- Updated crypto root certificates to NSS 3.119/3.117 and corrected RSA‑PSS saltLength default, enhancing TLS security
- Added performance features: SQLite benchmarks, boolean options for benchmark suites, Buffer.of heap allocation, faster Buffer.concat via TypedArray, and assert now uses Set with proper deep‑strict comparison for Sets/Maps
- Performed broad dependency upgrades (openssl 3.5.5, corepack 0.34.x, sqlite 3.51.x, icu 78.2, zlib 1.3.1, simdjson 4.2.4) and extensive documentation updates including new collaborators and security policy clarifications