This blog was written by Bethany Griggs, with additional contributions from the Node.js Technical Steering Committee.
We are excited to announce the release of Node.js 16 today! Highlights include the update of the V8 JavaScript engine to 9.0, prebuilt Apple Silicon binaries, and additional stable APIs.
nvm install 16. The Node.js blog post containing the changelog is available at https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v16.0.0.
Initially, Node.js 16 will replace Node.js 15 as our âCurrentâ release line. As per the release schedule, Node.js 16 will be the âCurrentâ release for the next 6 months and then promoted to Long-term Support (LTS) in October 2021. Once promoted to long-term support the release will be designated the codename âGalliumâ.