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Revise labels for new Node.js Release Schedule #847
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The Node.js release schedule is changing. The announcement is:
Old Node.js terminology (https://nodejs.org/en/about/previous-releases):
- even: current / active LTS / maintenance LTS
- odd: current / maintenance
New terminology used in announcement:
- alpha / interim / LTS
I think this makes the little used node support labels somewhat obsolete (like lts_active), and current is not mentioned. lts_latest got used in some training material and will retain that as an alias even if do not document. Likewise, stable.
Not sure if n users will want to target the latest version after it reaches alpha? n uses the index information from https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs-dist-indexer and does not do date calculations. I am watching that repo to see if alpha/interim get added to the index.
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shadowspawn commentedon Mar 5, 2026
shadowspawn commentedon Mar 11, 2026
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/evolving-the-nodejs-release-schedule
Terminology used in announcement:
shadowspawn commentedon Apr 13, 2026
My current thinking is to modify existing
currentto allow avoiding alphas:latest: highest release, may be alpha or current/active depending on timingcurrent: highest release not alpha, may be current/active or LTS depending on timinglts: highest LTS releaseI was concerned about the "new" alpha stage, but it isn't that different to the odd numbered releases.
Likewise I wonder about a warning for alpha versions, but it will be visible in the version:
shadowspawn commentedon Oct 18, 2026
Released in v11.0.0