npm: v11.18.0 Release

Release date:
June 29, 2026
Previous version:
v11.17.0 (released June 11, 2026)
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github-actions[bot]
manzoorwanijk
owlstronaut
JamieMagee

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Release Notes Published

11.18.0 (2026-06-29)

Features

arborist: 9.9.0

9.9.0 (2026-06-29)

Features

  • 3021ad6 #9694 arborist: extend replace-registry-host with URL prefix matching (#6110) (#9694) (@github-actions[bot], @u2mejc)
  • abd8c6b #9677 graduate the linked install strategy from experimental to stable (#9677) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • 9420673 #9662 install-scripts: prune unused allowScripts entries (#9662) (@github-actions[bot], @JamieMagee)
  • 073253f #9564 warn when min-release-age blocks an audit fix (#9564) (@github-actions[bot], @JamieMagee) ### Bug Fixes
  • 774875b #9686 arborist: keep bin links for allowScripts-denied packages (#9686) (@JamieMagee)
  • 719de1e #9673 arborist: apply overrides across a file: link (backport release/v11) (#9673) (@manzoorwanijk)
  • cd57139 #9669 arborist: surface undeclared workspaces under the linked strategy (backport release/v11) (#9669) (@manzoorwanijk)
  • ede32d3 #9668 arborist: forward transitive overrides through linked store links (#9658) (backport release/v11) (#9668) (@manzoorwanijk)
  • f503b07 #9666 correct dev/prod dep flags for workspaces under the linked strategy (#9666) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • f580889 #9665 arborist: load transitive optional deps into linked actual tree (#9665) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • 8f13beb #9664 query: report logical dep location under linked strategy (#9664) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • 168ba30 #9663 allowScripts: close enforcement gaps (#9652) (backport release/v11) (#9663) (@JamieMagee)
  • 4c9eacb #9649 arborist: clean up stale .store and hoisted dirs on strategy switch (#9649) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • d2c680e #9645 arborist: invalid filterNode crash under the linked strategy (#9645) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • 4e40b1c #9644 arborist: repair wrong-but-existing symlink target in linked strategy (#9644) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • 9d1774e #9643 arborist: remove stale .bin shims after uninstall under linked (#9643) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • ed37d24 #9642 arborist: record the linked .store layout in the hidden lockfile (backport #9630) (#9642) (@manzoorwanijk)
  • e601d4a #9641 arborist: validate peerOptional conflicts in no-save mutations (#9641) (@owlstronaut, @dale-lakes, @dale-lakes)
  • 03cee43 #9638 arborist: fix audit-report determinism due to dropped via links (#9638) (@github-actions[bot], @arjun-vegeta)
  • a30d855 #9633 arborist: don't load store packages' devDependencies as required edges (#9633) (@manzoorwanijk)
  • 887ca97 #9631 arborist: audit the non-isolated tree under the linked strategy (#9631) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • b2e6338 #9602 arborist: don't flag inert optional deps in strict-allow-scripts (#9602) (@github-actions[bot], @JamieMagee)
  • 390ebfa #9593 arborist: symlink workspace file: deps on non-workspace local packages (#9593) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • aaeb2f1 #9578 arborist: expose store node_modules via NODE_PATH for linked-strategy install scripts (#9578) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • 05b6f0f #9577 arborist: allow-remote exemption for proxy/mirror-fronted registry tarballs (#9577) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)

config: 10.12.0

10.12.0 (2026-06-29)

Features

  • 3021ad6 #9694 arborist: extend replace-registry-host with URL prefix matching (#6110) (#9694) (@github-actions[bot], @u2mejc)
  • abd8c6b #9677 graduate the linked install strategy from experimental to stable (#9677) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)
  • 073253f #9564 warn when min-release-age blocks an audit fix (#9564) (@github-actions[bot], @JamieMagee) ### Bug Fixes
  • b2e6338 #9602 arborist: don't flag inert optional deps in strict-allow-scripts (#9602) (@github-actions[bot], @JamieMagee) ### Documentation
  • 3658bb5 #9690 recommend install-strategy=linked to catch phantom dependencies (#9690) (@github-actions[bot], @manzoorwanijk)

libnpmdiff: 8.1.11

Dependencies

libnpmexec: 10.3.1

10.3.1 (2026-06-29)

Bug Fixes

  • f3f2465 #9692 exec: prevent shared binPaths pollution across workspace runs (#9692) (@github-actions[bot], @arjun-vegeta)
  • b2e6338 #9602 arborist: don't flag inert optional deps in strict-allow-scripts (#9602) (@github-actions[bot], @JamieMagee)

Dependencies

libnpmfund: 7.0.25

Dependencies

libnpmpack: 9.1.11

Dependencies