# EthereumJS VM v5 Release

DevFeed: [EthereumJS VM v5 Release](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ethereumjs-vm-v5-release-16935.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2020/11/26/ethereumjs-vm-v5-release>)

Author: The EF JavaScript Team

Published: 2020-11-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>)

Tags: [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libraries.md>), [monorepo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monorepo.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>)

## AI overview

EthereumJS announces the v5 release of its virtual machine and five other major releases for its main libraries. The project consolidated VM-related libraries into a monorepo to coordinate changes and run their test suites together while retaining individually released packages.

## Source excerpt

While everyone is staring in amazement on December 1st, 12pm UTC anticipating the Eth 2.0 Beaconchain genesis, within the JavaScript team we quietly prepared our own little genesis release in the shadows. Being very much around the good ol' Eth 1.0 chain we are nevertheless very much excited on this...