Node.js Release WorkGroup Meeting 2026-07-23

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Time

UTC Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 02:00 PM:

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Links

• Minutes: https://hackmd.io/@openjs-nodejs/r1xY1ngDEMe

Invited

• Release team: @nodejs/release
• LTS team: @nodejs/lts

Observers/Guests

None.

Agenda

Issues and Pull Requests

Extracted from release-agenda labelled issues and pull requests from the nodejs org prior to the meeting.

nodejs/Release

• Plans for npm 12 #1161
• Alpha phase for Node.js 27 unexplained #1160
• What would be the versioning style during Alpha period #1154
• Release plan – v26.x Current #1152
• Release plan - v24.x Active LTS #1089
• Release plan - v22.x Maintenance LTS #1001
• Onboarding sxa as a releaser #733

nodejs/node

• meta: add support for alpha prerelease tag #63135

Joining the meeting

• To join the meeting: https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/96075006319?password=532f2ca8-9159-4002-8f55-55533138b68e

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Invitees

Please use the following emoji reactions in this post to indicate your availability.

• 👍 - Attending
• 👎 - Not attending
• 😕 - Not sure

[richardlau]

Was just @marco-ippolito and myself from the WG on the call so we cancelled.

[manzoorwanijk]

Well, I was there too to learn about the plans for npm 12, which I am curious about.