Electron Releases

Electron v42.0.0-beta.5

Latest Pre Release
npm
npm install --save-dev electron@42.0.0-beta.5
yarn
yarn add --dev electron@42.0.0-beta.5
Google ChromeChromium
148.0.7778.5
Node.jsNode.js
24.14.1
V8V8
14.8.178.1

Release Notes

Fixes

  • Fixed bug that could occasionally cause browserWindow's always-on-top-changed even to fire with incorrect values. #51133 (Also in 40, 41)

  • Fixed test scaffolding bug when running tests locally on Linux. #51149 (Also in 40, 41)

Other Changes

  • Fixed gn gen failing to resolve electron_version when building from a git worktree checkout. #51166 (Also in 39, 40, 41)

  • Security: backported fixes for CVE-2026-6358, CVE-2026-6359, CVE-2026-6360, CVE-2026-6310, CVE-2026-6312, CVE-2026-6313, CVE-2026-6314, CVE-2026-6316, CVE-2026-6361, CVE-2026-6362. #51136