# Node.js 16.6.1 (Current)

DevFeed: [Node.js 16.6.1 (Current)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/node-js-16-6-1-current-2630.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v16.6.1>)

Published: 2021-08-03T08:07:46Z

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>)

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

## AI overview

Node.js 16.6.1 updates npm, reverts a V8 ABI-breaking change affecting native modules, and fixes an error-handling bug affecting Webpack and Jest.

## 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.