Node.js 18 LTS
This version has reached end of life and no longer receives updates.
April 19, 2022
October 18, 2023
April 30, 2025
18.20.8 (March 27, 2025)
October 25, 2022
About Node.js 18 LTS
Node.js 18 introduced the global fetch API, the built-in test runner, and V8 10.1. It reached end of life in April 2025 after 3 years of support.
Key Changes in Node.js 18
- ●Global fetch() API built in (no more node-fetch or axios for simple HTTP requests)
- ●Built-in test runner (experimental) for running tests without external dependencies
- ●V8 10.1 with class static initialization blocks and structuredClone()
- ●Web Streams API available globally
- ●Experimental watch mode via
--watchflag
Breaking Changes
- ▲OpenSSL 3.0 replaced OpenSSL 1.1.1 (breaking for some native addons)
- ▲Removed legacy HTTP parser (http_parser replaced by llhttp)
- ▲DNS resolution order changed to match OS defaults (may affect Docker/container networking)
Node.js 18 recently reached end of life on April 30, 2025. This means it no longer receives security patches or bug fixes from the maintainers. If you are still on this version, now is the time to finalize your upgrade plan before the gap between your version and the current release grows wider.
The recommended upgrade path is to Node.js 24 LTS. Since Node.js 18 is 4 major versions behind, consider a staged upgrade through intermediate versions to catch breaking changes incrementally rather than all at once. Review the release notes for each intervening major version to identify API changes, deprecated features, and removed functionality that may affect your codebase.
Lifecycle Progress
This version reached end of life April 30, 2025.
All Node.js Versions
| Version | Released | EOL | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | October 15, 2025 | June 1, 2026 | 25.7.0 | Active |
| 24 | May 6, 2025 | April 30, 2028 | 24.14.0 | LTS — Active |
| 23 | October 16, 2024 | June 1, 2025 | 23.11.1 | End of Life |
| 22 | April 24, 2024 | April 30, 2027 | 22.22.0 | Security Only |
| 21 | October 17, 2023 | June 1, 2024 | 21.7.3 | End of Life |
| 20 | April 18, 2023 | April 30, 2026 | 20.20.0 | Security Only |
| 19 | October 18, 2022 | June 1, 2023 | 19.9.0 | End of Life |
| 18 (current page) | April 19, 2022 | April 30, 2025 | 18.20.8 | End of Life |
| 17 | October 19, 2021 | June 1, 2022 | 17.9.1 | End of Life |
| 16 | April 20, 2021 | September 11, 2023 | 16.20.2 | End of Life |
| 15 | October 20, 2020 | June 1, 2021 | 15.14.0 | End of Life |
| 14 | April 21, 2020 | April 30, 2023 | 14.21.3 | End of Life |
| 13 | October 22, 2019 | June 1, 2020 | 13.14.0 | End of Life |
| 12 | April 23, 2019 | April 30, 2022 | 12.22.12 | End of Life |
| 11 | October 23, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | 11.15.0 | End of Life |
| 10 | April 24, 2018 | April 30, 2021 | 10.24.1 | End of Life |
| 9 | October 31, 2017 | June 30, 2018 | 9.11.2 | End of Life |
| 8 | May 30, 2017 | December 31, 2019 | 8.17.0 | End of Life |
| 7 | October 25, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | 7.10.1 | End of Life |
| 6 | April 26, 2016 | April 30, 2019 | 6.17.1 | End of Life |
| 5 | October 30, 2015 | June 30, 2016 | 5.12.0 | End of Life |
| 4 | September 9, 2015 | April 30, 2018 | 4.9.1 | End of Life |
| 3 | August 4, 2015 | Yes | 3.3.1 | End of Life |
| 2 | May 4, 2015 | Yes | 2.5.0 | End of Life |
| 1 | January 20, 2015 | Yes | 1.8.4 | End of Life |
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