Notable changes Thank you to @addaleax for preparing the majority of this release. V8 6.0 The V8 engine has been upgraded to version 6.0, which has a significantly changed performance profile. #14574 More detailed information on performance differences can be found at https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/get-ready-a-new-v8-is-coming-node-js-performance-is-changing-46a63d6da4de Other notable c