Node.js 26 shipped on May 5, 2026 and enters LTS on October 28, 2026; Node.js 20 reached end of life on April 30, 2026.
Node.js 27 ships in April 2027, not October 2026, and October 2026 only opens its Alpha channel under tags like 27.0.0-alpha.1, per the Node.js schedule announcement.
Node.js drops the odd/even rule, so every yearly release is now LTS-eligible, and version numbers track the release year: 27.0.0 in 2027, 28.0.0 in 2028.
Each Node.js release now lives about 36 months in total: 6 months Alpha, 6 months Current, and 30 months of long-term support.