# Inquirer.js 8.5.1

- Product: Inquirer.js (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/inquirer)
- Vendor: Inquirer
- Date: 2026-05-29
- Version: 8.5.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/releases/tag/%40inquirer/prompts%408.5.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/inquirer/releases/8.5.1

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- **changed** — Rolled back mute-stream dependency from v4 to v3 to restore compatibility with supported Node.js versions
- **changed** — Updated explicit engines field to match the minimum Node.js version already enforced by the tooling

- Rolled back `mute-stream` dependency from v4 to v3 to undo breaking compatible `engines`.
- Added tooling to prevent regression of the above in the future. This surfaced our min engines already enforced a higher limit, so adjusted the explicit limits to match the current state.