diff --git a/.ci.sh b/.ci.sh
index 366939825..11fdec961 100644
--- a/.ci.sh
+++ b/.ci.sh
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ import moduleFs from "fs";
                     "type": "git",
                     "url": "https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint.git"
                 },
-                "version": "2024.3.26"
+                "version": "2024.6.1"
             }, undefined, 4)
         }
     ].map(async function ({
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 314bcb6df..00d16ba9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,15 +22,14 @@ jobs:
           - x64
           # - x86
         node_version:
-          - 18
           - 20
-          # - 22
-        python_version:
-          - "3.10"
+          - 22
         os:
           - macos-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
           - windows-latest
+        python_version:
+          - "3.10"
 # base - .github/workflows/ci.yml - beg
     env:
       CI_MATRIX_NAME: >
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # disable autocrlf in windows
       - run: |
-          sh -c uname
+          sh -c "uname -a"
           echo "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %TZ") - ${{ env.CI_WORKFLOW_NAME }}" # "
           git config --global core.autocrlf false
       # https://github.com/actions/checkout
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       # https://github.com/actions/setup-node
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
       # https://github.com/actions/setup-python
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yml
index d43fdd64c..d9feec7c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ jobs:
           - x64
           # - x86
         node_version:
-          - 18
           - 20
-          # - 22
+          - 22
         os:
           - macos-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
@@ -43,20 +42,21 @@ jobs:
       ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - run: echo "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %TZ") - ${{ env.CI_WORKFLOW_NAME }}" # "
       # disable autocrlf in windows
-      - run: git config --global core.autocrlf false
+      - run: |
+          sh -c "uname -a"
+          echo "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %TZ") - ${{ env.CI_WORKFLOW_NAME }}" # "
+          git config --global core.autocrlf false
       # https://github.com/actions/checkout
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # fetch jslint_ci.sh from trusted source
       - run: |
           git fetch origin alpha --depth=1
           sh -c 'for FILE in .ci.sh .ci2.sh jslint_ci.sh myci2.sh; do
           if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then git checkout origin/alpha "$FILE"; fi; done'
       # https://github.com/actions/setup-node
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
       # run nodejs coverages and tests
       - run: sh jslint_ci.sh shCiBase
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 31995a89a..80cf34292 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           - x64
           # - x86
         node_version:
-          # - 18
           - 20
           # - 22
         os:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e2e77e70..bdbfbfc0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 - jslint - add new warning requiring paren around plus-separated concatenations.
 - jslint - try to improve parser to be able to parse jquery.js without stopping.
 
+# v2024.6.1-beta
+- coverage - Fix coverage-function v8CoverageReportCreate() throwing error EINVAL in latest nodejs-security-patch, when running win32-coverage with npm.cmd.
+
 # v2024.3.26
 - ci - Add shell-functions shGitPullrequestCleanup(), shGitPullrequest() to automatically cleanup or create-and-push github-pull-commit to origin/alpha.
 - jslint - Allow destructuring-assignment after function-definition.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7125ffe5d..83f07a771 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -917,13 +917,13 @@ eval("1"); //jslint-ignore-line
 <br><br>
 ### pull-request merge
 - find highest issue-number at https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/issues/, https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/pulls/, and add +1 to it for PR-xxx
-- $ `shGitPullrequest beta beta`
+- `shGitPullrequest beta beta`
     - verify ci-success for origin-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- $ `git push upstream alpha -f`
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions
+- `git push upstream alpha -f`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/compare/beta...kaizhu256:jslint:branch-p2024.3.21
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
+- goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/compare/beta...kaizhu256:jslint:branch-p2024.6.23
 - click `Create pull request`
 - input `Add your description here...` with:
 ```
@@ -945,24 +945,24 @@ this PR will additionally:
 - wait awhile before continuing ...
 - click `Rebase and merge`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-beta
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- $ `shGitPullrequestCleanup`
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
+- `shGitPullrequestCleanup`
     - verify ci-success for origin-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- $ `git push upstream alpha -f`
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions
+- `git push upstream alpha -f`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
 - click `Delete branch`
 
 
 <br><br>
 ### branch-master commit
-- $ `shGitPullrequest master beta`
+- `shGitPullrequest master beta`
     - verify ci-success for origin-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- $ `git push upstream alpha -f`
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions
+- `git push upstream alpha -f`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
 - goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/compare/beta...kaizhu256:jslint:branch-v2024.3.26
 - click `Create pull request`
 - input `Add a title` with: `# v20yy.mm.dd`
@@ -978,27 +978,27 @@ this PR will additionally:
 - wait awhile before continuing ...
 - click `Rebase and merge`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-beta
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- $ `shGitPullrequestCleanup`
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
+- `shGitPullrequestCleanup`
     - verify ci-success for origin-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- $ `git push upstream alpha -f`
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions
+- `git push upstream alpha -f`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-alpha
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
 - click `Delete branch`
-- $ `git push origin beta:master`
+- `git push origin beta:master`
     - verify ci-success for origin-branch-master
-    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
-- $ `git push upstream beta:master`
+    - https://github.com/kaizhu256/jslint/actions
+- `git push upstream beta:master`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-master
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
 
 
 <br><br>
 ### branch-master publish
-- $ `git push upstream beta:master`
+- `git push upstream beta:master`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-master
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
 - goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/releases/new
 - input `Choose a tag` with: `v20yy.mm.dd`
 - click `Create new tag: v20yy.mm.dd on publish`
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ this PR will additionally:
 - click `Preview` and review
 - click `Publish release`
     - verify ci-success for upstream-branch-publish
-    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions/workflows/ci.yml
+    - https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/actions
     - verify email-notification `Successfully published @jslint-org/jslint@20yy.mm.dd`
 
 
@@ -1024,10 +1024,10 @@ this PR will additionally:
 ### vscode-jslint publish
 - goto https://github.com/jslint-org/jslint/tree/gh-pages/branch-beta/.artifact/jslint_wrapper_vscode
 - click `vscode-jslint-20yy.mm.dd.vsix`
-- click `Download`
+- click `Raw` to download
 - goto https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage/publishers/jslint
 - right-click `Update`
-- drag-and-drop downloaded `vscode-jslint-20yy.mm.dd.vsix`
+- upload downloaded file `vscode-jslint-20yy.mm.dd.vsix`
 - click 'Upload'
 - verify email-notification `[Succeeded] Extension publish on Visual Studio Marketplace - vscode-jslint`
 
diff --git a/jslint.mjs b/jslint.mjs
index b8dd1d950..1cc3d1796 100644
--- a/jslint.mjs
+++ b/jslint.mjs
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
     process_env, process_exit, promises, property, property_dict, push, quote,
     ranges, readFile, readdir, readonly, recursive, reduce, repeat, replace,
     resolve, result, reverse, role, round, scriptId, search, set, shebang,
-    shift, signature, single, slice, some, sort, source, spawn, splice, split,
-    stack, stack_trace, start, startOffset, startsWith, statement,
+    shell, shift, signature, single, slice, some, sort, source, spawn, splice,
+    split, stack, stack_trace, start, startOffset, startsWith, statement,
     statement_prv, stdio, stop, stop_at, stringify, subscript, switch,
     syntax_dict, tenure, test, test_cause, test_internal_error, this, thru,
     toLocaleString, toString, token, token_global, token_list, token_nxt,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ let jslint_charset_ascii = (
     + "@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_"
     + "`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~\u007f"
 );
-let jslint_edition = "v2024.3.26";
+let jslint_edition = "v2024.6.1-beta";
 let jslint_export;                      // The jslint object to be exported.
 let jslint_fudge = 1;                   // Fudge starting line and starting
                                         // ... column to 1.
@@ -11285,24 +11285,37 @@ function sentinel() {}
             }
         }));
         exitCode = await new Promise(function (resolve) {
-            moduleChildProcess.spawn(
-                (
-                    processArgv[0] === "npm"
+            let processArgv0 = processArgv[0];
 
 // If win32 environment, then replace program npm with npm.cmd.
 // Coverage-hack - Ugly-hack to get test-coverage under both win32 and linux.
 
-                    ? process.platform.replace("win32", "npm.cmd").replace(
-                        process.platform,
-                        "npm"
-                    )
-                    : processArgv[0]
-                ),
+            if (processArgv0 === "npm") {
+                processArgv0 = process.platform.replace(
+                    "win32",
+                    "npm.cmd"
+                ).replace(
+                    process.platform,
+                    "npm"
+                );
+            }
+            moduleChildProcess.spawn(
+                processArgv0,
                 processArgv.slice(1),
                 {
                     env: Object.assign({}, process.env, {
                         NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDir
                     }),
+
+// PR-465
+// https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/april-2024-security-releases-2
+// Node.js will now error with EINVAL if a .bat or .cmd file is passed to
+// child_process.spawn and child_process.spawnSync without the shell option set.
+
+                    shell: (
+                        processArgv0.endsWith(".bat")
+                        || processArgv0.endsWith(".cmd")
+                    ),
                     stdio: ["ignore", 1, 2]
                 }
             ).on("exit", resolve);
diff --git a/jslint_ci.sh b/jslint_ci.sh
index 6bef270fb..2f5490808 100644
--- a/jslint_ci.sh
+++ b/jslint_ci.sh
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ shGitInitBase() {(set -e
 
 shGitLsTree() {(set -e
 # this function will "git ls-tree" all files committed in HEAD
-# example use:
+# example usage:
 # shGitLsTree | sort -rk3 # sort by date
 # shGitLsTree | sort -rk4 # sort by size
     node --input-type=module --eval '
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ import moduleFs from "fs";
     default:
         version = `p${version}`;
         commitMessage = (
-            /\n\n# v\d\d\d\d\.\d\d?\.\d\d?(?:-.*?)?\n(- [\S\s]+?)\n- /
+            /\n\n# v\d\d\d\d\.\d\d?\.\d\d?(?:-.*?)?\n(- [\S\s]+?)(?:\n- |\n\n)/
         ).exec(data)[1];
     }
     branchPull = `branch-${version}`;
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ shGithubCheckoutRemote() {(set -e
 shGithubFileDownload() {(set -e
 # this function will download file $1 from github repo/branch
 # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#create-or-update-file-contents
-# example use:
+# example usage:
 # shGithubFileDownload octocat/hello-world/master/hello.txt
     shGithubFileDownloadUpload download "$1" "$2"
 )}
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ shGithubFileDownload() {(set -e
 shGithubFileDownloadUpload() {(set -e
 # this function will upload file $2 to github repo/branch $1
 # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#create-or-update-file-contents
-# example use:
+# example usage:
 # shGithubFileUpload octocat/hello-world/master/hello.txt hello.txt
     shGithubTokenExport
     node --input-type=module --eval '
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ import modulePath from "path";
 shGithubFileUpload() {(set -e
 # this function will upload file $2 to github repo/branch $1
 # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#create-or-update-file-contents
-# example use:
+# example usage:
 # shGithubFileUpload octocat/hello-world/master/hello.txt hello.txt
     shGithubFileDownloadUpload upload "$1" "$2"
 )}
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ shGithubTokenExport() {
 
 shGithubWorkflowDispatch() {(set -e
 # this function will trigger github-workflow on given $REPO and $BRANCH
-# example use:
+# example usage:
 # shGithubWorkflowDispatch octocat/hello-world master
     shGithubTokenExport
     REPO="$1"
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ function replaceListReplace(replaceList, data) {
             if (dataUriType) {
                 return;
             }
-            if (dateCommitted) {
+            if (dateCommitted && dateCommitted.toString()) {
                 result += (
                     "\n\n\n/*\n"
                     + "repo " + prefix.replace("/blob/", "/tree/") + "\n"
@@ -3329,20 +3329,27 @@ function sentinel() {}
       }
     }));
     exitCode = await new Promise(function (resolve) {
+      let processArgv0 = processArgv[0];
+      if (processArgv0 === "npm") {
+        processArgv0 = process.platform.replace(
+          "win32",
+          "npm.cmd"
+        ).replace(
+          process.platform,
+          "npm"
+        );
+      }
       moduleChildProcess.spawn(
-        (
-          processArgv[0] === "npm"
-          ? process.platform.replace("win32", "npm.cmd").replace(
-            process.platform,
-            "npm"
-          )
-          : processArgv[0]
-        ),
+        processArgv0,
         processArgv.slice(1),
         {
           env: Object.assign({}, process.env, {
             NODE_V8_COVERAGE: coverageDir
           }),
+          shell: (
+            processArgv0.endsWith(".bat")
+            || processArgv0.endsWith(".cmd")
+          ),
           stdio: ["ignore", 1, 2]
         }
       ).on("exit", resolve);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27dc431ea..a1aed18f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
     "shCiArtifactUpload": 1,
     "shCiPublishNpm": 1,
     "type": "module",
-    "version": "2024.3.26"
+    "version": "2024.6.1-beta"
 }