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2026-05-07, Version 26.1.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Node.js·1 month ago · May 7, 2026, 10:08 AMFeatureSecurity-relevantAI-assisted summary

2026-05-07, Version 26.1.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Add experimental node:ffi module for loading native libraries (requires --experimental-ffi flag and appropriate permission; API is unsafe).
Introduce several API enhancements: buffer end parameter, crypto.diffieHellman key data support, randomUUIDv7 implementation, JWK support for ML‑KEM/SLH‑DSA, debugger edit‑free runtime probes, and fs.stat signal option.

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Node.js·2 weeks agoFeatureSecurity-relevant

2026-06-01, Version 26.3.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Increase Buffer.poolSize default to 64 KiB and add new Buffer‑related improvements; introduce httpValidation option for stricter header validation and permission.drop API; upgrade crypto root certificates to NSS 3.123.1, harden WebCrypto...

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Node.js·3 weeks agoFeature

2026-05-21, Version 24.16.0 'Krypton' (LTS), @aduh95

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Implemented crypto.randomUUIDv7() and added Ed25519 context support along with key usage deduplication;

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Node.js·3 weeks agoFeatureSecurity-relevant

2026-05-20, Version 26.2.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Added new minor features: Temporal.Instant support in fs Stats/BigIntStats, writeInformation for arbitrary 1xx HTTP status codes, and marked stream.compose as stable

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Node.js / update detail

2026-05-07, Version 26.1.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Node.js·1 month ago · May 7, 2026, 10:08 AMFeatureSecurity-relevantAI-assisted summary

2026-05-07, Version 26.1.0 (Current), @aduh95

Summary

Add experimental node:ffi module for loading native libraries (requires --experimental-ffi flag and appropriate permission; API is unsafe).
Introduce several API enhancements: buffer end parameter, crypto.diffieHellman key data support, randomUUIDv7 implementation, JWK support for ML‑KEM/SLH‑DSA, debugger edit‑free runtime probes, and fs.stat signal option.

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Node.js·2 weeks agoFeatureSecurity-relevant

2026-06-01, Version 26.3.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Node.js·3 weeks agoFeature

2026-05-21, Version 24.16.0 'Krypton' (LTS), @aduh95

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Implemented crypto.randomUUIDv7() and added Ed25519 context support along with key usage deduplication;

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Node.js·3 weeks agoFeatureSecurity-relevant

2026-05-20, Version 26.2.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Added new minor features: Temporal.Instant support in fs Stats/BigIntStats, writeInformation for arbitrary 1xx HTTP status codes, and marked stream.compose as stable

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