- Added support for externalizing JavaScript built‑ins (including WASM) in custom Node.js builds
- Introduced the new File class and function mocking in node:test, plus new net, uvwasi, and shadow‑realm options
- Updated crypto root certificates, deprecated url.parse() and header/trailer setters, and disabled V8 snapshot compression by default
2023-01-05, Version 18.13.0 'Hydrogen' (LTS), @danielleadams
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