--- title: "Node.js v22.5 includes SQLite, but.." publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 541 published_at: "2024-07-23" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/541" --- Plus a look at ways to speed up spawning processes from Node. | #​541 — July 23, 2024 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/541) Together with [![Blacksmith\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,e_trim,w_820,h_100/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:7/uq9yvkqtinkixhiq19mf.png)](https://blacksmith.sh/?ref=cooperpressnode) ![Node.js Weekly](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/v1653576619/lgfqinzbdqttwmhvljxb.png) [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/rxiny1xxscyo9lnckxci.jpg)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.5.0) [Node.js v22.5.0 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.5.0)– But Don't Install It! — A notable release for three reasons: first, the WebSocket feature in `node:http` is now exposed. Second, remember how [Node is embedding SQLite](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/53752)? `node:sqlite` is now included and ready to play with. Third, however, v22.5.0 introduced a nasty bug, so you'll want to try [v22.5.1](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.5.1)instead. Antoine du Hamel [A Post Mortem of What Broke Node v22.5.0](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/53934) — The _‘Current’_ [release line](https://nodesource.com/blog/understanding-how-node-js-release-lines-work/) gives us the latest Node has to offer, at the risk of sometimes including show-stopping bugs too, and so it went with v22.5.0. [Node v22.5.1](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.5.1) was released to fix the error. Matthew McEachen wrote further [about his experience in encountering the bug.](https://photostructure.com/coding/node-22-exit-handler-never-called/) Yagiz Nizipli et al. 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