Electron v45.0.0-alpha.8

Latest Pre Release
Released Sep 17, 2026Today
npm
npm install --save-dev electron@45.0.0-alpha.8
yarn
yarn add --dev electron@45.0.0-alpha.8
Google ChromeChromium
155.0.8046.0
Node.jsNode.js
24.21.0
V8V8
15.5.18

Release Notes

Fixes

  • Fixed a main-process crash when an app called loadURL() again right after a load failed because the renderer process exited before the page committed. #53942 (Also in 43, 44)

  • Fixed a potential UAF when a select-usb-device handler destroys the requesting webContents. #54008 (Also in 43, 44)

  • Fixed default protocol client APIs falsely returning true on Windows. #53958 (Also in 43, 44)

Other Changes

  • Backported fix from upstream V8. #53987

  • Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Skia and V8. #53983

  • Updated Chromium to 155.0.8046.0. #53781