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+---
+date: '2026-08-26T22:11:36.332Z'
+category: release
+title: Node.js 26.8.1 (Current)
+layout: blog-post
+author: Antoine du Hamel
+---
+
+## 2026-08-26, Version 26.8.1 (Current), @aduh95
+
+### Notable Changes
+
+Out-of-band release to fix `node --version` which was reporting an alpha version.
+
+### Commits
+
+- \[[`ebd35a9eec`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ebd35a9eec)] - **src**: revert accidental alpha designation (Antoine du Hamel) [#65568](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/65568)
+- \[[`0b0dd87fcc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0b0dd87fcc)] - **tools**: fix `tools/nix/list-requisites.sh` (Antoine du Hamel) [#65560](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/65560)
+
+Windows 64-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-x64.msi \
+Windows ARM 64-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-arm64.msi \
+Windows 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/win-x64/node.exe \
+Windows ARM 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/win-arm64/node.exe \
+macOS 64-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1.pkg \
+macOS Apple Silicon 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-darwin-arm64.tar.gz \
+macOS Intel 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-darwin-x64.tar.gz \
+Linux 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-linux-x64.tar.xz \
+Linux PPC LE 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.xz \
+Linux s390x 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-linux-s390x.tar.xz \
+AIX 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-aix-ppc64.tar.gz \
+ARMv8 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1-linux-arm64.tar.xz \
+Source Code: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/node-v26.8.1.tar.gz \
+Other release files: https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.8.1/ \
+Documentation: https://nodejs.org/docs/v26.8.1/api/
+
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+
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