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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Change	Age	Confidence
@babel/core (source)	7.29.7 → 8.1.0
@babel/plugin-transform-react-display-name (source)	7.29.7 → 8.0.1
@babel/preset-env (source)	7.29.7 → 8.0.7
@babel/preset-react (source)	7.29.7 → 8.0.1
@babel/preset-typescript (source)	7.29.7 → 8.0.7

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Release Notes

babel/babel (@​babel/core)

v8.1.0

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🚀 New Feature

• babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-bytes-modules, babel-plugin-proposal-filtered-namespaces, babel-plugin-proposal-import-wasm-source, babel-plugin-proposal-text-modules, babel-plugin-transform-dynamic-import, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime, babel-standalone
  • #​18316 Add transform support for filtered namespaces (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-generator, babel-helper-import-to-platform-api, babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-export-namespace-from, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #​18311 Add parsing&printing support for filtered namespaces (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• Other
  • #​18009 Add babel/no-empty eslint rule (@​JLHwung)
  • #​17956 Add eslint-plugin configs (@​JLHwung)
• babel-helper-import-to-platform-api, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helpers, babel-plugin-proposal-bytes-modules, babel-plugin-proposal-import-wasm-source, babel-plugin-proposal-text-modules, babel-plugin-transform-json-modules, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
  • #​17817 Add support for type: bytes and type: text imports (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #​17624 Add parse support for the "structs" proposal (only non-shared) (@​JLHwung)
• babel-generator, babel-parser, babel-types
  • #​17980 Parse Import Sync proposal (@​JLHwung)
• babel-generator, babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-export-namespace-from, babel-plugin-transform-modules-amd, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-umd, babel-types
  • #​18310 Add parsing&printing support for export defer (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-cli, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner
  • #​18006 Add experimental support for range mappings in source maps (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-core
  • #​18275 feat(core): export generate from babel-generator (@​JLHwung)
• babel-core, babel-plugin-transform-classes
  • #​18387 Add noUninitializedThis assumption (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
  • #​18386 Add noClassPrototypeAssign and noConstructorPrimitiveReturn (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-parser
  • #​18444 fix(parser): allow lone yield before in in an Annex B for-in init (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18443 fix(parser): respect unicode escape in isUnparsedContextual (@​JLHwung)
• babel-helper-skip-transparent-expression-wrappers, babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining
  • #​18477 Fix optional call losing the receiver through a TS instantiation expression (@​Kjubikstronk)

🔬 Output optimization

• babel-helpers, babel-runtime-corejs3
  • #​18435 polish: shrink importDeferProxy size (@​JLHwung)

v8.0.10

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🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-parser
  • #​18420 fix(parser): improve radix literal rounding (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18372 fix(parser): allow parenthesized assignment target in arrow initializer (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18410 fix(parser): do not record strict mode errors during lookahead (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18433 fix(parser): invalid expectOnePlugin usage (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18409 fix(parser): handle ASI after let followed by a reserved word on the next line (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18406 fix(parser): parser should not crash for import defer {} (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18407 fix(parser): record start location in startNodeAt (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping
  • #​18371 fix: closures in for-loop test and update capture wrong binding (@​joellemd)
• babel-generator
  • #​18418 fix(generator): keep aliases of string-literal module specifiers (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18427 Fix missing parentheses around TypeScript assertion targets (@​dagemawinegash)
  • #​18324 fix: invalid minified: true output for new expression (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18437 fix(generator): preserve type modifier in TSImportEqualsDeclaration (@​saiyam-jain-dev)
  • #​18424 Keep parentheses around TSInstantiationExpression operand (@​yulman2207)
  • #​18417 fix(generator): do not disallow line break after import source (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining, babel-traverse
  • #​18422 fix: Scope#push should not push iife param after rest element (@​JLHwung)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators
  • #​18224 fix: avoid removable fields as decorator evaluation hosts (@​nyan-left)
• babel-types
  • #​18411 Allow member expression values in ObjectPattern properties (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-classes
  • #​18384 Leave loose class prototype mutable with accessors (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🏠 Internal

• babel-build-external-helpers, babel-core, babel-helpers, babel-plugin-transform-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-transform-class-properties, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
  • #​18397 Mangle top level names in helpers (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🏃‍♀️ Performance

• babel-traverse
  • #​18413 perf(traverse): improve generateUid and push (@​JLHwung)

🔬 Output optimization

• babel-helpers, babel-runtime-corejs3
  • #​18325 Shrink jsx helper size (@​JLHwung)

v8.0.9

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v8.0.9 (2026-10-23)

This release contains no changes. It is needed only to update the repo (which is based on @babel/core's last release) in Node.js's CITGM.

v8.0.7

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🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-helper-create-regexp-features-plugin, babel-plugin-transform-dotall-regex, babel-plugin-transform-unicode-sets-regex, babel-preset-env
  • #​18295 Bump regexpu-core to 6.5.3 (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-for-of
  • #​18292 Skip for await in transform-for-of (@​brunoborta)
• babel-helpers, babel-plugin-transform-async-generator-functions, babel-runtime-corejs3
  • #​18283 Fix asyncIterator helper forwarding .throw() to .return() (@​brunoborta)
• babel-parser
  • #​18288 fix(parser): allow await as a function expression name inside async arrow (@​JLHwung)
• babel-helpers, babel-plugin-transform-class-properties, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-runtime-corejs3
  • #​18284 Guard @@toPrimitive usage in toPrimitive helper (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping
  • #​18195 fix: closures in for-loop init capture wrong binding (@​joelle-a-dev)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-transform-private-property-in-object
  • #​18265 Return false for #x in on static private fields before initialization (@​hoobnn)
• babel-traverse
  • #​18151 Evaluate TypeScript expression wrappers in NodePath#evaluate (@​CINC0S)
  • #​18250 fix(traverse): do not evaluate destructured bindings in path.evaluate (@​wulu007)
• Other
  • #​18257 Fix eslint-parser AST definition of AccessorProperty (@​jpradelle)
• babel-core
  • #​18254 fix(core): createConfigItem allows cb as 2nd arg (@​JLHwung)

🏠 Internal

• babel-helpers, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-runtime-corejs3
  • #​18255 Simplify interopRequireWildcard helper (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

v8.0.6

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👓 Spec Compliance

• babel-helper-validator-identifier, babel-parser
  • #​18237 Update identifier definition to Unicode 18 (@​JLHwung)

🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-parser
  • #​18240 Fix parsing of arrow function params inside ternaries with Flow (@​robhogan)
• babel-helper-string-parser, babel-parser
  • #​18239 fix: polish error message for invalid binary 0b19 (@​JLHwung)

🏠 Internal

• babel-code-frame, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-parser, babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-rest-destructuring-rhs-array, babel-plugin-proposal-destructuring-private, babel-plugin-proposal-discard-binding, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-plugin-transform-typescript, babel-preset-env, babel-traverse, babel-types
  • #​18235 Remove unused internal exports (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-parser
  • #​18245 test: test with ts-eslint 8.70.0 (@​JLHwung)
• babel-core
  • #​18231 build: do not emit sourcemap in production build (@​JLHwung)
• babel-build-external-helpers, babel-cli, babel-code-frame, babel-core, babel-generator, babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-globals, babel-helper-string-parser, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-helper-validator-identifier, babel-node, babel-parser, babel-plugin-transform-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-register, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-traverse
  • #​18236 Enforce usage of Yarn catalog for reused dependencies (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🏃‍♀️ Performance

• babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner
  • #​18232 Replace lru-cache with flru (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

v8.0.5

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👓 Spec Compliance

• babel-parser
  • #​18218 fix(parser): do not form html entity for invalid codepoint (@​JLHwung)

🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-parser
  • #​18215 fix(parser): remove non-decimal prefix from bigint (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18063 Disallow new import prop access (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-destructuring
  • #​18214 fix: only collapse the empty-object check when it targets the declared binding (@​Kjubikstronk)
• babel-plugin-transform-typescript
  • #​18190 fix(ts): improve variable handling in namespace (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18207 [ts] Allow merging enum into a namespace (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-node
  • #​18217 Fix import path for babel-node.js (@​drubetti)
• babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-rest-destructuring-rhs-array
  • #​18213 fix(bugfix): bound check before array access (@​JLHwung)
• babel-traverse
  • #​18183 fix(remove): unwrap single sequence expression (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18153 Handle null in getAll{Prev,Next}Siblings (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping
  • #​18194 fix: improve for loop closure environment check (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18193 fix: assign closure body after handling return (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18088 Fix initialization of nested for loop head declarations (@​journey-ad)
• babel-generator
  • #​18202 fix(generator): keep parens for ?. chain in tag (@​JLHwung)
• babel-register
  • #​18137 fix(babel-register): preserve app-managed graceful shutdown (@​jibin7jose)
• Other
  • #​18140 chore: fix @​babel/eslint-plugin peer deps (@​JLHwung)
• babel-cli, babel-helper-transform-fixture-test-runner, babel-register
  • #​18131 fix(register): do not inherit parent execArgv (@​JLHwung)
• babel-standalone
  • #​18095 Add types for @babel/standalone (@​liuxingbaoyu)

📝 Documentation

• #​18187 Add AI policy (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🏠 Internal

• babel-cli, babel-core, babel-helper-compilation-targets, babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-helper-create-regexp-features-plugin, babel-helper-fixtures, babel-preset-env
  • #​18145 refactor: replace semver with verkit (@​sxzz)
• babel-node
  • #​18177 Update node flags list (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-types
  • #​18103 Simplify AST validators (@​fisker)

🏃‍♀️ Performance

• babel-parser
  • #​18176 perf: Improve @babel/parser (@​liuxingbaoyu)

v8.0.1

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🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-parser
  • #​18420 fix(parser): improve radix literal rounding (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18372 fix(parser): allow parenthesized assignment target in arrow initializer (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18410 fix(parser): do not record strict mode errors during lookahead (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18433 fix(parser): invalid expectOnePlugin usage (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18409 fix(parser): handle ASI after let followed by a reserved word on the next line (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18406 fix(parser): parser should not crash for import defer {} (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18407 fix(parser): record start location in startNodeAt (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping
  • #​18371 fix: closures in for-loop test and update capture wrong binding (@​joellemd)
• babel-generator
  • #​18418 fix(generator): keep aliases of string-literal module specifiers (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18427 Fix missing parentheses around TypeScript assertion targets (@​dagemawinegash)
  • #​18324 fix: invalid minified: true output for new expression (@​JLHwung)
  • #​18437 fix(generator): preserve type modifier in TSImportEqualsDeclaration (@​saiyam-jain-dev)
  • #​18424 Keep parentheses around TSInstantiationExpression operand (@​yulman2207)
  • #​18417 fix(generator): do not disallow line break after import source (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining, babel-traverse
  • #​18422 fix: Scope#push should not push iife param after rest element (@​JLHwung)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators
  • #​18224 fix: avoid removable fields as decorator evaluation hosts (@​nyan-left)
• babel-types
  • #​18411 Allow member expression values in ObjectPattern properties (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-classes
  • #​18384 Leave loose class prototype mutable with accessors (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🏠 Internal

• babel-build-external-helpers, babel-core, babel-helpers, babel-plugin-transform-async-generator-functions, babel-plugin-transform-class-properties, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
  • #​18397 Mangle top level names in helpers (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🏃‍♀️ Performance

• babel-traverse
  • #​18413 perf(traverse): improve generateUid and push (@​JLHwung)

🔬 Output optimization

• babel-helpers, babel-runtime-corejs3
  • #​18325 Shrink jsx helper size (@​JLHwung)

v8.0.0

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👓 Spec Compliance

• babel-core
  • #​18039 perf: Only extract source map comments at the end of the file (@​liuxingbaoyu)

💥 Breaking Change

• babel-cli, babel-node, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators, babel-plugin-transform-classes, babel-plugin-transform-function-name, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs, babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, babel-plugin-transform-parameters, babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements, babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, babel-preset-env, babel-register
  • #​18069 Fallback to assuming ESM support with modules: auto (@​nicolo-ribaudo)
• babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-runtime-corejs3, babel-runtime
  • #​18036 Remove corejs exports for @babe/runtime-corejs3 (@​liuxingbaoyu)
• babel-parser
  • #​18034 Remove locations: "packed" (@​liuxingbaoyu)

🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-generator
  • #​18046 fix(generator): improve new callee parens check (@​JLHwung)
• babel-plugin-transform-modules-systemjs
  • #​18032 fix(systemjs): support proto as an export name (@​JLHwung)

📝 Documentation

• #​18070 Add EOL date for Babel 7 (end of June 2027) to SECURITY.md (@​nicolo-ribaudo)

🏠 Internal

• #​18018 ci: enforce yarn integrity (@​JLHwung)

🏃‍♀️ Performance

• babel-core
  • #​18039 perf: Only extract source map comments at the end of the file (@​liuxingbaoyu)

v7.29.13

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v7.29.13 (2026-11-04)

🐛 Bug Fix

• babel-generator, babel-parser
  • #​18522 fix(parser): start decorated object members at their first decorator (@​babel-bot)
• babel-parser
  • #​18520 fix(parser): allow TS imports to define exports declared before them (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18485 fix(parser): allow lone yield before in in an Annex B for-in init (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18483 fix(parser): respect unicode escape in isUnparsedContextual (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18452 fix(parser): remove non-decimal prefix from bigint (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18449 fix(parser): allow await as a function expression name inside async arrow (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18453 Disallow new import prop access (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18450 Improve F# pipeline direct body check (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18446 fix(parser): set phase: null for non-deferred imports with deferredImportEvaluation (#​18313) (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18448 Fix TypeScript parser failing on async calls in ternary consequent (@​babel-bot)
• babel-generator
  • #​18521 fix(generator): print override modifier of TSParameterProperty (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18509 fix(generator): do not apply jsesc number radix to non-integer literals (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18500 fix(generator): escape of binding of a using declaration in for-of head (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18461 fix: invalid minified: true output for new expression (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18476 fix: preserve trailing comma in optional call args (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18456 fix(generator): keep parens for ?. chain in tag (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18454 fix(generator): preserve type modifier in TSImportEqualsDeclaration (@​babel-bot)
• babel-plugin-transform-block-scoping
  • #​18518 Fix initialization of nested for loop head declarations (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18465 fix: improve for loop closure environment check (@​babel-bot)
  • #​18464 fix: assign closure body after handling return (@​babel-bot)
• babel-helper-module-transforms, babel-plugin-transform-modules-commonjs
  • #​18499 fix: commonjs namespace re-export with a string export name (@​babel-bot)
• babel-helper-skip-transparent-expression-wrappers, babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining
  • #​18482 Fix optional call losing the receiver through a TS instantiation expression (@​babel-bot)
• babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application
  • #​18479 fix(partial-app): support super method call (@​babel-bot)
• babel-register
  • #​18481 fix(register): skip hook for ignored files (@​babel-bot)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-transform-private-property-in-object
  • #​18462 Return false for #x in on static private fields before initialization (@​babel-bot)
• babel-traverse
  • #​18480 fix(babel-traverse): check variable shadowing for global object callees (@​babel-bot)
• babel-helper-create-class-features-plugin, babel-plugin-proposal-decorators
  • #​18478 Fix decorators interaction with abstract/declare fields (@​babel-bot)
• babel-core
  • #​18463 fix(core): createConfigItem allows cb as 2nd arg (@​babel-bot)
• babel-plugin-bugfix-safari-rest-destructuring-rhs-array
  • #​18457 fix(bugfix): bound check before array access (@​babel-bot)
• Other
  • #​18459 Fix eslint-parser AST definition of AccessorProperty (@​babel-bot)
• babel-plugin-transform-destructuring
  • #​18460 fix: only collapse the empty-object check when it targets the declared binding (@​babel-bot)
• babel-helpers, babel-plugin-transform-async-generator-functions, babel-runtime-corejs3
  • #​18458 Fix asyncIterator helper forwarding .throw() to .return() (@​babel-bot)
• babel-plugin-transform-for-of
  • #​18455 Skip for await in transform-for-of (@​babel-bot)
• babel-helper-string-parser, babel-parser
  • #​18447 fix: polish error message for invalid binary 0b19 (@​babel-bot)

Committers: 1

• Babel Bot (@​babel-bot)

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