- - Added crypto.hash() helper, new process.loadEnvFile/util.parseEnv helpers, and three new net connection attempt events.
- - Extended the permission model with allow‑addons flag and relative‑path FS support; introduced SEA asset embedding, build snapshot config flag, and util.styleText API.
- - Updated root certificates to NSS 3.98 and upgraded npm and other dependencies; added vm default‑loader support for dynamic import().
2024-03-26, Version 20.12.0 'Iron' (LTS), @richardlau
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