Release Notes for v4.0.0-beta.1

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm i electron@4.0.0-beta.1.

Bug Fixes/Changes

• fix: close patch_file before deleting it. #15055

• feat: add workingDirectory option to shell.openExternal(). #15065

• ci: strip linux binaries for nightly release builds. #15063

• fix: update node for patch that allows native modules built on < node 10. #15073