--- title: "#205: Using ES Modules Natively in Node 8.5.0" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 205 published_at: "2017-09-14" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/205" --- #205: Using ES Modules Natively in Node 8.5.0 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/205) Node WeeklySeptember 14, 2017 #205 Node.js Foundation [Node v8.5.0 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.5.0/)V8 snapshots are re-enabled (they were disabled for security reasons), there’s support for ES modules (behind a flag), and more. Dr. Axel Rauschmayer [Using ES Modules Natively in Node.js](http://2ality.com/2017/09/native-esm-node.html)Starting with version 8.5 Node now supports ES modules natively. Here’s what you need to know. 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