# mocha changelog

> mocha release notes.

- Vendor: mocha
- Category: Frameworks & Libraries
- Official site: https://mochajs.org/
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha)
- Harvested from: GitHub (mochajs/mocha)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### v12.0.0-rc.5

- Date: 2026-07-23
- Version: v12.0.0-rc.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-rc.5
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-rc.5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.4...v12.0.0-rc.5) (2026-07-23)


###### 🩹 Fixes

* add package.json exports to avoid DEP0151 warning ([#6168](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6168)) ([3031567](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3031567913b544a97402f449722cc110e9890420))

### v12.0.0-rc.4

- Date: 2026-07-23
- Version: v12.0.0-rc.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-rc.4
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-rc.4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.3...v12.0.0-rc.4) (2026-07-23)


###### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* replace yargs with Node.js util.parseArgs ([#6164](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6164))

###### 🧹 Chores

* replace yargs with Node.js util.parseArgs ([#6164](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6164)) ([21a3902](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/21a39022861e08a3a8836f365f313f6274dcf485))

### v12.0.0-rc.3

- Date: 2026-07-23
- Version: v12.0.0-rc.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-rc.3
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-rc.3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.2...v12.0.0-rc.3) (2026-07-22)


###### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* replace yargs-unparser in CLI respawn paths ([#6125](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6125))
* replace yargs-parser in CLI option loading ([#6124](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6124))

###### 🌟 Features

* replace yargs-parser in CLI option loading ([#6124](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6124)) ([e846f8f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e846f8f54754ecbbfca868885e255bbce51e0582))
* replace yargs-unparser in CLI respawn paths ([#6125](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6125)) ([1d2bb2e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1d2bb2efea721474b7fcaac4e209a844e5a463a0))

### v12.0.0-rc.2

- Date: 2026-07-21
- Version: v12.0.0-rc.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-rc.2
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-rc.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.1...v12.0.0-rc.2) (2026-07-20)


###### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* replace he dependency with manual HTML encoding

###### 🌟 Features

* add --clear-screen option for watch mode ([#6133](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6133)) ([3301ed7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3301ed7578d2e60cf0e303083d9d6c2d220d13a4))
* add built-in github-actions reporter ([#6088](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6088)) ([a99b8ba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a99b8ba1d621dc1e1a4e718091f3c7a799e71f39))


###### 🩹 Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency js-yaml to v5 ([#6117](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6117)) ([2fb44ff](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2fb44ffd9eaff5ea86a7f9cfdc4e24c7e4e25c61))
* replace he dependency with manual HTML encoding ([9f85d71](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9f85d71769250e515c1a48caf5f31352e16e2c82))
* strip ANSI sequences from xunit output ([bf76999](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bf76999b2b2a99a4442aba34a4ceaa3679898806))


###### 📚 Documentation

* move legacy site link to bottom of homepage ([#6093](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6093)) ([f3e7d37](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f3e7d374c717cb1a61297233237c8be53ba5e68e))


###### 🧹 Chores

* add "Protect Release Please Manifest" workflow ([#6099](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6099)) ([2d7bc22](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2d7bc22dda9d14beeae1bf89ae7ea5bdbfa8f56a))
* add v12 RC 1 release notes ([#5848](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5848)) ([275ce51](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/275ce519122c154cdd75434de9fde2800416dad1))
* **deps:** bump unexpected to 13 and remove unused plugins ([#6135](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6135)) ([b587012](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b587012724d490d4d3ce79890efaf6ec235ae21b))
* **deps:** update actions/checkout action to v7 ([#6114](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6114)) ([857945d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/857945dbf650ea6bdcdfb2c74cd97a0a391df6ad))
* **deps:** update actions/github-script action to v9 ([#6091](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6091)) ([a017f08](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a017f08f4d784489949e2b9744716a4f1e705b6d))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.7.0 ([#6134](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6134)) ([26d73d3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/26d73d36e345b3ef5d04fa2dce7225ec28598d91))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18.2.2 ([#6137](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6137)) ([9d925f0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9d925f0969ded263bb7e98cc8ff25bf400694dd8))
* **deps:** update dependency globals to v17.7.0 ([#6126](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6126)) ([864fb80](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/864fb806078f068797317dfab2f513b16ccb66d9))
* **deps:** update dependency js-yaml to v4.3.0 ([#6141](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6141)) ([bd4fcf4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bd4fcf484bb52e33e9cf57077e6900122f66a25b))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.24.0 ([#6110](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6110)) ([bab1d4e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bab1d4e9dff4bc2514466fc1afba2de9d376f4e9))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.26.0 ([#6145](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6145)) ([c7cfbe9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c7cfbe9ef945b1422316cf58f19afc9c243397d9))
* **deps:** update dependency prettier to v3.9.5 ([#6142](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6142)) ([55df0d1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/55df0d141a866b142f53410aa3a5816a82646d2f))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack to v5.108.4 ([#6150](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6150)) ([4e072d1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/4e072d14618a2a631077eb9ebce8efabf0b9435a))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack-cli to v7.2.1 ([#6151](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/is

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.2]_

### v12.0.0-rc.1

- Date: 2026-06-20
- Version: v12.0.0-rc.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-rc.1
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-rc.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.6...v12.0.0-rc.1) (2026-06-20)


###### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* change root package.json type to module ([#6078](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6078))

###### 🌟 Features

* change root package.json type to module ([#6078](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6078)) ([da015de](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/da015de4493f6f497802c4fc35ab294e46a59dad))


###### 📚 Documentation

* add blog ([#6095](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6095)) ([c0280ba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c0280baad8e07d3d7e6f4bce524bf47c102836c1))
* switch util.inherits to class extends ([#5677](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5677)) ([f6e8d9a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f6e8d9ab58217971e24fd1fb0a4569f50a6ff488))


###### 🧹 Chores

* configure Release Please for RC ([#6083](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6083)) ([8f3a61c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8f3a61c7137632062105e0fdaa6abdd82fe1627d))
* **deps:** update dependency @types/node to v24.13.0 ([#6066](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6066)) ([fb1998a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fb1998a350dec3f424015b5b5f01ba98309e5b95))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18.1.0 ([#6072](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6072)) ([6f56135](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6f56135a3d64cd450782f442417a731f40e1a97c))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.16.1 ([#6067](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6067)) ([b204395](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b20439531ef88cf766eadc1b8d4c1a12cae17240))
* **deps:** update dependency rollup to v4.61.0 ([#6050](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6050)) ([87696d5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/87696d57e4418899e2289c9a2f03143a2ccd92e0))
* **deps:** update dependency rollup to v4.62.0 ([#6103](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6103)) ([69e04bf](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/69e04bf0b9a9becf4875732bbdeca587d8e21b3f))
* **deps:** update eslint monorepo to v10.5.0 ([#6100](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6100)) ([ac372e0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ac372e07960f1d41ddba0fe9632c278cfdde0284))
* explain "trivial changes", update PR template ([#6075](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6075)) ([6cbe3d5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6cbe3d5f9fd2e83ef10e97cc2a2cc49aa484a4d4))
* fix "remove 'waiting for author' " workflow ([#6090](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6090)) ([b80d44b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b80d44b3bea01cb4cd7e0bda295ea00a1d6e157d))
* fix formatting on new remove-waiting-label file ([#6062](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6062)) ([bfcb02a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bfcb02a1d12c0f03e8be6771e27aa4135f377bc9))
* fix Release Please manifest ([#6097](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6097)) ([cfd9cf7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cfd9cf7610f436384ef23d8dcd32f55492fa350c))
* remove "status: waiting for author" label on review request ([#5983](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5983)) ([fa3488d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fa3488d80db56ee328348c4901e25bd9eff8fb4b))
* replace Karma with Playwright for browser tests ([#6031](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6031)) ([7c9b004](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7c9b0046f30076b39f1cb161adad0416ea827606))
* restore cursor in watch failure diagnostics ([#6102](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6102)) ([d640269](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d640269413414b401980d676d1383b5974010681))
* synchronize watch integration tests on observed runs instead of sleeps ([#6058](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6058)) ([84af186](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/84af186b327ac44dd832ae272e31705c4ce19c70))
* upgrade Astro and its deps ([#6089](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6089)) ([66cdd8f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/66cdd8f02ce420803d70532215ea9b5

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.1]_

### v11.7.7

- Date: 2026-06-14
- Version: v11.7.7
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v11.7.7
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v11.7.7

##### [11.7.7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.7.6...v11.7.7) (2026-06-13)


###### 🩹 Fixes

* surface ts-node compile errors ([#6045](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6045)) ([3477563](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3477563fb99b5e294e7b940716ee95b3d28dfb84))

### v12.0.0-beta-9.6

- Date: 2026-06-11
- Version: v12.0.0-beta-9.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-beta-9.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-beta-9.6
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-beta-9.6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.5...v12.0.0-beta-9.6) (2026-06-10)


###### 🩹 Fixes

* require serializer.mjs in parallel worker pool files ([#6055](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6055)) ([ffdf37c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ffdf37c513481856ee953a9c1ae6418cf435634a))
* surface global setup/teardown errors with a non-zero exit code ([#5994](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5994)) ([ad81ec6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ad81ec68b5182b155937a123e14490e15ae217fe))


###### 📚 Documentation

* clarify supported mocha version for ESM configuration ([#6027](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6027)) ([5921837](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5921837be8d53ea2f6d41e0ca0419aafd428f69e))
* fix inconsistencies in docs ([#6000](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6000)) ([6310d0e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6310d0ef5e20272d6cc885c5e10534cbed0db662))
* include the released version in the npm badge alt text ([#5959](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5959)) ([de924ba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/de924bab471e3570415ed2585db4fbd8becd21ff))
* modernize spies example, drop should.js ([#6016](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6016)) ([3b321a3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3b321a36f13e7317f748547508f376a5f02d1066))


###### 🧹 Chores

* add "descriptions" item to "AI-generated code" ([#6041](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6041)) ([efe6167](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/efe6167abef9f79001af163924bd8fb3582c4145))
* **deps:** update dependency js-yaml to v4.2.0 ([#6047](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6047)) ([8df3ba6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8df3ba64950fe264fb9ed446b91f58af3e55bd32))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.15.0 ([#6043](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6043)) ([0c03d7d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0c03d7d0681dc5fcc5e1128dd6c0b74a7bbf221a))
* rollback devDep npm-run-all2 to v8 for Node 20 ([#6040](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6040)) ([d7d095b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d7d095b6d5e7e0d33e783c4f196c106102d3b82f))


###### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump astro from 6.1.9 to 6.4.4 in /docs ([#6046](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6046)) ([f47bcf5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f47bcf5ee91f1a7b747bc82ae9c1642c5e1985ad))

### v12.0.0-beta-9.5

- Date: 2026-06-06
- Version: v12.0.0-beta-9.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-beta-9.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-beta-9.5
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-beta-9.5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.4...v12.0.0-beta-9.5) (2026-06-03)


###### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* remove `bin/_mocha` and convert `bin/` and entry points to ESM ([#6017](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6017))

###### 🌟 Features

* remove `bin/_mocha` and convert `bin/` and entry points to ESM ([#6017](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6017)) ([930972a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/930972a9a705e0b2953d518c0f7ef8ec36c0b9db))


###### 🩹 Fixes

* lookupFiles() now returns string[] for direct file paths ([#5941](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5941)) ([4718476](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/4718476be9727d8ce1c22be65d8f5cca5babc78b)), closes [#5940](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5940)
* prevent diff hang on large/complex objects ([#5898](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5898)) ([6695fba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6695fba397a6d1ca2d7cd4de86d9dda2d3fba342))


###### 🧹 Chores

* convert `lib/nodejs/` utility files to ESM ([#6011](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6011)) ([a8ffaa9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a8ffaa9375e5b8bce9fe8d692474660540586a91))
* convert `lib/reporters/base` to ESM ([#6012](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6012)) ([d12dd90](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d12dd906aeb7d092a6834586b0c5a4c7d32a0fe3))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.4.0 ([#5996](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5996)) ([f2dd26b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f2dd26b996bfc6c902847a14246486bbfa233b58))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.14.2 ([#5982](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5982)) ([b40e85b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b40e85be119b666981997369f582b3e2e1406e4d))
* **deps:** update dependency npm-run-all2 to v9 ([#6019](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6019)) ([70bea83](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/70bea8379aa5b76c50bbad4e4e9b584a0d0fbffc))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack to v5.107.2 ([#6022](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6022)) ([5eca67d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5eca67d149cf96474d5a5d18f553222da9d83439))


###### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump joelwmale/webhook-action in the github-actions group ([#6032](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6032)) ([75c618d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/75c618d6d85d9754b0d9bb8b2e1709be737de970))

### v11.7.6

- Date: 2026-05-18
- Version: v11.7.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v11.7.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v11.7.6

##### [11.7.6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.7.5...v11.7.6) (2026-02-14)


###### 🩹 Fixes

* make `describe().timeout()` work ([aafe6fd](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/aafe6fd8c8f0a897c35cfb228aa8ecf43805b697))
* **test:** replace `wmic` usage with native Windows API ([#5694](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5694)) ([73ebdfa](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/73ebdfadb95198704ca57ec8087d97f7f3a7a37a))


###### 🧹 Chores

* format all code ([#5629](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5629)) ([0696784](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0696784dd2d7f9b11471acd5854603fa57fe6fab))
* remove Netlify ([#5630](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5630)) ([8d01d33](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8d01d335becbcb12439328be90ce75351418d787))

### v12.0.0-beta-9.4

- Date: 2026-05-16
- Version: v12.0.0-beta-9.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/releases/tag/v12.0.0-beta-9.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mocha/releases/v12.0.0-beta-9.4
- Labels: Pre-release

##### [12.0.0-beta-9.4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.3...v12.0.0-beta-9.4) (2026-05-16)


###### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* remove unused legacy `errors.js` functions ([#5835](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5835))

###### 🩹 Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency @astrojs/starlight to ^0.39.0 ([#5952](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5952)) ([eed10ac](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/eed10acdad8f075488beadedb872a43d4f781285))


###### 📚 Documentation

* add TypeScript setup guide ([#5863](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5863)) ([af63dcf](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/af63dcf772b0884695b3c447df78c62d41cb6472))
* fix correctness issues in error codes, CLI defaults, and config docs ([#5860](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5860)) ([bd54205](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bd54205584abe47f4b1588e0ceb7db4dc2cc924b))
* modernize DEVELOPMENT.md for new contributors ([#5865](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5865)) ([5122ad7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5122ad74d717f29e5c7d59466db774cb6a8b144b))


###### 🧹 Chores

* convert `lib/cli/cli.mjs` to ESM ([#5909](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5909)) ([6e91a89](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6e91a8915e55924a6186e6ac1f5994a81191956c))
* convert dot, min, and list reporters to esm ([#5907](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5907)) ([b19b696](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b19b69691b3b0725acacad1e1e3268a6d4762cca))
* convert run-option-metadata and exports interface to ESM ([#5910](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5910)) ([27b0814](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/27b081488b05e9c673b7fc9acd51ffb4fca77904))
* **deps:** update dependency @types/node to v24 ([#5958](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5958)) ([ef113d7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ef113d7262e8f5d6b602c75a84204863870a4fd5))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.3.0 ([#5945](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5945)) ([18cf178](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/18cf17847379f0b80dacdfe7b37c7625209b2bea))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18 ([#5948](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5948)) ([99f0e4a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/99f0e4a39e44508384e992f2edec03a1c37200c2))
* **deps:** update dependency globals to v17.6.0 ([#5946](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5946)) ([412070c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/412070c7f6570e3bc18cb9769a8b4c85246805db))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.12.1 ([#5942](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5942)) ([e29003d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e29003d049979204689a6a7aee2fa0b6bf73dd30))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.6.1 ([#5927](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5927)) ([7c48496](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7c4849672dd5192fd3bc33f4427281ae22f68fc3))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.7.0 ([#5933](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5933)) ([441c32a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/441c32aa076f2b0e1c1ba39d67f267c46c1dee4b))
* **deps:** update dependency nyc to v18 ([#5846](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5846)) ([1fea247](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1fea247b4e7ba0dafa1a338d438b042ac431d997))
* **deps:** update dependency semver to v7.8.0 ([#5957](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5957)) ([0cbb43c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0cbb43c120c5ce48b6f9df0969c2160bcc6150db))
* **deps:** update dependency sinon to v22 ([#5949](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5949)) ([54dcfda](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/54dcfda422f5260a2a9705c04213db7f37ac7e75))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack-cli to v7 ([#5871](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5871)) ([9d367e1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9d367e1d31fc03cb744979665a3252aaf47259b4))
* **deps:** update googleapis/release-please-action action to v5 ([#5929](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5929)) ([f3208

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