# Node\.js 18 LTS is now available

**Published:** November 18, 2022 | **Authors:** Steven Salat, Guðmundur Bjarni Ólafsson, Ethan Arrowood, Chris Barber, Nathan Rajlich

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As of today, version 18 of Node.js can be selected in the **Node.js Version** section on the General page in the **Project Settings**. Newly created projects will default to this version.

The new version introduces several [new features](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/v18-release-announce/) including:

- ECMAScript RegExp Match Indices
- `Blob`
- `fetch`
- `FormData`
- `Headers`
- `Request`
- `Response`
- `ReadableStream`
- `WritableStream`
- `import test from 'node:test'`

Node.js 18 includes substantial improvements to align the Node.js runtime with the [Edge Runtime](https://vercel.com/docs/concepts/functions/edge-functions/edge-functions-api), including alignment with Web Standard APIs.

The exact version used today is [18.12.1](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v18.12.1/) and will automatically update minor and patch releases. Therefore, only the major version (`18.x`) is guaranteed.

[Read the documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/concepts/functions/serverless-functions/runtimes/node-js) for more.

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