# Commander.js 11.0.0

- Product: Commander.js (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/commander)
- Vendor: TJ Holowaychuk
- Date: 2023-06-16
- Version: 11.0.0
- Original notes: https://www.npmjs.com/package/commander/v/11.0.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/commander/releases/11.0.0

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- **fixed** — help command works when help option is disabled
- **changed** — leading and trailing spaces are now ignored by the .arguments() method
- **changed** — refine types exports for ESM to follow TypeScript guidelines
- **changed** — Commander 11 requires Node.js v16 or higher

###### Fixed

- help command works when help option is disabled ([#1864])

###### Changed

- leading and trailing spaces are now ignored by the .arguments() method ([#1874])
- refine "types" exports for ESM to follow TypeScript guidelines ([#1886])
- *Breaking:* Commander 11 requires Node.js v16 or higher