- Added new stable APIs and utilities (require module handling, http.setGlobalProxyFromEnv, convertProcessSignalToExitCode, subpath imports with leading slash, V8.queryObjects)
- Updated crypto root certificates to NSS 3.117 and marked heapsnapshot‑near‑heap‑limit as stable, improving security and diagnostics
- Improved performance in assert/util modules and refreshed extensive documentation and collaborator records
2026-01-19, Version 25.4.0 (Current), @RafaelGSS
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