2021-07-29, Version 16.6.0 (Current)

This is a security release.

Notable Changes:

- CVE-2021-22930: Use after free on close http2 on stream canceling
  (High) [#39423](#39423)
- (SEMVER-MINOR) deps: update V8 to 9.2.230.21 (Michaël Zasso)
  [#39470](#39470)
- inspector: mark as stable (Gireesh Punathil)
  [#37748](#37748)
- (SEMVER-MINOR) perf_hooks: web performance timeline compliance
  (legendecas) [#39297](#39297)
- punycode: add pending deprecation (Antoine du Hamel)
  [#38444](#38444)
- (SEMVER-MINOR) repl: enable --experimental-repl-await /w opt-out
  (hemanth.hm) [#34733](#34733)

PR-URL: #39534

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ release.
 </tr>
 <tr>
     <td valign="top">
-<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.5.0">16.5.0</a></b><br/>
+<b><a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.6.0">16.6.0</a></b><br/>
+<a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.5.0">16.5.0</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.4.2">16.4.2</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.4.1">16.4.1</a><br/>
 <a href="doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.4.0">16.4.0</a><br/>

doc/api/cli.md

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Use the specified file as a security policy.
 
 ### `--no-experimental-repl-await`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
  -->
  Use this flag to disable top-level await in REPL.
 

doc/api/deprecations.md

@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ The [`require.extensions`][] property is deprecated.
 ### DEP0040: `punycode` module
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
-  - version: REPLACEME
+  - version: v16.6.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/38444
     description: Added support for `--pending-deprecation`.
   - version: v7.0.0

doc/api/process.md

@@ -3250,7 +3250,7 @@ This feature is not available in [`Worker`][] threads.
 
 ## `process.setSourceMapsEnabled(val)`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental

doc/api/webstreams.md

@@ -1120,19 +1120,19 @@ added: v16.5.0
 
 ### Class: `TextEncoderStream`
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-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 #### `new TextEncoderStream()`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 Creates a new `TextEncoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textEncoderStream.encoding`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {string}
@@ -1141,26 +1141,26 @@ The encoding supported by the `TextEncoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textEncoderStream.readable`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {ReadableStream}
 
 #### `textEncoderStream.writable`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {WritableStream}
 
 ### Class: `TextDecoderStream`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 #### `new TextDecoderStream([encoding[, options]])`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * `encoding` {string} Identifies the `encoding` that this `TextDecoder` instance
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ Creates a new `TextDecoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.encoding`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {string}
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ The encoding supported by the `TextDecoderStream` instance.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.fatal`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {boolean}
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ thrown.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.ignoreBOM`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {boolean}
@@ -1205,14 +1205,14 @@ mark.
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.readable`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {ReadableStream}
 
 #### `textDecoderStream.writable`
 <!-- YAML
-added: REPLACEME
+added: v16.6.0
 -->
 
 * Type: {WritableStream}

src/node_version.h

@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 #define SRC_NODE_VERSION_H_
 
 #define NODE_MAJOR_VERSION 16
-#define NODE_MINOR_VERSION 5
-#define NODE_PATCH_VERSION 1
+#define NODE_MINOR_VERSION 6
+#define NODE_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 #define NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS 0
 #define NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME ""
 
-#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
+#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
 #ifndef NODE_STRINGIFY
 #define NODE_STRINGIFY(n) NODE_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n)