--- title: "Node 16.4.0 released" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 394 published_at: "2021-06-24" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/394" --- Plus more releases, libraries, and tutorials. | #​394 — June 24, 2021 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/394) Node Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/bmxph8wms8mwp4hcghh3.jpg)](https://github.com/SoftwareBrothers/adminjs) [AdminJS 5.0: An Admin Panel for Node Apps](https://github.com/SoftwareBrothers/adminjs) — Formerly known as [AdminBro](https://adminbro.com/), this is an ‘automatic’ admin interface you introduce to existing apps, wire up to your ODM/ORM, and off you go. You can see a [live demo here](https://admin-bro-example-app-staging.herokuapp.com/admin/login). 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