# Node.js Release WorkGroup Meeting 2025-10-17

## Links

* **Recording**:
* **GitHub Issue**: https://github.com/nodejs/Release/issues/1121
* **Minutes**: https://hackmd.io/@openjs-nodejs/rJQX1U96le

## Present

* Release team: @nodejs/release
* LTS team: @nodejs/lts

## Agenda

## Announcements

*Extracted from **Release-agenda** labelled issues and pull requests from the **nodejs org** prior to the meeting.

### nodejs/node

* Upcoming Node.js Major Release (v25) [#59477](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/59477)
* tools: add a backport queue cron action [#56143](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/56143)

### nodejs/Release

* Proposal - Shift Node.js to Annual Major Releases and Shorten LTS Duration [#1113](https://github.com/nodejs/Release/issues/1113)
* Release plan - v24.x Current [#1089](https://github.com/nodejs/Release/issues/1089)
* Release plan - v22.x Active LTS [#1001](https://github.com/nodejs/Release/issues/1001)
* Proposal for new release schedule / users are not interested in releases that will not become LTS [#953](https://github.com/nodejs/Release/issues/953)
* Release plan - v20.x Maintenance LTS [#855](https://github.com/nodejs/Release/issues/855)

### nodejs/TSC

* How to handle "experimental" status when adoption is significant? [#1397](https://github.com/nodejs/TSC/issues/1397)

## Q&A, Other

## Upcoming Meetings

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