npm: v8.0.0 Release

Release date:
October 7, 2021
Previous version:
v7.24.2 (released October 4, 2021)
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Release Notes Published

v8.0.0 (2021-10-07)

The purpose of this release is to drop support for old node versions and to remove support for require('npm'). There are no other breaking changes.

BREAKING CHANGES

  • Drop support for node 10 and 11
  • Raise support ceiling in node 12 and 14 to LTS (^12.13.0/^14.15.0)
  • Drop support to require('npm')
  • Update subdependencies that also dropped node10 support

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