v6.6.1

6.6.1 (2024-05-06)

The MongoDB Node.js team is pleased to announce version 6.6.1 of the mongodb package!

Release Notes

ref()-ed timer keeps event loop running until client.connect() resolves

When the MongoClient is first starting up (client.connect()) monitoring connections begin the process of discovering servers to make them selectable. The ref()-ed serverSelectionTimeoutMS timer keeps Node.js' event loop running as the monitoring connections are created. In the last release we inadvertently unref()-ed this initial timer which would allow Node.js to close before the monitors could create connections.

Bug Fixes

• NODE-6151: MongoClient connect does not keep Node.js running (#4101) (7e0d9e6)

Documentation

• Reference
• API
• Changelog

We invite you to try the mongodb library immediately, and report any issues to the NODE project.