# unified 11.0.0

- Product: unified (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/unified)
- Vendor: unified
- Date: 2023-08-15
- Version: 11.0.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified/releases/tag/11.0.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/unified/releases/11.0.0

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###### Change

* baf80b2 Change to require Node.js 16
  **migrate**: update too
* dd9834a Update `@types/unist`
  **migrate**: update too
* 620ccf9 Update [`vfile`](https://github.com/vfile/vfile/releases/tag/6.0.0)
  **migrate**: update too

###### Change (unlikey to affect you)

* a44db46 Add `Data`, `Settings` types to augment shared data
  **migrate**: if you deal with data, type it, see commit for info
* fb49556 Change to replace `Buffer` with `Uint8Array`
  **migrate**: you’re probably fine unless you use weird encodings, see commit for details if so
* f3e71a8 Remove `Attacher` type
  **migrate**: use `Plugin` instead
* cc53bb6 Remove `FrozenProcessor` type
  **migrate**: use `Processor` instead
* 1aa3494 Change to yield `undefined`, not `null`
  **migrate**: expect `undefined`
* 932c140 Change to use `exports`
  **migrate**: don’t use private APIs
* 8e57478 Remove support for classes as compilers, parsers
  **migrate**: if you love classes, see commit message
* 4676814 Remove support for compilers returning nullish
  **migrate**: nobody did that
* 807ffb9 Add improved types
  **migrate**: it’s probably just better if anything changed at all
* b35afe0 Add useful error on empty presets
  by @wooorm in https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified/pull/202
* 6f068a0 Fix to deep clone preset settings
* 56ee288 Fix non-first parameter merging when reconfiguring plugins

###### Misc

* e58b095 ad06700 40f0329 Refactor code-style
* ffc146c Update `typescript`
  by @ChristianMurphy in https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified/pull/216
* 7148746 144eec0 2d95451 Add improved docs
* afb704a Fix some typos
  by @ChristianMurphy in https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified/pull/225
* 2aa15ea Refactor types
* a06537c Add sponsor

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified/compare/10.1.2...11.0.0