v26.9.0 v1.20.2
nodejs/nodeSep 16, 2026 → Sep 17, 20260 days between releases
What's New
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The Two Releases
2026-09-16, Version 26.9.0 (Current), @aduh95
Sep 16, 2026· 1 month ago
This release introduces a generic Message Authentication Code (MAC) API, support for Web Workers, and the experimental `node:bench` module for performance measurement. It also enhances the crypto module by enabling discovery of ciphers and hashes from OpenSSL providers and enables the FFI module by default.
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Sep 17, 2026· 1 month ago
A minor bug fix release for the Zed code editor addressing payment error handling and conflicts between snippet extensions.
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