Jul 20–26, 2026 · 79 commits
Node adds Perfetto tracing and sharpens stream/crypto APIs
Perfetto tracing lands, stream backpressure is refactored, and Node tightens crypto, FFI, net, sqlite, DNS, and REPL edge cases.
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Jul 13–19, 2026 · 56 commits
Node adds REPL overhaul, QUIC cert compression, and memory fixes
Weekly release brings a REPL runtime switch, QUIC TLS certificate compression, stream/HTTP2 fixes, and several leak and perf improvements.
Read the issue →Jul 6–12, 2026 · 84 commits
Node hardens QUIC, streams, and crypto while speeding hot paths
A week of major perf wins and safety fixes across QUIC, streams, crypto, and HTTP, plus worker-thread socket transfer support.
Read the issue →Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2026 · 67 commits
HTTP, streams, and security polish dominate a busy week
Node tightened proxy/permission behavior, improved stream aborts and diagnostics, added a public tee API, and landed broad internal hardening.
Read the issue →Jun 22–28, 2026 · 58 commits
Node tightens crypto, streams, zlib, and experimental I/O
This week brought stricter crypto validation, new Blob/text module streaming APIs, zlib end-of-stream checks, and a VFS security clarification.
Read the issue →Jun 15–21, 2026 · 90 commits
Node lands sync socket APIs, crypto hardening, and TLS fixes
New synchronous socket APIs, stricter crypto/WebCrypto behavior, and several TLS/HTTP security fixes headline a busy week.
Read the issue →Jun 8–14, 2026 · 53 commits
Node hardens core APIs while adding package maps and fs buffers
This week brought package maps, caller-supplied fs.readFile buffers, OpenSSL 3.5.7, plus crypto, QUIC, HTTP/2, and watcher fixes.
Read the issue →Jun 1–7, 2026 · 57 commits
Node tightens stream aborts, boosts perf, and hardens internals
A week of stream/HTTP fixes, faster coverage and buffers, safer crypto/fs behavior, and build/ABI cleanup.
Read the issue →May 25–31, 2026 · 83 commits
Node hardens QUIC, adds runtime permission revocation
QUIC gets major validation, rate limiting, and error reporting upgrades alongside permission dropping, HTTP header controls, and a few security fixes.
Read the issue →May 18–24, 2026 · 97 commits
Node adds DTLS and VFS, while QUIC and WebCrypto harden
This week brings experimental DTLS and VFS, big QUIC improvements, WebCrypto hardening, plus several API cleanup and bug-fix rounds.
Read the issue →May 11–17, 2026 · 66 commits
Streams, QUIC, and WebCrypto get a busy week
Node added new test-tagging and HTTP 1xx APIs, tightened streams/QUIC correctness, and expanded BoringSSL-backed crypto support.
Read the issue →May 4–10, 2026 · 63 commits
Node 26 ships, QUIC lands, and core hardening continues
A release-heavy week with Node 26/26.1.0, completed QUIC, crypto/TLS hardening, and fixes for HTTP, sqlite, and memory safety.
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