# Node.js 19.4.0 (Current)

DevFeed: [Node.js 19.4.0 (Current)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/node-js-19-4-0-current-2694.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v19.4.0>)

Published: 2023-01-06T13:16:26Z

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>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Script](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/script.md>)

Tags: [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/js.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>), [web-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-apps.md>)

## AI overview

Node.js 19.4.0 is a current release that adds UTF-8 validation through buffer.isUtf8, improves timeout default handling, adds global network-family selection controls, and introduces os.availableParallelism(). It also includes updates to V8, cryptography, dependencies, snapshots, benchmarking, and build support.

## 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.