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Node.js 25.5.0 has been released with several notable changes including updated root certificates to NSS 3.119, addition of LIEF as a dependency for Single Executable Application (SEA) generation, a new --build-sea flag to generate SEAs directly with the Node.js binary, an ignore option for fs.watch, SQLite defensive mode enabled by default with new prepare options, and test_runner support for expecting test cases to fail. The release also includes npm upgrade to 11.8.0, various dependency updates (ICU, Ada, zlib), bug fixes across multiple modules, and improvements to build tooling and documentation.

Node.js — Node.js 25.5.0 (Current)