express
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express last released 5.3.0 on 2026-10-09. Its latest version requires Node.js >= 18.
Facts
- Latest release
- 5.3.0, (15 days ago)
- First published
- (15 years ago)
- Releases in the last 12 months
- 7
- Median days between releases
- 70
- Median days between major versions
- 533
- Monthly downloads
- 627,384,475
- License
- MIT
- Repository
- github.com/expressjs/express
- Homepage
- expressjs.com
- Source
- registry.npmjs.org (checked 2026-10-19)
Major versions
6 major versions have been published.
| Major | First version | First released | Latest version | Latest released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5.0.0 | 2024-09-10 | 5.3.0 | 2026-10-09 |
| 4 | 4.0.0 | 2014-04-09 | 4.22.3 | 2026-09-14 |
| 3 | 3.0.0 | 2012-10-23 | 3.21.2 | 2015-07-31 |
| 2 | 2.0.0 | 2011-03-18 | 2.5.11 | 2012-07-04 |
| 1 | 1.0.0 | 2010-12-29 | 1.0.8 | 2011-03-02 |
| 0 | 0.14.0 | 2010-12-29 | 0.14.1 | 2010-12-29 |
Runtime requirements
The latest version of express declares these runtime constraints.
| Runtime | Constraint | Minimum version | Since version | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node.js | >= 18 | 18.0.0 | 5.0.0 | 2024-09-10 |
Supported runtimes
The latest version of express runs on 9 tracked runtime releases.
| Runtime | Cycle | Released | End of life | LTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node.js | 26 | 2026-05-05 | 2029-04-30 | yes |
| Node.js | 25 | 2025-10-15 | 2026-06-01 | |
| Node.js | 24 | 2025-05-06 | 2028-04-30 | yes |
| Node.js | 23 | 2024-10-16 | 2025-06-01 | |
| Node.js | 22 | 2024-04-24 | 2027-04-30 | yes |
| Node.js | 21 | 2023-10-17 | 2024-06-01 | |
| Node.js | 20 | 2023-04-18 | 2026-04-30 | yes |
| Node.js | 19 | 2022-10-18 | 2023-06-01 | |
| Node.js | 18 | 2022-04-19 | 2025-04-30 | yes |
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