--- title: What's New in Node.js 22 | daily.dev description: Node.js 22 offers a stable release with new features such as stabilized Watch mode, default-enabled WebSocket client, and a new --run flag for script... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-node-js-22-mold8smnc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What's New in Node.js 22 | daily.dev og:description: Node.js 22 offers a stable release with new features such as stabilized Watch mode, default-enabled WebSocket client, and a new --run flag for script... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-node-js-22-mold8smnc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MOLD8SMNc.png og:image:alt: What's New in Node.js 22 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What's New in Node.js 22 **[AppSignal](https://daily.dev/sources/appsignal)** · 6 min read · 34 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Node.js 22 offers a stable release with new features such as stabilized Watch mode, default-enabled WebSocket client, and a new --run flag for script execution. 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