# Node.js 16.8.0 (Current)

DevFeed: [Node.js 16.8.0 (Current)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/node-js-16-8-0-current-2633.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v16.8.0>)

Published: 2021-08-25T20:59:23Z

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

## AI overview

Node.js 16.8.0 release notes list semver-minor stream and source additions, an npm upgrade to 7.21.0, documentation changes, and tooling updates.

## 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.