# Node.js 16.0.0 (Current)

DevFeed: [Node.js 16.0.0 (Current)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/node-js-16-0-0-current-2599.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v16.0.0>)

Published: 2021-04-20T16:15:46Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Node.js Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/node-js-blog.md>)

Topics: [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [make](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/make.md>)

Tags: [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [make](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/make.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

Node.js 16.0.0 is a major release that stabilizes the Timers Promises API, adds Apple Silicon prebuilt binaries, removes Python 2 build support, and introduces multiple runtime deprecations and removals.

## Source excerpt

Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.