Merge branch 'alpha' into feat/parse8

Author: mtrezza

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -173,11 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: Node 20
             MONGODB_VERSION: 8.0.4
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
-            NODE_VERSION: 20.18.0
-          - name: Node 18
-            MONGODB_VERSION: 8.0.4
-            MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
-            NODE_VERSION: 18.20.4
+            NODE_VERSION: 20.19.0
           - name: Node 22
             MONGODB_VERSION: 8.0.4
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 [![Coverage](https://codecov.io/github/parse-community/parse-server/branch/alpha/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/github/parse-community/parse-server/tree/alpha)
 [![auto-release](https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%9A%80-auto--release-9e34eb.svg)](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-dashboard/releases)
 
-[![Node Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/nodejs-18,_20,_22,_24-green.svg?logo=node.js&style=flat)](https://nodejs.org)
+[![Node Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/nodejs-20,_22,_24-green.svg?logo=node.js&style=flat)](https://nodejs.org)
 [![MongoDB Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/mongodb-6,_7,_8-green.svg?logo=mongodb&style=flat)](https://www.mongodb.com)
 [![Postgres Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/postgresql-13,_14,_15,_16,_17,_18-green.svg?logo=postgresql&style=flat)](https://www.postgresql.org)
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Parse Server is continuously tested with the most recent releases of Node.js to
 | Version    | Minimum Version | End-of-Life | Parse Server Support |
 |------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------|
 | Node.js 18 | 18.20.4         | April 2025  | <= 8.x (2025)        |
-| Node.js 20 | 20.18.0         | April 2026  | <= 9.x (2026)        |
+| Node.js 20 | 20.19.0         | April 2026  | <= 9.x (2026)        |
 | Node.js 22 | 22.12.0         | April 2027  | <= 10.x (2027)       |
 | Node.js 24 | 24.11.0         | April 2028  | <= 11.x (2028)       |
 

changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# [9.0.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.6.0...9.0.0-alpha.1) (2025-12-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Increase required minimum Node version to `20.19.0` ([#9970](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9970)) ([633964d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/633964d32e249d8cc16c58de7ddd9b7637c69fb1))
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* This releases increases the required minimum Node version to `20.19.0`. ([633964d](633964d))
+
 # [8.6.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.6.0-alpha.1...8.6.0-alpha.2) (2025-12-10)
 
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.6.0",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
   },
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.20.4 <19.0.0 || >=20.18.0 <21.0.0 || >=22.12.0 <23.0.0 || >=24.11.0 <25.0.0"
+    "node": ">=20.19.0 <21.0.0 || >=22.12.0 <23.0.0 || >=24.11.0 <25.0.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "parse-server": "bin/parse-server"