- [Fix] `parse`: ignore `__proto__` keys (#428)
- [Fix] `utils.merge`: avoid a crash with a null target and an array source
- [Fix] `utils.merge`: avoid a crash with a null target and a truthy non-array source
- [Fix] `utils`: `merge`: fix crash when `source` is a truthy primitive & no options are provided
- [Fix] when `parseArrays` is false, properly handle keys ending in `[]`
- [Robustness] `stringify`: avoid relying on a global `undefined` (#427)
- [Refactor] use cached `Array.isArray`
- [Docs] Clarify the need for "arrayLimit" option
- [meta] fix README.md (#399)
- [meta] Clean up license text so it’s properly detected as BSD-3-Clause
- [meta] add FUNDING.yml
- [actions] backport actions from main
- [Tests] use `safer-buffer` instead of `Buffer` constructor
- [Tests] remove nonexistent tape option
- [Dev Deps] backport from main
