing, STORE key loading, ModuleHooks disposal and many crypto, FFI and stream fixes.

  ok: safe to upgrade

• notable26.8.02026-08-26

  Adds SIV and GCM-SIV cipher modes, new sqlite statement close(), and faster net.BlockList and histograms.

  ok: safe to upgrade

• digest2 digest releases · 26.8.1 to 26.8.2

  • 26.8.12026-08-26
  • 26.8.22026-09-09
• notable26.9.02026-09-16

  Adds a generic MAC API, node:bench, Web Workers and an experimental DTLS API; no breaking changes listed.

  ok: safe to upgrade

• notable26.10.02026-09-22

  New util.debounce, util.throttle, crypto.parsePKCS12 and VFS mounts; no breaking changes listed

  ok: safe to upgrade

• notable26.11.02026-10-07

  Adds new Buffer, HTTP and histogram APIs but renames sqlite classes and drops --vfs-mount

  warning: action required · 2 breaking changes

  • breaking[1]:The sqlite classes DatabaseSync and StatementSync are renamed, so code using the old names stops working.
  • breaking[2]:The --vfs-mount option is dropped and the load mount point is pinned instead.

  -->migrate to nodejs 26.11.0
• digest1 digest release

  • 26.11.12026-10-07
• notable26.12.02026-10-14

  pending: summary queuedread the release notes

• digest1 digest release

  • 26.12.12026-10-21