- Fixed critical bugs such as use‑after‑free in http, extension‑less CJS handling in ES modules, importKey argument checks, and several stream and crypto issues.
- Added new features including an async context frame debugging helper, ArrayBuffer support in CompressionStream, and improved Web Streams compliance.
- Updated documentation, added deprecation notes (e.g., url.resolve), and performed numerous dependency upgrades.
2026-03-11, Version 25.8.1 (Current), @aduh95
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