CHANGELOG.md

# Changelog

## [12.0.0-rc.5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.4...v12.0.0-rc.5) (2026-07-23)


### 🩹 Fixes

* add package.json exports to avoid DEP0151 warning ([#6168](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6168)) ([3031567](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3031567913b544a97402f449722cc110e9890420))

## [12.0.0-rc.4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.3...v12.0.0-rc.4) (2026-07-23)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* replace yargs with Node.js util.parseArgs ([#6164](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6164))

### 🧹 Chores

* replace yargs with Node.js util.parseArgs ([#6164](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6164)) ([21a3902](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/21a39022861e08a3a8836f365f313f6274dcf485))

## [12.0.0-rc.3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.2...v12.0.0-rc.3) (2026-07-22)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* replace yargs-unparser in CLI respawn paths ([#6125](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6125))
* replace yargs-parser in CLI option loading ([#6124](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6124))

### 🌟 Features

* replace yargs-parser in CLI option loading ([#6124](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6124)) ([e846f8f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e846f8f54754ecbbfca868885e255bbce51e0582))
* replace yargs-unparser in CLI respawn paths ([#6125](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6125)) ([1d2bb2e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1d2bb2efea721474b7fcaac4e209a844e5a463a0))

## [12.0.0-rc.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-rc.1...v12.0.0-rc.2) (2026-07-20)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* replace he dependency with manual HTML encoding

### 🌟 Features

* add --clear-screen option for watch mode ([#6133](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6133)) ([3301ed7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3301ed7578d2e60cf0e303083d9d6c2d220d13a4))
* add built-in github-actions reporter ([#6088](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6088)) ([a99b8ba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a99b8ba1d621dc1e1a4e718091f3c7a799e71f39))


### 🩹 Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency js-yaml to v5 ([#6117](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6117)) ([2fb44ff](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2fb44ffd9eaff5ea86a7f9cfdc4e24c7e4e25c61))
* replace he dependency with manual HTML encoding ([9f85d71](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9f85d71769250e515c1a48caf5f31352e16e2c82))
* strip ANSI sequences from xunit output ([bf76999](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bf76999b2b2a99a4442aba34a4ceaa3679898806))


### 📚 Documentation

* move legacy site link to bottom of homepage ([#6093](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6093)) ([f3e7d37](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f3e7d374c717cb1a61297233237c8be53ba5e68e))


### 🧹 Chores

* add "Protect Release Please Manifest" workflow ([#6099](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6099)) ([2d7bc22](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2d7bc22dda9d14beeae1bf89ae7ea5bdbfa8f56a))
* add v12 RC 1 release notes ([#5848](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5848)) ([275ce51](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/275ce519122c154cdd75434de9fde2800416dad1))
* **deps:** bump unexpected to 13 and remove unused plugins ([#6135](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6135)) ([b587012](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b587012724d490d4d3ce79890efaf6ec235ae21b))
* **deps:** update actions/checkout action to v7 ([#6114](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6114)) ([857945d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/857945dbf650ea6bdcdfb2c74cd97a0a391df6ad))
* **deps:** update actions/github-script action to v9 ([#6091](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6091)) ([a017f08](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a017f08f4d784489949e2b9744716a4f1e705b6d))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.7.0 ([#6134](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6134)) ([26d73d3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/26d73d36e345b3ef5d04fa2dce7225ec28598d91))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18.2.2 ([#6137](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6137)) ([9d925f0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9d925f0969ded263bb7e98cc8ff25bf400694dd8))
* **deps:** update dependency globals to v17.7.0 ([#6126](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6126)) ([864fb80](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/864fb806078f068797317dfab2f513b16ccb66d9))
* **deps:** update dependency js-yaml to v4.3.0 ([#6141](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6141)) ([bd4fcf4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bd4fcf484bb52e33e9cf57077e6900122f66a25b))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.24.0 ([#6110](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6110)) ([bab1d4e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bab1d4e9dff4bc2514466fc1afba2de9d376f4e9))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.26.0 ([#6145](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6145)) ([c7cfbe9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c7cfbe9ef945b1422316cf58f19afc9c243397d9))
* **deps:** update dependency prettier to v3.9.5 ([#6142](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6142)) ([55df0d1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/55df0d141a866b142f53410aa3a5816a82646d2f))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack to v5.108.4 ([#6150](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6150)) ([4e072d1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/4e072d14618a2a631077eb9ebce8efabf0b9435a))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack-cli to v7.2.1 ([#6151](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6151)) ([19978d7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/19978d7b0689b3b6924cdc682c6bb1af2aa49172))
* **deps:** update playwright monorepo to v1.61.0 ([#6108](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6108)) ([7ad398e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7ad398ebf14e4a9255984338619907bf485d6a17))
* fix RC 1 blog publish time, rename to `...-rc-1` ([#6106](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6106)) ([00d59bc](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/00d59bc5ff3f8c95235c0b7f500521dc6320440b))
* raise timeout for node-unit Mocha spec to fix flaky hook ([#6118](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6118)) ([31ee8c5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/31ee8c5af3ac3a6e7540d7475089d5d054d4a340))
* require exact fixture references in integration tests ([#6096](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6096)) ([d602cc7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d602cc7ab9b93169916d267e19071fbeb6cd0468))
* retry touch in dir-add watch test to reduce flakiness ([#6119](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6119)) ([061cb52](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/061cb529cdec6265d7f8366ad97fd2a054fac21c))
* upgrade Astro to 7.1.1 ([#6149](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6149)) ([a5f1caa](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a5f1caa61d6f48d7d970401e22cc8cd205b7ce3a))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump actions/setup-node from 6 to 7 in the github-actions group across 1 directory ([#6146](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6146)) ([a73e34c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a73e34ceda600818ad6d7f5edad5dd9d61014b5f))

## [12.0.0-rc.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.6...v12.0.0-rc.1) (2026-06-20)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* change root package.json type to module ([#6078](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6078))

### 🌟 Features

* change root package.json type to module ([#6078](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6078)) ([da015de](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/da015de4493f6f497802c4fc35ab294e46a59dad))


### 📚 Documentation

* add blog ([#6095](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6095)) ([c0280ba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c0280baad8e07d3d7e6f4bce524bf47c102836c1))
* switch util.inherits to class extends ([#5677](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5677)) ([f6e8d9a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f6e8d9ab58217971e24fd1fb0a4569f50a6ff488))


### 🧹 Chores

* configure Release Please for RC ([#6083](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6083)) ([8f3a61c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8f3a61c7137632062105e0fdaa6abdd82fe1627d))
* **deps:** update dependency @types/node to v24.13.0 ([#6066](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6066)) ([fb1998a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fb1998a350dec3f424015b5b5f01ba98309e5b95))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18.1.0 ([#6072](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6072)) ([6f56135](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6f56135a3d64cd450782f442417a731f40e1a97c))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.16.1 ([#6067](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6067)) ([b204395](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b20439531ef88cf766eadc1b8d4c1a12cae17240))
* **deps:** update dependency rollup to v4.61.0 ([#6050](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6050)) ([87696d5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/87696d57e4418899e2289c9a2f03143a2ccd92e0))
* **deps:** update dependency rollup to v4.62.0 ([#6103](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6103)) ([69e04bf](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/69e04bf0b9a9becf4875732bbdeca587d8e21b3f))
* **deps:** update eslint monorepo to v10.5.0 ([#6100](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6100)) ([ac372e0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ac372e07960f1d41ddba0fe9632c278cfdde0284))
* explain "trivial changes", update PR template ([#6075](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6075)) ([6cbe3d5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6cbe3d5f9fd2e83ef10e97cc2a2cc49aa484a4d4))
* fix "remove 'waiting for author' " workflow ([#6090](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6090)) ([b80d44b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b80d44b3bea01cb4cd7e0bda295ea00a1d6e157d))
* fix formatting on new remove-waiting-label file ([#6062](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6062)) ([bfcb02a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bfcb02a1d12c0f03e8be6771e27aa4135f377bc9))
* fix Release Please manifest ([#6097](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6097)) ([cfd9cf7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cfd9cf7610f436384ef23d8dcd32f55492fa350c))
* remove "status: waiting for author" label on review request ([#5983](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5983)) ([fa3488d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fa3488d80db56ee328348c4901e25bd9eff8fb4b))
* replace Karma with Playwright for browser tests ([#6031](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6031)) ([7c9b004](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7c9b0046f30076b39f1cb161adad0416ea827606))
* restore cursor in watch failure diagnostics ([#6102](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6102)) ([d640269](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d640269413414b401980d676d1383b5974010681))
* synchronize watch integration tests on observed runs instead of sleeps ([#6058](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6058)) ([84af186](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/84af186b327ac44dd832ae272e31705c4ce19c70))
* upgrade Astro and its deps ([#6089](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6089)) ([66cdd8f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/66cdd8f02ce420803d70532215ea9b588e7e78c9))
* use 1st-party script for blocked-pr.yml ([#6085](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6085)) ([54aee06](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/54aee06a9c49a0bb7827b217ab8ef6986cb071af))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump codecov/codecov-action from 6 to 7 in the github-actions group ([#6051](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6051)) ([00db758](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/00db758fdbd61762d735ce7d7f76972da43561aa))

## [12.0.0-beta-9.6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.5...v12.0.0-beta-9.6) (2026-06-10)


### 🩹 Fixes

* require serializer.mjs in parallel worker pool files ([#6055](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6055)) ([ffdf37c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ffdf37c513481856ee953a9c1ae6418cf435634a))
* surface global setup/teardown errors with a non-zero exit code ([#5994](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5994)) ([ad81ec6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ad81ec68b5182b155937a123e14490e15ae217fe))


### 📚 Documentation

* clarify supported mocha version for ESM configuration ([#6027](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6027)) ([5921837](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5921837be8d53ea2f6d41e0ca0419aafd428f69e))
* fix inconsistencies in docs ([#6000](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6000)) ([6310d0e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6310d0ef5e20272d6cc885c5e10534cbed0db662))
* include the released version in the npm badge alt text ([#5959](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5959)) ([de924ba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/de924bab471e3570415ed2585db4fbd8becd21ff))
* modernize spies example, drop should.js ([#6016](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6016)) ([3b321a3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3b321a36f13e7317f748547508f376a5f02d1066))


### 🧹 Chores

* add "descriptions" item to "AI-generated code" ([#6041](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6041)) ([efe6167](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/efe6167abef9f79001af163924bd8fb3582c4145))
* **deps:** update dependency js-yaml to v4.2.0 ([#6047](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6047)) ([8df3ba6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8df3ba64950fe264fb9ed446b91f58af3e55bd32))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.15.0 ([#6043](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6043)) ([0c03d7d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0c03d7d0681dc5fcc5e1128dd6c0b74a7bbf221a))
* rollback devDep npm-run-all2 to v8 for Node 20 ([#6040](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6040)) ([d7d095b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d7d095b6d5e7e0d33e783c4f196c106102d3b82f))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump astro from 6.1.9 to 6.4.4 in /docs ([#6046](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6046)) ([f47bcf5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f47bcf5ee91f1a7b747bc82ae9c1642c5e1985ad))

## [12.0.0-beta-9.5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.4...v12.0.0-beta-9.5) (2026-06-03)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* remove `bin/_mocha` and convert `bin/` and entry points to ESM ([#6017](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6017))

### 🌟 Features

* remove `bin/_mocha` and convert `bin/` and entry points to ESM ([#6017](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6017)) ([930972a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/930972a9a705e0b2953d518c0f7ef8ec36c0b9db))


### 🩹 Fixes

* lookupFiles() now returns string[] for direct file paths ([#5941](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5941)) ([4718476](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/4718476be9727d8ce1c22be65d8f5cca5babc78b)), closes [#5940](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5940)
* prevent diff hang on large/complex objects ([#5898](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5898)) ([6695fba](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6695fba397a6d1ca2d7cd4de86d9dda2d3fba342))


### 🧹 Chores

* convert `lib/nodejs/` utility files to ESM ([#6011](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6011)) ([a8ffaa9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a8ffaa9375e5b8bce9fe8d692474660540586a91))
* convert `lib/reporters/base` to ESM ([#6012](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6012)) ([d12dd90](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d12dd906aeb7d092a6834586b0c5a4c7d32a0fe3))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.4.0 ([#5996](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5996)) ([f2dd26b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f2dd26b996bfc6c902847a14246486bbfa233b58))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.14.2 ([#5982](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5982)) ([b40e85b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b40e85be119b666981997369f582b3e2e1406e4d))
* **deps:** update dependency npm-run-all2 to v9 ([#6019](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6019)) ([70bea83](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/70bea8379aa5b76c50bbad4e4e9b584a0d0fbffc))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack to v5.107.2 ([#6022](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6022)) ([5eca67d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5eca67d149cf96474d5a5d18f553222da9d83439))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump joelwmale/webhook-action in the github-actions group ([#6032](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/6032)) ([75c618d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/75c618d6d85d9754b0d9bb8b2e1709be737de970))

## [12.0.0-beta-9.4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.3...v12.0.0-beta-9.4) (2026-05-16)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* remove unused legacy `errors.js` functions ([#5835](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5835))

### 🩹 Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency @astrojs/starlight to ^0.39.0 ([#5952](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5952)) ([eed10ac](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/eed10acdad8f075488beadedb872a43d4f781285))


### 📚 Documentation

* add TypeScript setup guide ([#5863](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5863)) ([af63dcf](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/af63dcf772b0884695b3c447df78c62d41cb6472))
* fix correctness issues in error codes, CLI defaults, and config docs ([#5860](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5860)) ([bd54205](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bd54205584abe47f4b1588e0ceb7db4dc2cc924b))
* modernize DEVELOPMENT.md for new contributors ([#5865](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5865)) ([5122ad7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5122ad74d717f29e5c7d59466db774cb6a8b144b))


### 🧹 Chores

* convert `lib/cli/cli.mjs` to ESM ([#5909](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5909)) ([6e91a89](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6e91a8915e55924a6186e6ac1f5994a81191956c))
* convert dot, min, and list reporters to esm ([#5907](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5907)) ([b19b696](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b19b69691b3b0725acacad1e1e3268a6d4762cca))
* convert run-option-metadata and exports interface to ESM ([#5910](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5910)) ([27b0814](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/27b081488b05e9c673b7fc9acd51ffb4fca77904))
* **deps:** update dependency @types/node to v24 ([#5958](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5958)) ([ef113d7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ef113d7262e8f5d6b602c75a84204863870a4fd5))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.3.0 ([#5945](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5945)) ([18cf178](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/18cf17847379f0b80dacdfe7b37c7625209b2bea))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18 ([#5948](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5948)) ([99f0e4a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/99f0e4a39e44508384e992f2edec03a1c37200c2))
* **deps:** update dependency globals to v17.6.0 ([#5946](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5946)) ([412070c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/412070c7f6570e3bc18cb9769a8b4c85246805db))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.12.1 ([#5942](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5942)) ([e29003d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e29003d049979204689a6a7aee2fa0b6bf73dd30))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.6.1 ([#5927](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5927)) ([7c48496](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7c4849672dd5192fd3bc33f4427281ae22f68fc3))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.7.0 ([#5933](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5933)) ([441c32a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/441c32aa076f2b0e1c1ba39d67f267c46c1dee4b))
* **deps:** update dependency nyc to v18 ([#5846](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5846)) ([1fea247](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1fea247b4e7ba0dafa1a338d438b042ac431d997))
* **deps:** update dependency semver to v7.8.0 ([#5957](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5957)) ([0cbb43c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0cbb43c120c5ce48b6f9df0969c2160bcc6150db))
* **deps:** update dependency sinon to v22 ([#5949](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5949)) ([54dcfda](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/54dcfda422f5260a2a9705c04213db7f37ac7e75))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack-cli to v7 ([#5871](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5871)) ([9d367e1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9d367e1d31fc03cb744979665a3252aaf47259b4))
* **deps:** update googleapis/release-please-action action to v5 ([#5929](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5929)) ([f32085f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f32085ff2e9794b329b45f06761e710a5baeb4f8))
* **dev-deps:** upgrade `webpack` from v6 to v7 + remove obsolete `fail-on-errors-webpack-plugin` ([#5908](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5908)) ([103ad41](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/103ad416546bc33804c680cde46de4d0b9ff1c9a))
* document CJS and MJS config file priority ([#5923](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5923)) ([09a1106](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/09a11062c701b6776937e3f9b53fd879f71b608c))
* fix Knip issues ([#5919](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5919)) ([1b3d604](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1b3d60429e484bde837b86e6eb12b497e2c73c40))
* migrate core interfaces and utilities to ESM ([#5930](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5930)) ([1ad23ab](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1ad23ab544ac7344b0e2840ce91e0817ce71079a))
* migrate reporters to ESM ([#5928](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5928)) ([f6a62ca](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f6a62cae13bf84dda64d1e12978ace049af89369))
* remove unused legacy `errors.js` functions ([#5835](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5835)) ([4116368](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/41163689264c3ae80c25d168954532b10337aa75))
* tag alpha releases as `alpha`, not `next` ([#5951](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5951)) ([8e29413](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8e29413678a36a87f41ba4730af3db6507f1b719)), closes [#5947](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5947)

## [12.0.0-beta-9.3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.2...v12.0.0-beta-9.3) (2026-04-28)


### 🩹 Fixes

* begin running tests immediately instead of waiting for watcher, reload required files in watch mode ([#5409](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5409)) ([7d9ade6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7d9ade6bffbe09959d4e8acaf33dd22b4edb2b39))
* **deps:** update dependency diff to v9 ([#5917](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5917)) ([fbd831e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fbd831e9c93e2a704bfa5dca587eb3e664569414))
* support file: URLs in loadFilesAsync ([#5833](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5833)) ([f9f9436](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f9f9436aadc68ab496a30e5d9b7ffb72dfe4c32b)), closes [#4993](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4993)
* support modern RegExp flags in Mocha#grep ([#5825](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5825)) ([35413b6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/35413b661023ff3e5e27b120843ee2ebf5902aa4))


### 📚 Documentation

* agent instructions to help review agents ([#5839](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5839)) ([badac5b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/badac5b1632235d40ec77fe0365690076ae5e1ae))
* clarify --delay option behavior ([#5862](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5862)) ([0b88137](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0b88137c7d72c11e0dcc0b7b73661061ad8bac8c))
* clarify that parallel mode does not provide test isolation ([#5864](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5864)) ([274c3d2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/274c3d268bd4703d8b1416038eae27e068a0b5b4))
* document parent directory lookup for config files ([#5861](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5861)) ([e7a98ef](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e7a98ef8c232448e44e4e239294e7117df1cee4d))
* fix various typos in source and documentation ([#5834](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5834)) ([e15bbda](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e15bbdacebdc8651d0bfcb2a0c16bfeb367911e5))
* modernize code examples ([#5687](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5687)) ([9c4966a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9c4966a47e7d503fb77704d7559ecab5ce399234))


### 🧹 Chores

* add transient error note to Release Please workflow ([#5847](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5847)) ([7288278](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7288278faec3f8d021cd6dcc4f4d0d7b4ccc2e75))
* convert commands, init, and lookup-files to ESM ([#5891](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5891)) ([46d09d1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/46d09d1a8e259300e09b3bc546894878290acac8))
* convert context, hook, and stats-collector to ESM ([#5853](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5853)) ([5ac4070](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5ac40707fd219c5623eac5802853022d0e8c1a05))
* convert highlight-tags and parse-query to ESM ([#5855](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5855)) ([aad7997](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/aad799751af28d0979d72e21c1d2a9c183cab46c))
* convert node-flags and options to ESM, fix ESLint issue ([#5900](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5900)) ([cd2e461](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cd2e46160196fae35b86c3880f70c6d598b94d7f))
* **deps:** update dependency @eslint/markdown to v8 ([#5845](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5845)) ([bd05089](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bd05089ea6d5c68952b3e881be846d9321277ca9))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.2.0 ([#5884](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5884)) ([2829fe3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2829fe3824fc5b1b06215b23599cbab06972888b))
* **deps:** update dependency globals to v17.5.0 ([#5914](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5914)) ([96eaa7c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/96eaa7c32a3dfb538f63f9fe717e13da739229da))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.3.1 ([#5892](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5892)) ([a2675f1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a2675f15e0043d06bf0d19cf98e28def2294ed0b))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.4.0 ([#5901](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5901)) ([17ce208](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/17ce2081912a2e3fbff949469da400c14a1d9529))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6.5.0 ([#5916](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5916)) ([34465f6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/34465f65c0ae0fbdd7c157ba99782da0bbfe27df))
* **deps:** update dependency unexpected-sinon to v11 ([#5737](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5737)) ([e652121](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e652121271238f3eca117f465d3d4edad691fdc6))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack to v5.106.1 ([#5893](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5893)) ([db85960](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/db85960a5fda4e9b25da9df5270f19321ec654e5))
* fix format workflow permissions for npm-script.yml ([#5903](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5903)) ([88a9806](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/88a9806f39da78110865a591a2cab6253a2a1ad6))
* fix formatting in lib/cli/lookup-files.mjs ([#5912](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5912)) ([a3c3a1c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a3c3a1cb295cd177542846004eae735467b31122))
* fix line numbers in stack traces ([#5664](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5664)) ([f49aca5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f49aca510c653ad408e8bd433ef190b868f54348))
* format AGENTS.md ([#5852](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5852)) ([16497f2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/16497f20f66266d6c8323e4bd2530b2b403f6e8b))
* inline `escape-string-regexp` (single-regex utility) ([#5883](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5883)) ([25e6538](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/25e65385d849e33f33704785dd6058469bf25cca))
* migrate 5 unit test files from unexpected to chai ([#5896](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5896)) ([fa06dde](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fa06dde40cdbcd1bc6e98af19112b1a68a059a29))
* migrate lib/pending and lib/error-constants to ESM ([#5767](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5767)) ([5aacbce](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5aacbce08ff25ebe5991cc7ed85a4a8e13b5d3f5))
* upgrade site to Astro 6 ([#5913](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5913)) ([1afd6c7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1afd6c7bd847f67c0a8f8e81000fd45ccec22d91))

## [12.0.0-beta-9.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9.1...v12.0.0-beta-9.2) (2026-04-03)


### 🩹 Fixes

* **deps:** update dependency workerpool to v10 ([#5751](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5751)) ([96a4768](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/96a476831b2852e440357a450c3aebaec0bdb20f))
* use semver dot separator for beta pre-release versions (beta-X → beta.X) ([#5764](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5764)) ([5574738](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/557473828570f8883c55cb0e450f153f3f9f8f74))


### 📚 Documentation

* add "failing workaround" and new dash to sec-vuln-reports.mdx ([#5783](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5783)) ([f9e553e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f9e553e1acd8d2b09be35ebfc13d2803e0a1ff14))
* add FAQ explainer for dependency security vulnerability reports ([#5691](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5691)) ([2517693](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2517693683fdd47471a0b6e442adde7487af8b89))
* add FAQ section to CONTRIBUTING.md for "can I work on this?" ([#5689](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5689)) ([682c307](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/682c3076cb3c15530b05bbac265fece99e7db985))
* add major release strategy, fix typos ([#5551](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5551)) ([ec0fe0d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ec0fe0d17401495ad01db3b5bc1adad1f5547009))
* cleanup third party UI code examples for issue 5570 ([#5784](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5784)) ([8d86811](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8d86811ecbba26750d2afb3cfab46c99b4bb9440))
* document AI-generated code policies ([#5693](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5693)) ([3533316](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/353331663ff65239eb0c3b722978e8f88c773ba5))
* document many "external" services ([#5685](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5685)) ([30f8fe6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/30f8fe6599cd9e35f7853d7110333d979ff5810c))
* fix typo in configuring.mdx ([#5699](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5699)) ([fdf1a11](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fdf1a11338e5c446ba967dbd2b1324079c8077fc))
* Updates COC Policy To Match OpenJS Guidelines ([#5802](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5802)) ([9029f66](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9029f668e62a953b8ce52a4b9a479d457faab718))


### 🧹 Chores

* add Knip to docs-next, remove unused deps, and cleanup links ([#5726](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5726)) ([a3908e9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a3908e9008c946f3bcc321c2ef630b587727fce4))
* add link from bug template to security explainer ([#5782](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5782)) ([ab8fc25](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ab8fc2504975c34792027cc681f1a96cd79a5b33))
* add workflow to handle stale items ([#5831](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5831)) ([dd08f6f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/dd08f6fab89e29f6f1c157fcf406fe6ceff40fb0))
* add workflow_dispatch to all workflows ([#5793](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5793)) ([cca0a2c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cca0a2c9efa20719a2be233a5bd0d9256cc69964))
* **deps:** update actions/stale action to v10 ([#5842](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5842)) ([e75b14f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e75b14fa87616ccafe329e4c21a32980dbf30990))
* **deps:** update dependency astro to v5.18.1 ([#5786](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5786)) ([bf99e30](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bf99e300510879259e04115d0961287a16bb3fae))
* **deps:** update dependency chai to v6 ([#5720](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5720)) ([2e07be1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2e07be139e3ab89c0c882e51ed948d032af4edc5))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint to v10.1.0 ([#5827](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5827)) ([2c8eeb0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2c8eeb0296aa9ed8e8acd5baba7de8a45126b591))
* **deps:** update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v17.24.0 ([#5798](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5798)) ([bb66555](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bb66555ea7e917041869faef1934b8ed26368ed2))
* **deps:** update dependency globals to v17 ([#5722](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5722)) ([acf9357](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/acf93578cc6ca9e424f37410bd3b72d38f233aa7))
* **deps:** update dependency installed-check to v10 ([#5738](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5738)) ([5905ed9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5905ed9c2c411dfa0e7189ce0d446b2e213422e3))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v5.88.0 ([#5799](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5799)) ([40ec9b8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/40ec9b81403140c198d966f61d954ca5901e5382))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v6 ([#5828](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5828)) ([661f349](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/661f349ac29e4dbc32c9532ce25fdfd8ba996f01))
* **deps:** update dependency rollup to v4.59.0 ([#5813](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5813)) ([1ef2020](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1ef2020023163bd38386e466ab311ec2f5fc3b37))
* **deps:** update dependency rollup to v4.60.0 ([#5829](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5829)) ([4ab5813](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/4ab581328166d828af939be99e69089996d99697))
* **deps:** update eslint monorepo to v10 (major) ([#5742](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5742)) ([fe9dc01](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fe9dc01850f1c191e758fd60a71d1db8b13cc968))
* **deps:** update joelwmale/webhook-action digest to 6cebc9d ([#5702](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5702)) ([e61c8d5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e61c8d5ff69a91f039fd42bed7d7f4988740d0ca))
* **docs:** rename `docs-next` to `docs` ([#5770](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5770)) ([39c15a8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/39c15a8918e6ec8ebb11d4a2b2b3606b69da4745))
* fix supporters file extension in knip config ([#5796](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5796)) ([53ca72f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/53ca72ffcff8162a25a1a6cdb5a636faa0afce17))
* have `Tests` workflow ignore more relevant paths ([#5762](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5762)) ([8e2cebe](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8e2cebe14505ce62b0597c854bec217c60c00020))
* remove `global.setImmediate` fallback ([#5836](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5836)) ([5e69d16](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5e69d1659e0f20b8d1b83b6c188ae3e7a3dcf413))
* remove `repeat()` polyfill ([#5837](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5837)) ([f988a80](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f988a8054044593c7854e92f422014de621df63f))
* remove now-unused `utils.inherits` ([#5766](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5766)) ([d0a636b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d0a636b5e9bd5a4b1c8864b91aec94f12f16490f))
* remove unused `libc` props from `package-lock.json` ([#5817](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5817)) ([b0a89ce](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b0a89ce5eb727cb1f09bb2bf19ec509a792cff54))
* remove unused fossaignore ([#5769](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5769)) ([8a0eaf7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8a0eaf7997ca8f97676412e0e89c1a7df9c0b5c3))
* run tests when PR is retargeted ([#5761](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5761)) ([3481b1e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3481b1e32c3ad85e38af9639fc39b53685dd1922))
* switch reporters from util.inherits to ES2015 classes ([#5180](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5180)) ([c3f32ce](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c3f32ce7e2f39d14beb325892953d3fb1c4922e6))
* switch Runnable, Hook, and Test from util.inherits to ES2015 classes ([#5178](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5178)) ([1378fd8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1378fd86071a0c59c0a991569441fe398d0911d8))
* use `beta-9.1` instead of `beta.10` ([#5821](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5821)) ([bc1eff2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bc1eff2e44d68c1e06bf3d64a649af96bb00c120))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump codecov/codecov-action in the github-actions group ([#5832](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5832)) ([525b50a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/525b50a2a3f4965b6f663bfba6b9d5dd4f0f5d01))
* **deps:** bump OctoGuide/bot in the github-actions group ([#5791](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5791)) ([fb6bfd6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fb6bfd6425729a3516c60933298988a5711a6edc))

## [12.0.0-beta-9.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9...v12.0.0-beta-9.1) (2026-02-21)


### 🌟 Features

* remove Sauce Labs ([#5700](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5700)) ([625c34e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/625c34e8469562dbde8440c2b4d64e820f7019fa))


### 🩹 Fixes

* change Pending to properly extend Error ([#5679](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5679)) ([158effd](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/158effd7de677c21b3a4ccd79ce0879fe0f97f8b))
* **deps:** update dependency chokidar to v5 ([#5734](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5734)) ([ff2f17f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ff2f17fb25e5001420d48035f81f5b19a5f0974f))
* **deps:** update dependency minimatch to v10 ([#5743](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5743)) ([3f3e449](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3f3e449f889cb2ddcf950e7bf2268091000b9f7c))
* **deps:** update dependency starlight-package-managers to ^0.12.0 ([#5717](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5717)) ([aa4ba48](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/aa4ba483a4a25f5dfc36334439caf2b8935874d2))


### 📚 Documentation

* fix client redirects ([#5697](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5697)) ([dd9145d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/dd9145dd9c5a684aa918ca5ed10155293df2bb91)), closes [#5696](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5696)


### 🧹 Chores

* Configure Renovate ([#5678](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5678)) ([a9c9b90](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a9c9b90098a831d82e69d82bfc7ce8c7aa749911))
* **deps:** update dependency @rollup/plugin-alias to v6 ([#5718](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5718)) ([267d751](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/267d751dd05270de4e18e0348584fbb12d90ce04))
* **deps:** update dependency @rollup/plugin-commonjs to v29 ([#5719](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5719)) ([9ed4ee5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9ed4ee55d975281ea54f237d23666d7b0307a596))
* **deps:** update dependency astro to v5.17.1 ([#5703](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5703)) ([ec3d1fa](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ec3d1fa02e285a4430942942c11c376e63d395ca))
* **deps:** update dependency chai to v4.5.0 ([#5705](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5705)) ([870f9f8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/870f9f8df7d1f9cace40bfc29a9b5b79a26ccb4e))
* **deps:** update dependency cross-env to v10 ([#5721](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5721)) ([20b7476](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/20b7476904592b356a48c3f89817e930c78f15cb))
* **deps:** update dependency knip to v5.83.1 ([#5708](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5708)) ([d833413](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d833413622807c91cc2dea243c2be3518e2fe10b))
* **deps:** update dependency npm-run-all2 to v8 ([#5727](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5727)) ([e38e0ec](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e38e0ec3dd91be11b2b999959e6245ec721168e3))
* **deps:** update dependency prettier to v3.8.1 ([#5709](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5709)) ([2f98cfd](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2f98cfd1e3e9fce8a3c1a645f99a6b4b3b69ea6c))
* **deps:** update dependency rimraf to v6 ([#5728](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5728)) ([ba124e9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ba124e9161e5efd052df77dda50925c5666ccd6d))
* **deps:** update dependency rollup to v4.57.1 ([#5710](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5710)) ([178749d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/178749da1bee978b5ef109a253337ae88206365c))
* **deps:** update dependency unexpected-map to v3 ([#5736](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5736)) ([c1f3379](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c1f33798ab925c76c5f9a69dcb8c1ce71da2fbc9))
* **deps:** update dependency unist-util-visit to v5.1.0 ([#5711](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5711)) ([7ede894](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7ede8943ff8f7925b51d4e4a226ee76b0a77619d))
* **deps:** update dependency webdriverio to v9 ([#5739](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5739)) ([ff334df](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ff334df744c93f27c7cce08ced320833ee69cb2f))
* **deps:** update dependency webpack-cli to v6 ([#5741](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5741)) ([95c9d75](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/95c9d75120078e4c1fbb87d23f4fd7ec1f8a5405))
* **deps:** update dependency workerpool to v9.3.4 ([#5715](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5715)) ([c030a3b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c030a3bd4774db679ac8dc7d56e705975f1a1b6e))
* **deps:** update remark ([#5745](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5745)) ([37a25f1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/37a25f174e6f3f16cae34923b86ab7d2504985ce))
* fix timeout issue with some XUnit tests ([53cc467](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/53cc46755571ed53e32254fb7d896f599a1a7d1f))
* switch Suite from util.inherits to ES2015 classes ([#5179](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5179)) ([1ce690e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1ce690e590ca7bff7f47b108d3a5cc61dde6aa1b))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump OctoGuide/bot in the github-actions group ([#5724](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5724)) ([87224d8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/87224d8400fa3b074f77a8ba1baadf7e0b99d864))
* run `npm audit fix` ([#5695](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5695)) ([c7b00b0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c7b00b0e4f03583c4dcc407f28a5453df436f32b))

## [12.0.0-beta-9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-8...v12.0.0-beta-9) (2026-02-13)


### 🌟 Features

* remove `log-symbols` dependency ([#5469](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5469)) ([b92168f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b92168f5625be7343fb94d458d8a055cca8ff0a4))

## [12.0.0-beta-8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-7...v12.0.0-beta-8) (2026-02-06)


### 🧹 Chores

* use OIDC to publish to npm ([#5681](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5681)) ([5567aed](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5567aed50a00b63074d5c7703c6d8196dee92088))

## [12.0.0-beta-7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-6...v12.0.0-beta-7) (2026-02-03)


### 🩹 Fixes

* bump diff dependency to ^8.0.3 ([#5674](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5674)) ([15fb31a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/15fb31a8b25a4d03242e5c5f901ff3800889263e))
* print helpful message when internal CLI error happens ([#5344](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5344)) ([1e11836](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1e118367dbb27f558edb7389985cca97d6d7da4b))


### 📚 Documentation

* update sponsor image to be larger ([#5659](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5659)) ([bbe2bdb](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bbe2bdbb69f7aa560645a5ab2cbd596dd0b43448))


### 🧹 Chores

* move nyc config changes from package.json into .nycrc ([#5668](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5668)) ([e923e40](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e923e4063f6a24dcaf7c6d7c7a3c8be998cb7980))
* remove extra newline ([bbe2bdb](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bbe2bdbb69f7aa560645a5ab2cbd596dd0b43448))

## [12.0.0-beta-6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-5...v12.0.0-beta-6) (2026-01-23)


### 🩹 Fixes

* allow chain call timeout to override nested items timeout ([#5612](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5612)) ([5525da6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5525da60cf8d2596e14ff5441ea518d47bd732da))
* import() fallback prevention ([#5647](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5647)) ([6a78fa3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6a78fa39576ffb42700811661a94c9ac996707f2))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump OctoGuide/bot in the github-actions group ([#5653](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5653)) ([e06cce7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e06cce7a49b79a163e33db166e9b078b0d7b4001))

## [12.0.0-beta-5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-4...v12.0.0-beta-5) (2026-01-16)


### 🌟 Features

* add --fail-hook-affected-tests option to report skipped tests as failed ([#5519](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5519)) ([0ed524a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0ed524af347b59200e03b972c2450d36f6818a45))


### 📚 Documentation

* add missing /next/* redirects ([#5627](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5627)) ([8fa183d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8fa183d592b29346901b55e2fa479c8f598a1ec3))


### 🧹 Chores

* cleanup issue templates ([#5624](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5624)) ([1972dd7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1972dd76ec66e8e11532bb6aca9157c4f8892d3c))
* remove unused assets folder ([#5638](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5638)) ([ddf8644](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ddf864482ff66b1ca46ef7f08e63ca923222e717))
* update spam filter ([#5645](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5645)) ([cf945fb](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cf945fb73b7c5a74f0856cabca5b5b1c8a6ff1c8))
* update tagline ([#5635](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5635)) ([8ff0209](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8ff0209db575c8231eea77e6ab23e6fe95620c92))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump OctoGuide/bot in the github-actions group ([#5648](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5648)) ([fed6bbd](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fed6bbdb891c518e61e8ef4bbf07ed46b469f860))
* **docs/dev-deps:** use JS-native `fetch` to get supporters data instead of external `needle` ([#5643](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5643)) ([e37e56f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e37e56fbe6a1072f1784ef87278d46f7ac48cdb8))
* initial file implementation for ocotoguide ([#5608](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5608)) ([a5f5c64](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a5f5c6442505069573a17798a515f267c24a38f3))

## [12.0.0-beta-4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-3...v12.0.0-beta-4) (2026-01-04)


### 🌟 Features

* ESM configuration file ([#5397](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5397)) ([dff9d78](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/dff9d7873f2d47a799e0adef338a7d6045ba0731))
* migrate Markdown lint to `@eslint/markdown` ([#5593](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5593)) ([d9e1f0a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d9e1f0aa7e39caa11edb81581c14cd02b3f40b3f))


### 🩹 Fixes

* remove `run` and use globalThis `setup` ([#5592](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5592)) ([1544c39](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1544c39dcd76916cca23a111c88eee8cbb781c24))


### 📚 Documentation

* fix v3_older changelog duplicate headings ([#5602](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5602)) ([a750518](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a7505180b64541ac71639ec3d1193f26e73527d9))


### 🧹 Chores

* **ci:** use OIDC token for trusted publishing to `npm` ([#5610](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5610)) ([dc0fdb7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/dc0fdb767fe46b885f7a0ccfb67acfb453156a3b))
* create exclusions for nyc ([#5609](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5609)) ([702473a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/702473a54d9348948a63b4600171afa6956ccb0b))
* **main:** release 12.0.0-beta-4 ([#5598](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5598)) ([424516e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/424516ed3c34c6716afbf554425cf5df439cd86c))
* prevent unwanted Prettier rewrites ([#5591](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5591)) ([3ea1578](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3ea15789ddb4b77c591d9da36d2476ac359de00d))
* remove broken browser-test.yml ([#5615](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5615)) ([33ce345](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/33ce345f9ab4f47573a4994c5c01de6eda2af45d))
* remove legacy `docs/` ([#5583](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5583)) ([d8c310e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d8c310e3eddd235be55ad1891cde84c3be6f56f3))
* revert "chore(main): release 12.0.0-beta-4 ([#5598](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5598))" ([#5619](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5619)) ([dba8091](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/dba809196541df415fac2681822f5cd35cf20442))


### 🤖 Automation

* **dep:** update `diff` from v7 to v8 ([#5605](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5605)) ([8ca311c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8ca311c6c9b0d353b1c9d65b5751296d9baddd83))
* update npm command for format ([#5603](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5603)) ([c6a29cc](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c6a29ccb38f81d65100cb2a0e6d73ad4303f58fb))

## [12.0.0-beta-3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-2...v12.0.0-beta-3) (2026-01-01)


### 🌟 Features

* add mocha.mjs export ([#5527](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5527)) ([e1cf23c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e1cf23cbc2049a375ab9980337dbf2486450f7cb))
* bump serialize-javascript from 6.0.2 to 7.0.2 ([#5589](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5589)) ([24fb1b6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/24fb1b6f8a45b4ca93b4577838bc1d9a47c74ec1))
* bump strip-json-comments from 3 to 5 ([#5484](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5484)) ([9b0db24](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9b0db24740c65717dcd1838dcafccbfc1c538d3b))


### 🩹 Fixes

* allow importing ESM interface and reporters ([#5563](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5563)) ([bc9fc84](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bc9fc842213d00cf7ac4a4b0de898bf29e38bdad))
* **docs-next:** backer's logo is consistent regardless of size ([#5594](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5594)) ([1a53a10](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1a53a100a4f3b83a725ccf3c166dcbefebca8602))
* surface ts-node compile errors ([#5572](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5572)) ([add4cf8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/add4cf8166b330c9af4342def643c606459331d7))


### 📚 Documentation

* bumped docs-next Astro to ^5.16.6 ([#5574](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5574)) ([806222b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/806222b0998ffb4d09399090f4ec638e90974427))
* fix light mode Astro accent text color ([#5585](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5585)) ([9cc3ada](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9cc3ada85b4ab4a4f2a8c7dc1b9d9ff8f101ffc1))
* update Contributor License Agreement link in CONTRIBUTING.md ([#5567](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5567)) ([410ce0d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/410ce0d2a0f799aaca2c0bc627294d70c62dd3f4))


### 🧹 Chores

* normalized ESLint config to v9's recommended structure ([#5575](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5575)) ([7f9ed1f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7f9ed1fb3480e0658c2c7d84c60a1b505c941ce5))
* update Rollup to v4 ([#5510](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5510)) ([cafa782](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cafa782f010021e7055f8482ede2c02c6503f0a0))


### 🤖 Automation

* **dev-deps:** upgrade `eslint` from v8 to v9 ([#5559](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5559)) ([bb24ca8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bb24ca8fde15471ff68d5b01b74c2d7e6047d966))
* **dev-deps:** upgrade `markdownlint-cli` to latest v0.46.0  ([#5560](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5560)) ([a124f1d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a124f1d3b7d0f8277962cae295cd43878294e183))
* **dev-deps:** upgrade `nyc` from 15 to 17 ([#5556](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5556)) ([599ab01](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/599ab013f526e78b3888a092a928ea4bc67138c0))

## [12.0.0-beta-2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-1...v12.0.0-beta-2) (2025-11-25)


### 🧹 Chores

* bump glob to version 13 ([#5546](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5546)) ([f4d4ad2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f4d4ad23e9e994668c7d95c5a9bf59f581dccebf))

## [12.0.0-beta-1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.7.4...v12.0.0-beta-1) (2025-11-25)


### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* cleanup references of --compilers ([#5403](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5403))
* change the default of --forbid-only to check for process.env.CI ([#5496](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5496))
* bump minimum Node.js version from 18.18.0 to 20.19.0 ([#5477](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5477))

### 🌟 Features

* allow FIFOs as test files ([#5512](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5512)) ([ca4af43](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ca4af439d5766fdfb2b5a7d7e06db0280b1abb6e))
* bump minimum Node.js version from 18.18.0 to 20.19.0 ([#5477](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5477)) ([1c34eef](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1c34eef426f29e5e46ec348272ccaa869ae43922))
* change the default of --forbid-only to check for process.env.CI ([#5496](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5496)) ([3d94dde](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3d94ddea2f45d18473bf00e71db2b9766ab227fe))
* cleanup references of --compilers ([#5403](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5403)) ([f75d150](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f75d150cf6115334e7f14b8ee1fbbda04eb87087))


### 🩹 Fixes

* correct assertion import syntax in getting-started guide ([#5526](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5526)) ([fb0215b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fb0215bd4fba44fde0cc7b8f9b91a4f07020a13b))
* handle empty null-prototyped objects ([#5506](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5506)) ([2a0bce0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2a0bce02f6f696c74fb8fdcd9f72089e82935903))


### 📚 Documentation

* add maintainer expectations to MAINTAINERS.md ([#5514](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5514)) ([76f95a1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/76f95a1113ea0472800ff6b1781f2750836a6db7))
* migrate how-to wiki pages to main documentation ([#5463](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5463)) ([b85aec6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b85aec6e4307903f31b2b8039dd749efc44ffcf5))
* migrate programmatic usage to docs, development content to DEVELOPMENT.md ([#5464](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5464)) ([cb47925](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cb47925f99b39bd66bdd09218395bf5e0a54802d))
* test/integration/README: remove ref to non-existent dir ([#5516](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5516)) ([d2c2d40](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d2c2d4026d0f6a09b96344f034e9cba9ee6277af))


### 🧹 Chores

* applied formatting to all files ([#5493](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5493)) ([76d7194](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/76d719495d09dc4afb37d1179ede8911c52a011e))
* fix broken link in .github/CONTRIBUTING.md ([681e843](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/681e843800051a9d3ab66c1bfb7ad71428e34315))
* remove Node.js 18 from test-smoke in CI too ([d643105](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d643105aa6f3fbac9d13e8a44f4c4c7302512193))
* switch from Coveralls to Codecov ([#5447](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5447)) ([f4e7e54](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f4e7e54eb285765d7c50bce9c501db2e1b1e22be))
* unpin node-version in release-please ([#5550](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5550)) ([62c90cd](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/62c90cd2aea4c719d2014e7134b2a1d7c189fd7a))
* use `ps-list` instead of `pidtree` to remove wmic ([#5479](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5479)) ([b2985b3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b2985b3428b4b88ca220a14a26e9eb7139e8d445))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump actions/checkout in the github-actions group ([#5547](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5547)) ([561eb03](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/561eb039f7cfc36563a9583b17c7d4cb7ec30652))
* **deps:** bump actions/setup-node in the github-actions group ([#5503](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5503)) ([9a70533](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/9a7053349589344236b20301de965030eaabfea9))

## [11.7.4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.7.3...v11.7.4) (2025-10-01)


### 🩹 Fixes

* watch mode using chokidar v4 ([#5379](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5379)) ([c2667c3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c2667c3b3fca33c21306f59a1cca55bb7e1dac1f))


### 📚 Documentation

* migrate remaining legacy wiki pages to main documentation ([#5465](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5465)) ([bff9166](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bff91660733b71b124aad939538dee7747cfbeb8))


### 🧹 Chores

* remove trailing spaces ([#5475](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5475)) ([7f68e5c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7f68e5c1565606bcebeb715b8591c52973d00dff))

## [11.7.3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.7.2...v11.7.3) (2025-09-30)


### 🩹 Fixes

* use original require() error for TS files if ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION ([#5408](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5408)) ([ebdbc48](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ebdbc487693254498de62068c59e3e43d078eff1))


### 📚 Documentation

* add security escalation policy ([#5466](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5466)) ([4122c7d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/4122c7d13d0941be451365397fbf43e1f3103027))
* fix duplicate global leak documentation ([#5461](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5461)) ([1164b9d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1164b9da895e56cf745acda2792e634080018ff6))
* migrate third party UIs wiki page to docs ([#5434](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5434)) ([6654704](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/66547045cb9bd2fa8209b34c36da2a5ef49d23fc))
* update maintainer release notes for release-please ([#5453](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5453)) ([185ae1e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/185ae1eabe5c1e92c758bdfb398f7f47b6ef9483))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump actions/setup-node in the github-actions group ([#5459](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5459)) ([48c6f40](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/48c6f4068b5d22ebc49220900f0b53f8ecdc2b74))

## [11.7.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.7.1...v11.7.2) (2025-09-01)


### 🩹 Fixes

* fail with an informative error message on a file with a broken default import ([#5413](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5413)) ([b0e6135](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b0e61350594f2a044bf34ea153d1fab1e82e80cc))
* load mjs files correctly ([#5429](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5429)) ([a947b9b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a947b9b95501a35efa73c18aa57a74dad555c03a))


### 📚 Documentation

* add banner from old site to new site, link from new to old ([#5414](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5414)) ([dedef11](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/dedef110a2af2f8632fb6c1b864fa0a46ad6ca9c))
* add info on spies to legacy docs ([#5421](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5421)) ([21f5544](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/21f554459c75f5a75b22556b6e2ac70d6ac0e9fc))
* explain node import swallowing error ([#5401](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5401)) ([09f5b2c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/09f5b2c9de67ef40d5bd1775c3fca3bdb138f371))
* fix links in new site ([#5416](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5416)) ([b2bc769](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b2bc769c6c8d87311ba0bdc9df8b9b588494eba5))
* migrate assertion libraries wiki link to main docs ([#5442](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5442)) ([95f3ca8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/95f3ca8bc3a6c6af2932f7fd59a404768c0c6693))
* migrate count assertions wiki page to docs ([#5438](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5438)) ([02a306c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/02a306c6cbf31f4eef7d4c9bf5e06c917d3efc11))
* migrate shared behaviours to docs-next ([#5432](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5432)) ([1dc4aa9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1dc4aa98eb3793865fa2a4da3373534dafc1c9a7))
* migrate Spies wiki page to explainers ([#5420](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5420)) ([cbcf007](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/cbcf007c5ae25f203863aac0b43eca1e8aefe093))
* Migrate tagging wiki page to docs ([#5435](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5435)) ([876247a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/876247a8a636cc7bb1c3bf31390e7771182a090a))
* migrate third party reporters wiki page to docs ([#5433](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5433)) ([f70764c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f70764c9a56fcf12e316d5539788c7be0693b6a9))
* migrate to global leak wiki page to docs ([#5437](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5437)) ([8a6fdca](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8a6fdcafccd94c888fae5e8be47dd29a604241b6))
* update /next bug report link to be docs issue template ([#5424](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5424)) ([668cb66](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/668cb66e1288051369ab144ccb50c840ebe34267))


### 🧹 Chores

* add issue form for ⚡️ Performance ([#5406](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5406)) ([a908b3b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a908b3b86604d41d5751cccfaff505d7092c114f))
* add test for `-R import-only-loader` ([#5391](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5391)) ([6ee5b48](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6ee5b483b8c29e0593c7765ad7a5c7b7f7764fc3))
* also test Node.js 24 in CI ([#5405](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5405)) ([15f5980](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/15f59805287f4c84ab8d057735a391a795be23f1))
* bump CI to use 20.19.4, 22.18.0, 24.6.0 ([#5430](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5430)) ([ace5eb4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ace5eb47a7926fe9d56ebcd95fd659c557a5be4d))
* bump Knip to 5.61.2 ([#5394](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5394)) ([f3d7430](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f3d743061d6523f7077b21749089e6fb2f9c32e3))
* cleanup references of --opts ([#5402](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5402)) ([1096b37](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1096b376c3c3bb9d4256c643ad35a459ed750928))
* enabled ESLint's no-unused-vars ([#5399](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5399)) ([d4168ae](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d4168aef4c21f8fd119385da1cf1794a1ec5c2e1))
* move callback and object typedefs to a new types.d.ts ([#5351](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5351)) ([3300d21](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3300d2155a1b06059fbe89c98a1d8bf979539019))
* rewrite base path instead of copy-pasting ([#5431](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5431)) ([c6c6740](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c6c6740fb45da43510f86c1d22ea46ce9ee6a7ae))
* unify caught errors as err ([#5439](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5439)) ([d4912e7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d4912e705cf9ae1c3aa274b6449a6a0ff6d408c5))
* Update experimental module detection test and pin exact Node versions ([#5417](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5417)) ([2489090](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2489090223f2629e4a380abe4cc6d46858ada922))


### 🤖 Automation

* **deps:** bump actions/checkout in the github-actions group ([#5419](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5419)) ([03ac2d0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/03ac2d0e6e75e95b3dc7fb08f2e1a1117d9718ca))

## [11.7.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.7.0...v11.7.1) (2025-06-24)


### 🩹 Fixes

* always fallback to import() if require() fails ([#5384](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5384)) ([295c168](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/295c168628c2583245fb67d371b640309ba243ba))


### 🧹 Chores

* add esm loader test ([#5383](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5383)) ([f58e49f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f58e49f08df2066e27f87f93ad7ee9cd6f91d225))

## [11.7.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.6.0...v11.7.0) (2025-06-18)


### 🌟 Features

* use require to load esm ([#5366](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5366)) ([41e24a2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/41e24a242944da0cfc9d4d6989dede85f648cb40))

## [11.6.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.5.0...v11.6.0) (2025-06-09)


### 🌟 Features

* bump workerpool from ^6.5.1 to ^9.2.0 ([#5350](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5350)) ([581a3c5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/581a3c554489855ac02860689d3f4ae772c2ea79))

## [11.5.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.4.0...v11.5.0) (2025-05-22)


### 🌟 Features

* bump mimimatch from ^5.1.6 to ^9.0.5 ([#5349](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5349)) ([a3dea85](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/a3dea85b316e229ea95f51c715ad61708e9ab9a3))

## [11.4.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.3.0...v11.4.0) (2025-05-19)


### 🌟 Features

* bump diff from ^5.2.0 to ^7.0.0 ([#5348](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5348)) ([554d6bb](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/554d6bbec92c3c938af0a533109749b6f3b7bd2c))


### 📚 Documentation

* added CHANGELOG.md note around 11.1 yargs-parser update ([#5362](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5362)) ([618415d](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/618415d9c6fa3ef4e959207c8dd404f4703de7a7))

## [11.3.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.2.2...v11.3.0) (2025-05-16)


### 🌟 Features

* add option to use posix exit code upon fatal signal ([#4989](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4989)) ([91bbf85](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/91bbf855012ee9b83700d3c563b517483de0831c))


### 📚 Documentation

* Deploy new site alongside old one ([#5360](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5360)) ([6c96545](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6c96545aee03efeee78c55feedcf70664426514c))
* mention explicit browser support range ([#5354](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5354)) ([c514c0b](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c514c0bfad044f8450a63b2f9c6c781b9ce6f164))
* update Node.js version requirements for 11.x ([#5329](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5329)) ([abf3dd9](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/abf3dd921544b45c4c09eef8f7c9c3c4481a3d66))


### 🧹 Chores

* remove prerelease setting in release-please config ([#5363](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5363)) ([8878f22](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8878f222c418a0bf4fe170c17573c30b5ea2d567))

## [11.2.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.2.1...v11.2.2) (2025-04-10)


### 🩹 Fixes

* **deps:** update chokidar to v4 ([#5256](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5256)) ([8af0f1a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8af0f1a9005a948fbefeb19be618a64dd910d39f))


### 📚 Documentation

* add ClientRedirects.astro ([#5324](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5324)) ([b88d441](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b88d441cc7616253892572778150998627d746ec))
* add example/tests.html to docs-next ([#5325](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5325)) ([6ec5762](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6ec5762edd419578e9d3ce2fcc2b8dedcb0caf06))

## [11.2.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.2.0...v11.2.1) (2025-04-10)


### 🩹 Fixes

* switch from ansi-colors to picocolors ([#5323](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5323)) ([7c08d09](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7c08d0944d2255084bc4415238430b13c90f0df5))


### 📚 Documentation

* fix new website typos, improve readability ([#5312](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5312)) ([fbceb19](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/fbceb19bbdad121f0100ec3434258775bd87aeaf))


### 🧹 Chores

* "force" Netlify to use npm to build new site ([#5319](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5319)) ([3a46855](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3a46855294f82e58a5a414aed3525e394b82aced))
* Fix tests ([#5320](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5320)) ([18699a0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/18699a0d668ed2654dd15433f03b74348baf9559))

## [11.2.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.1.0...v11.2.0) (2025-03-17)


### 🌟 Features

* enable reporters to show relative paths of tests ([#5292](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5292)) ([81ea666](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/81ea6667e9286c55ffa67977448b776a23c6da2d))


### 📚 Documentation

* add instructions for API docs ([#5287](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5287)) ([b720ec1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b720ec1b3ca630a90f80311da391b2a0cdfead4e))
* add new website using Astro Starlight ([#5246](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5246)) ([b1f1cb7](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/b1f1cb78b655191b7a43dc962b513bf1b076890c))
* improve third-party reporter docs ([#5285](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5285)) ([c5a0ef5](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c5a0ef523d52d8cab50e4a9b226af3790f54e75f))


### 🧹 Chores

* enabled eslint-plugin-n ([#5280](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5280)) ([945d6e3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/945d6e3bf5a9de19c3aa26fbdac966a721006b58))
* pin node-lts tests to 22.11.0 ([#5279](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5279)) ([664e1f4](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/664e1f49f7ae214a9666c90f388407e9fa100309))
* replace `fs-extra` with newer `fs` built-ins ([#5284](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5284)) ([75dcf8c](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/75dcf8c6c40ed1ce134ae5e174b6f4c4ca4d8c42))

## [11.1.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.0.2...v11.1.0) (2025-01-02)


### 🌟 Features

* bump yargs to 17 ([#5165](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5165)) ([8f1c8d8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8f1c8d888b0104afcd95ca55a517320399755749))
  * Note that this also included a version bump of [`yargs-parser`](http://npmjs.com/package/yargs-parser) from `^20.2.9` to `^21.1.`, which fixed a bug that caused extra quotes in file paths to be removed.
    See [#5341](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5341) for more information.
* replace `strip-ansi` with `util.stripVTControlCharacters` ([#5267](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5267)) ([3c191c0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/3c191c05d9db1e99aec9b600edac2ce10a6b6d71)), closes [#5265](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5265)

## [11.0.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.0.1...v11.0.2) (2024-12-09)


### 🩹 Fixes

* catch exceptions setting Error.stackTraceLimit ([#5254](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5254)) ([259f8f8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/259f8f8ba5709b5d84fa66e17cd10560a11f45c9))
* error handling for unexpected numeric arguments passed to cli ([#5263](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5263)) ([210d658](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/210d658678a2ec3b6f85c59d4b300b4722671099))


### 📚 Documentation

* correct outdated `status: accepting prs` link ([#5268](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5268)) ([f729cd0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f729cd09b61bb598409f19b3c76b9e9536812237))
* replace "New in" with "Since" in version annotations ([#5262](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5262)) ([6f10d12](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/6f10d12c6c6dfa4df7d5221a3ce688f687aaf320))

## [11.0.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v11.0.0...v11.0.1) (2024-12-02)


### 🌟 Features

* bumped glob dependency from 8 to 10 ([#5250](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5250)) ([43c3157](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/43c3157c6ef4f2d4bfecf3ad3a42479fd64187b8))


### 📚 Documentation

* fix examples for `linkPartialObjects` methods ([#5255](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5255)) ([34e0e52](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/34e0e52e047a9119aeae9cb5b660a8438656a1e0))

## [11.0.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.8.2...v11.0.0) (2024-11-11)

### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

- adapt new engine range for Mocha 11 ([#5216](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5216))

### 🌟 Features

- allow calling hook methods ([#5231](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5231)) ([e3da641](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e3da641b08bed20f12df524fc64cb9579f980c1e))

### 🩹 Fixes

- adapt new engine range for Mocha 11 ([#5216](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5216)) ([80da25a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/80da25a4132ca50d3ad35087cb62c9b0f8fc946a))

### 📚 Documentation

- downgrade example/tests chai to 4.5.0 ([#5245](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5245)) ([eac87e1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/eac87e10f49207a9b388f87d77d198583c6f889a))

## [10.8.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.8.1...v10.8.2) (2024-10-30)

### 🩹 Fixes

- support errors with circular dependencies in object values with --parallel ([#5212](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5212)) ([ba0fefe](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/ba0fefe10b08a689cf49edc3818026938aa3a240))
- test link in html reporter ([#5224](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5224)) ([f054acc](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f054acc1f60714bbe00ad1ab270fb4977836d045))

### 📚 Documentation

- indicate 'exports' interface does not work in browsers ([#5181](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5181)) ([14e640e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/14e640ee49718d587779a9594b18f3796c42cf2a))

### 🧹 Chores

- fix docs builds by re-adding eleventy and ignoring gitignore again ([#5240](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5240)) ([881e3b0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/881e3b0ca2e24284aab2a04f63639a0aa9e0ad1b))

### 🤖 Automation

- **deps:** bump the github-actions group with 1 update ([#5132](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5132)) ([e536ab2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/e536ab25b308774e3103006c044cb996a2e17c87))

## [10.8.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.8.0...v10.8.1) (2024-10-29)

### 🩹 Fixes

- handle case of invalid package.json with no explicit config ([#5198](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5198)) ([f72bc17](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/f72bc17cb44164bcfff7abc83d0d37d99a061104))
- Typos on mochajs.org ([#5237](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5237)) ([d8ca270](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d8ca270a960554c9d5c5fbf264e89d668d01ff0d))
- use accurate test links in HTML reporter ([#5228](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5228)) ([68803b6](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/68803b685d55dcccc51fa6ccfd27701cda4e26ed))

## [10.8.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.7.3...v10.8.0) (2024-10-29)

### 🌟 Features

- highlight browser failures ([#5222](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5222)) ([8ff4845](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/8ff48453a8b12d9cacf56b0c0c544c8256af64c7))

### 🩹 Fixes

- remove `:is()` from `mocha.css` to support older browsers ([#5225](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5225)) ([#5227](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5227)) ([0a24b58](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/0a24b58477ea8ad146afc798930800b02c08790a))

### 📚 Documentation

- add `SECURITY.md` pointing to Tidelift ([#5210](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5210)) ([bd7e63a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/bd7e63a1f6d98535ce1ed1ecdb57b3e4db8a33c5))
- adopt Collective Funds Guidelines 0.1 ([#5199](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5199)) ([2b03d86](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/2b03d865eec63d627ff229e07d777f25061260d4))
- update README, LICENSE and fix outdated ([#5197](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5197)) ([1203e0e](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1203e0ed739bbbf12166078738357fdb29a8c000))

### 🧹 Chores

- fix npm scripts on windows ([#5219](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5219)) ([1173da0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1173da0bf614e8d2a826687802ee8cbe8671ccf1))
- remove trailing whitespace in SECURITY.md ([7563e59](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7563e59ae3c78ada305d26eadb86998ab54342da))

## [10.7.3](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.7.2...v10.7.3) (2024-08-09)

### 🩹 Fixes

- make release-please build work ([#5194](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5194)) ([afd66ef](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/afd66ef3df20fab51ce38b97216c09108e5c2bfd))

## [10.7.2](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.7.1...v10.7.2) (2024-08-06)

### 📚 Documentation

- improve filtering ([#5191](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5191)) ([1ac5b55](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1ac5b552e3f32694d349023cb7f6196ba92b180e))

### 🧹 Chores

- fix failing markdown linting ([#5193](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5193)) ([7e7a2ec](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/7e7a2ecb9bf8daba7e885a880bd8314b7b6fe07d))

## [10.7.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v10.7.0...v10.7.1) (2024-08-06)

### 🩹 Fixes

- crash with --parallel and --retries both enabled ([#5173](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5173)) ([d7013dd](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/d7013ddb1099cfafe66a1af9640370998290e62c))

### 🧹 Chores

- add knip to validate included dependencies ([5c2989f](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/5c2989fcc7ae17618d9db16d7c99e23dfb1d38ee))
- more fully remove assetgraph-builder and canvas ([#5175](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5175)) ([1883c41](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/1883c41a49fad009bd407efc1bece3a5c75fd10a))
- replace `nps` with npm scripts ([#5128](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5128)) ([c44653a](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/c44653a3a04b8418ec24a942fa7513a4673f3667)), closes [#5126](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/5126)

## 10.7.0 / 2024-07-20

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4771](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4771) feat: add option to not fail on failing test suite ([**@ilgonmic**](https://github.com/ilgonmic))

## 10.6.1 / 2024-07-20

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3825](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3825) fix: do not exit when only unref'd timer is present in test code ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#5040](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5040) fix: support canonical module ([**@JacobLey**](https://github.com/JacobLey))

## 10.6.0 / 2024-07-02

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#5150](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5150) feat: allow ^ versions for character encoding packages ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5151](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5151) feat: allow ^ versions for file matching packages ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5152](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5152) feat: allow ^ versions for yargs packages ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5153](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5153) feat: allow ^ versions for data serialization packages ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5154](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5154) feat: allow ^ versions for miscellaneous packages ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))

## 10.5.2 / 2024-06-25

### :bug: Fixes

- [#5032](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5032) fix: better tracking of seen objects in error serialization ([**@sam-super**](https://github.com/sam-super))

## 10.5.1 / 2024-06-24

### :bug: Fixes

- [#5086](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5086) fix: Add error handling for nonexistent file case with --file option ([**@khoaHyh**](https://github.com/khoaHyh))

## 10.5.0 / 2024-06-24

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#5015](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5015) feat: use \<progress> and \<svg> for browser progress indicator instead of \<canvas> ([**@yourWaifu**](https://github.com/yourWaifu))
- [#5143](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5143) feat: allow using any 3.x chokidar dependencies ([**@simhnna**](https://github.com/simhnna))
- [#4835](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4835) feat: add MOCHA\_OPTIONS env variable ([**@icholy**](https://github.com/icholy))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#5107](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5107) fix: include stack in browser uncaught error reporting ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#5110](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5110) chore: switch two-column list styles to be opt-in ([**@marjys**](https://github.com/marjys))
- [#5135](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5135) chore: fix some typos in comments ([**@StevenMia**](https://github.com/StevenMia))
- [#5130](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5130) chore: rename 'master' to 'main' in docs and tooling ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))

## 10.4.0 / 2024-03-26

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4829](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4829) feat: include `.cause` stacks in the error stack traces ([**@voxpelli**](https://github.com/voxpelli))
- [#4985](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4985) feat: add file path to xunit reporter ([**@bmish**](https://github.com/bmish))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#5074](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5074) fix: harden error handling in `lib/cli/run.js` ([**@stalet**](https://github.com/stalet))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#5077](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5077) chore: add mtfoley/pr-compliance-action ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5060](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5060) chore: migrate ESLint config to flat config ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5095](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5095) chore: revert [#5069](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5069) to restore Netlify builds ([**@voxpelli**](https://github.com/voxpelli))
- [#5097](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5097) docs: add sponsored to sponsorship link rels ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5093](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5093) chore: add 'status: in triage' label to issue templates and docs ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5083](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5083) docs: fix CHANGELOG.md headings to start with a root-level h1 ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5100](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5100) chore: fix header generation and production build crashes  ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5104](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5104) chore: bump ESLint ecmaVersion to 2020 ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5116](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5116) fix: eleventy template builds crash with 'unexpected token at ": string, msg..."' ([**@LcsK**](https://github.com/LcsK))
- [#4869](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4869) docs: fix documentation concerning glob expansion on UNIX ([**@binki**](https://github.com/binki))
- [#5122](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5122) test: fix xunit integration test ([**@voxpelli**](https://github.com/voxpelli))
- [#5123](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5123) chore: activate dependabot for workflows ([**@voxpelli**](https://github.com/voxpelli))
- [#5125](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5125) build(deps): bump the github-actions group with 2 updates ([**@dependabot**](https://github.com/dependabot))

## 10.3.0 / 2024-02-08

This is a stable release equivalent to [10.30.0-prerelease](#1030-prerelease--2024-01-18).

## 10.3.0-prerelease / 2024-01-18

This is a prerelease version to test our ability to release.
Other than removing or updating dependencies, it contains no intended user-facing changes.

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#5069](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5069): chore: remove unnecessary canvas dependency ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5068](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5068): fix: add alt text to Built with Netlify badge ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5056](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5056): chore: inline nyan reporter's write function ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5050](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5050): docs: touchups to labels and a template title post-revamp ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5038](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5038): docs: overhaul contributing and maintenance docs for end-of-year 2023 ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5029](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5029): chore: remove stale workflow ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#5024](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5024): chore: remove nanoid as dependency ([**@Uzlopak**](https://github.com/Uzlopak))
- [#5023](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5023): chore: remove touch as dev dependency ([**@Uzlopak**](https://github.com/Uzlopak))
- [#5022](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5022): chore: remove uuid dev dependency ([**@Uzlopak**](https://github.com/Uzlopak))
- [#5021](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5021): update can-i-use ([**@Uzlopak**](https://github.com/Uzlopak))
- [#5020](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/5020): chore: fix the ci ([**@Uzlopak**](https://github.com/Uzlopak))
- [#4974](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4974): Add Node v19 to test matrix ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4970](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4970): fix [#4837](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4837) Update glob due to vulnerability in dep ([**@jb2311**](https://github.com/jb2311))
- [#4962](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4962): Fix deprecated warn gh actions ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#4927](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4927): docs: use mocha.js instead of mocha in the example run ([**@nikolas**](https://github.com/nikolas))
- [#4918](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4918): docs: fix fragment ID for yargs' "extends" documentation ([**@Spencer-Doak**](https://github.com/Spencer-Doak))
- [#4886](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/4886): docs: fix jsdoc return type of titlePath method ([**@F3n67u**](https://github.com/F3n67u))

## 10.2.0 / 2022-12-11

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4945](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4945): API: add possibility to decorate ESM name before import ([**@j0tunn**](https://github.com/j0tunn))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4946](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4946): Browser: color of failed test icon ([**@kleisauke**](https://github.com/kleisauke))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4944](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4944): Remove duplicated header ([**@PauloGoncalvesBH**](https://github.com/PauloGoncalvesBH))

## 10.1.0 / 2022-10-16

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4896](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4896): Browser: add support for `prefers-color-scheme: dark` ([**@greggman**](https://github.com/greggman))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4912](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4912): Browser: increase contrast for replay buttons ([**@JoshuaKGoldberg**](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg))
- [#4905](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4905): Use standard `Promise.allSettled` instead of polyfill ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#4899](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4899): Upgrade official GitHub actions to latest ([**@ddzz**](https://github.com/ddzz))
- [#4770](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4770): Fix regex in function `clean`([**@yetingli**](https://github.com/yetingli))

## 10.0.0 / 2022-05-01

### :boom: Breaking Changes

- [#4845](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4845): **Drop Node.js v12.x support** ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4848](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4848): Drop Internet-Explorer-11 support ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4857](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4857): Drop AMD/RequireJS support ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4866](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4866): Drop Growl notification support ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4863](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4863): Rename executable `bin/mocha` to `bin/mocha.js` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4865](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4865): `--ignore` option in Windows: upgrade Minimatch ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4861](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4861): Remove deprecated `Runner` signature ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4878](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4878): Update production dependencies ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4876](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4876): Add Node.js v18 to CI test matrix ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

- [#4852](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4852): Replace deprecated `String.prototype.substr()` ([**@CommanderRoot**](https://github.com/CommanderRoot))

Also thanks to [**@ea2305**](https://github.com/ea2305) and [**@SukkaW**](https://github.com/SukkaW) for improvements to our documentation.

## 9.2.2 / 2022-03-11

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4842](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4842): Loading of reporter throws wrong error ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4839](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4839): `dry-run`: prevent potential call-stack crash ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4843](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4843): Update production dependencies ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

## 9.2.1 / 2022-02-19

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4832](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4832): Loading of config files throws wrong error ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4799](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4799): Reporter: configurable `maxDiffSize` reporter-option ([**@norla**](https://github.com/norla))

## 9.2.0 / 2022-01-24

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4813](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4813): Parallel: assign each worker a worker-id ([**@forty**](https://github.com/forty))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4818](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4818): Update production dependencies ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

## 9.1.4 / 2022-01-14

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4807](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4807): `import` throws wrong error if loader is used ([**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4777](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4777): Add Node v17 to CI test matrix ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

## 9.1.3 / 2021-10-15

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4769](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4769): Browser: re-enable `bdd` ES6 style import ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4764](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4764): Revert deprecation of `EVENT_SUITE_ADD_*` events ([**@beatfactor**](https://github.com/beatfactor))

## 9.1.2 / 2021-09-25

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4746](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4746): Browser: stop using all global vars in `browser-entry.js` ([**@PaperStrike**](https://github.com/PaperStrike))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4754](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4754): Remove dependency wide-align ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4736](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4736): ESM: remove code for Node versions <10 ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

## 9.1.1 / 2021-08-28

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4623](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4623): `XUNIT` and `JSON` reporter crash in `parallel` mode ([**@curtisman**](https://github.com/curtisman))

## 9.1.0 / 2021-08-20

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4716](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4716): Add new option `--fail-zero` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4691](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4691): Add new option `--node-option` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4607](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4607): Add output option to `JSON` reporter ([**@dorny**](https://github.com/dorny))

## 9.0.3 / 2021-07-25

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4702](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4702): Error rethrow from cwd-relative path while loading `.mocharc.js` ([**@kirill-golovan**](https://github.com/kirill-golovan))

- [#4688](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4688): Usage of custom interface in parallel mode ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4687](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4687): ESM: don't swallow `MODULE_NOT_FOUND` errors in case of `type:module` ([**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar))

## 9.0.2 / 2021-07-03

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4668](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4668): ESM: make `--require <dir>` work with new `import`-first loading ([**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4674](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4674): Update production dependencies ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

## 9.0.1 / 2021-06-18

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4657](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4657): Browser: add separate bundle for modern browsers ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

We added a separate browser bundle `mocha-es2018.js` in javascript ES2018, as we skipped the transpilation down to ES5. This is an **experimental step towards freezing Mocha's support of IE11**.

- [#4653](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4653): ESM: proper version check in `hasStableEsmImplementation` ([**@alexander-fenster**](https://github.com/alexander-fenster))

## 9.0.0 / 2021-06-07

### :boom: Breaking Changes

- [#4633](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4633): **Drop Node.js v10.x support** ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4635](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4635): `import`-first loading of test files ([**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar))

**Mocha is going ESM-first!** This means that it will now use ESM `import(test_file)` to load the test files, instead of the CommonJS `require(test_file)`. This is not a problem, as `import` can also load most files that `require` does. In the rare cases where this fails, it will fallback to `require(...)`. This ESM-first approach is the next step in Mocha's ESM migration, and allows ESM loaders to load and transform the test file.

- [#4636](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4636): Remove deprecated `utils.lookupFiles()` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4638](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4638): Limit the size of `actual`/`expected` for `diff` generation ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4389](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4389): Refactoring: Consuming log-symbols alternate to code for win32 in reporters/base ([**@MoonSupport**](https://github.com/MoonSupport))

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4640](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4640): Add new option `--dry-run` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4128](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4128): Fix: control stringification of error message ([**@syeutyu**](https://github.com/syeutyu))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4646](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4646): Deprecate `Runner(suite: Suite, delay: boolean)` signature ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4643](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4643): Update production dependencies ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

## 8.4.0 / 2021-05-07

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4502](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4502): CLI file parsing errors now have error codes ([**@evaline-ju**](https://github.com/evaline-ju))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4614](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4614): Watch: fix crash when reloading files ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4630](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4630): Add `options.require` to Mocha constructor for `root hook` plugins on parallel runs ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4617](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4617): Dynamically generating tests with `top-level await` and ESM test files ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4608](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4608): Update default file extensions ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

Also thanks to [**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris) for various improvements on our GH actions workflows.

## 8.3.2 / 2021-03-12

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4599](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4599): Fix regression in `require` interface ([**@alexander-fenster**](https://github.com/alexander-fenster))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4601](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4601): Add build to GH actions run ([**@christian-bromann**](https://github.com/christian-bromann))
- [#4596](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4596): Filter active sponsors/backers ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4225](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4225): Update config file examples ([**@pkuczynski**](https://github.com/pkuczynski))

## 8.3.1 / 2021-03-06

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4577](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4577): Browser: fix `EvalError` caused by regenerator-runtime ([**@snoack**](https://github.com/snoack))
- [#4574](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4574): ESM: allow `import` from mocha in parallel mode ([**@nicojs**](https://github.com/nicojs))

## 8.3.0 / 2021-02-11

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4506](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4506): Add error code for test timeout errors ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4112](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4112): Add BigInt support to stringify util function ([**@JosejeSinohui**](https://github.com/JosejeSinohui))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4557](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4557): Add file location when SyntaxError happens in ESM ([**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar))
- [#4521](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4521): Fix `require` error when bundling Mocha with Webpack ([**@devhazem**](https://github.com/devhazem))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4507](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4507): Add support for typescript-style docstrings ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4503](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4503): Add GH Actions workflow status badge ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#4494](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4494): Add example of generating tests dynamically with a closure ([**@maxwellgerber**](https://github.com/maxwellgerber))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4556](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4556): Upgrade all dependencies to latest stable ([**@AviVahl**](https://github.com/AviVahl))
- [#4543](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4543): Update dependencies yargs and yargs-parser ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

Also thanks to [**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris) and [**@HyunSangHan**](https://github.com/HyunSangHan) for various fixes to our website and documentation.

## 8.2.1 / 2020-11-02

Fixed stuff.

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4489](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4489): Fix problematic handling of otherwise-unhandled `Promise` rejections and erroneous "`done()` called twice" errors ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4496](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4496): Avoid `MaxListenersExceededWarning` in watch mode ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

Also thanks to [**@akeating**](https://github.com/akeating) for a documentation fix!

## 8.2.0 / 2020-10-16

The major feature added in v8.2.0 is addition of support for [*global fixtures*](https://mochajs.org/#global-fixtures).

While Mocha has always had the ability to run setup and teardown via a hook (e.g., a `before()` at the top level of a test file) when running tests in serial, Mocha v8.0.0 added support for parallel runs. Parallel runs are *incompatible* with this strategy; e.g., a top-level `before()` would only run for the file in which it was defined.

With [global fixtures](https://mochajs.org/#global-fixtures), Mocha can now perform user-defined setup and teardown *regardless* of mode, and these fixtures are guaranteed to run *once and only once*. This holds for parallel mode, serial mode, and even "watch" mode (the teardown will run once you hit Ctrl-C, just before Mocha finally exits). Tasks such as starting and stopping servers are well-suited to global fixtures, but not sharing resources--global fixtures do *not* share context with your test files (but they do share context with each other).

Here's a short example of usage:

```js
// fixtures.js

// can be async or not
exports.mochaGlobalSetup = async function () {
  this.server = await startSomeServer({port: process.env.TEST_PORT});
  console.log(`server running on port ${this.server.port}`);
};

exports.mochaGlobalTeardown = async function () {
  // the context (`this`) is shared, but not with the test files
  await this.server.stop();
  console.log(`server on port ${this.server.port} stopped`);
};

// this file can contain root hook plugins as well!
// exports.mochaHooks = { ... }
```

Fixtures are loaded with `--require`, e.g., `mocha --require fixtures.js`.

For detailed information, please see the [documentation](https://mochajs.org/#global-fixtures) and this handy-dandy [flowchart](https://mochajs.org/#test-fixture-decision-tree-wizard-thing) to help understand the differences between hooks, root hook plugins, and global fixtures (and when you should use each).

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4308](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4308): Support run-once [global setup & teardown fixtures](https://mochajs.org/#global-fixtures) ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4442](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4442): Multi-part extensions (e.g., `test.js`) now usable with `--extension` option ([**@jordanstephens**](https://github.com/jordanstephens))
- [#4472](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4472): Leading dots (e.g., `.js`, `.test.js`) now usable with `--extension` option ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4434](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4434): Output of `json` reporter now contains `speed` ("fast"/"medium"/"slow") property ([**@wwhurin**](https://github.com/wwhurin))
- [#4464](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4464): Errors thrown by serializer in parallel mode now have error codes ([**@evaline-ju**](https://github.com/evaline-ju))

*For implementors of custom reporters:*

- [#4409](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4409): Parallel mode and custom reporter improvements ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull)):
  - Support custom worker-process-only reporters (`Runner.prototype.workerReporter()`); reporters should subclass `ParallelBufferedReporter` in `mocha/lib/nodejs/reporters/parallel-buffered`
  - Allow opt-in of object reference matching for "sufficiently advanced" custom reporters (`Runner.prototype.linkPartialObjects()`); use if strict object equality is needed when consuming `Runner` event data
  - Enable detection of parallel mode (`Runner.prototype.isParallelMode()`)

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4476](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4476): Workaround for profoundly bizarre issue affecting `npm` v6.x causing some of Mocha's deps to be installed when `mocha` is present in a package's `devDependencies` and `npm install --production` is run the package's working copy ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4465](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4465): Worker processes guaranteed (as opposed to "very likely") to exit before Mocha does; fixes a problem when using `nyc` with Mocha in parallel mode ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4419](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4419): Restore `lookupFiles()` in `mocha/lib/utils`, which was broken/missing in Mocha v8.1.0; it now prints a deprecation warning (use `const {lookupFiles} = require('mocha/lib/cli')` instead) ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

Thanks to [**@AviVahl**](https://github.com/AviVahl), [**@donghoon-song**](https://github.com/donghoon-song), [**@ValeriaVG**](https://github.com/ValeriaVG), [**@znarf**](https://github.com/znarf), [**@sujin-park**](https://github.com/sujin-park), and [**@majecty**](https://github.com/majecty) for other helpful contributions!

## 8.1.3 / 2020-08-28

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4425](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4425): Restore `Mocha.utils.lookupFiles()` and Webpack compatibility (both broken since v8.1.0); `Mocha.utils.lookupFiles()` is now **deprecated** and will be removed in the next major revision of Mocha; use `require('mocha/lib/cli').lookupFiles` instead ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 8.1.2 / 2020-08-25

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4418](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4418): Fix command-line flag incompatibility in forthcoming Node.js v14.9.0 ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4401](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4401): Fix missing global variable in browser ([**@irrationnelle**](https://github.com/irrationnelle))

### :lock: Security Fixes

- [#4396](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4396): Update many dependencies ([**@GChuf**](https://github.com/GChuf))

### :book: Documentation

- Various fixes by [**@sujin-park**](https://github.com/sujin-park), [**@wwhurin**](https://github.com/wwhurin) & [**@Donghoon759**](https://github.com/Donghoon759)

## 8.1.1 / 2020-08-04

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4394](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4394): Fix regression wherein certain reporters did not correctly detect terminal width ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 8.1.0 / 2020-07-30

In this release, Mocha now builds its browser bundle with Rollup and Babel, which will provide the project's codebase more flexibility and consistency.

While we've been diligent about backwards compatibility, it's *possible* consumers of the browser bundle will encounter differences (other than an increase in the bundle size). If you *do* encounter an issue with the build, please [report it here](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/new?labels=unconfirmed-bug\&template=bug_report.md\&title=).

This release **does not** drop support for IE11.

Other community contributions came from [**@Devjeel**](https://github.com/Devjeel), [**@Harsha509**](https://github.com/Harsha509) and [**@sharath2106**](https://github.com/sharath2106). *Thank you* to everyone who contributed to this release!

> Do you read Korean? See [this guide to running parallel tests in Mocha](https://blog.outsider.ne.kr/1489), translated by our maintainer, [**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris).

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4287](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4287): Use background colors with inline diffs for better visual distinction ([**@michael-brade**](https://github.com/michael-brade))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4328](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4328): Fix "watch" mode when Mocha run in parallel ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4382](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4382): Fix root hook execution in "watch" mode ([**@indieisaconcept**](https://github.com/indieisaconcept))
- [#4383](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4383): Consistent auto-generated hook titles ([**@cspotcode**](https://github.com/cspotcode))
- [#4359](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4359): Better errors when running `mocha init` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4341](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4341): Fix weirdness when using `delay` option in browser ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))

### :lock: Security Fixes

- [#4378](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4378), [#4333](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4333): Update [javascript-serialize](https://npm.im/javascript-serialize) ([**@martinoppitz**](https://github.com/martinoppitz), [**@wnghdcjfe**](https://github.com/wnghdcjfe))
- [#4354](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4354): Update [yargs-unparser](https://npm.im/yargs-unparser) ([**@martinoppitz**](https://github.com/martinoppitz))

### :book: Documentation & Website

- [#4173](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4173): Document how to use `--enable-source-maps` with Mocha ([**@bcoe**](https://github.com/bcoe))
- [#4343](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4343): Clean up some API docs ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))
- [#4318](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4318): Sponsor images are now self-hosted ([**@Munter**](https://github.com/Munter))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4293](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4293): Use Rollup and Babel in build pipeline; add source map to published files ([**@Munter**](https://github.com/Munter))

## 8.0.1 / 2020-06-10

The obligatory patch after a major.

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4328](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4328): Fix `--parallel` when combined with `--watch` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 8.0.0 / 2020-06-10

In this major release, Mocha adds the ability to *run tests in parallel*. Better late than never! Please note the **breaking changes** detailed below.

Let's welcome [**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar) and [**@nicojs**](https://github.com/nicojs) to the maintenance team!

### :boom: Breaking Changes

- [#4164](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4164): **Mocha v8.0.0 now requires Node.js v10.12.0 or newer.** Mocha no longer supports the Node.js v8.x line ("Carbon"), which entered End-of-Life at the end of 2019 ([**@UlisesGascon**](https://github.com/UlisesGascon))

- [#4175](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4175): Having been deprecated with a warning since v7.0.0, **`mocha.opts` is no longer supported** ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

  :sparkles: **WORKAROUND:** Replace `mocha.opts` with a [configuration file](https://mochajs.org/#configuring-mocha-nodejs).

- [#4260](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4260): Remove `enableTimeout()` (`this.enableTimeout()`) from the context object ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))

  :sparkles: **WORKAROUND:** Replace usage of `this.enableTimeout(false)` in your tests with `this.timeout(0)`.

- [#4315](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4315): The `spec` option no longer supports a comma-delimited list of files ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

  :sparkles: **WORKAROUND**: Use an array instead (e.g., `"spec": "foo.js,bar.js"` becomes `"spec": ["foo.js", "bar.js"]`).

- [#4309](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4309): Drop support for Node.js v13.x line, which is now End-of-Life ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4282](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4282): `--forbid-only` will throw an error even if exclusive tests are avoided via `--grep` or other means ([**@arvidOtt**](https://github.com/arvidOtt))

- [#4223](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4223): The context object's `skip()` (`this.skip()`) in a "before all" (`before()`) hook will no longer execute subsequent sibling hooks, in addition to hooks in child suites ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

- [#4178](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4178): Remove previously soft-deprecated APIs ([**@wnghdcjfe**](https://github.com/wnghdcjfe)):

  - `Mocha.prototype.ignoreLeaks()`
  - `Mocha.prototype.useColors()`
  - `Mocha.prototype.useInlineDiffs()`
  - `Mocha.prototype.hideDiff()`

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4245](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4245): Add ability to run tests in parallel for Node.js (see [docs](https://mochajs.org/#parallel-tests)) ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

  :exclamation: See also [#4244](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4244); [Root Hook Plugins (docs)](https://mochajs.org/#root-hook-plugins) -- *root hooks must be defined via Root Hook Plugins to work in parallel mode*

- [#4304](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4304): `--require` now works with ES modules ([**@JacobLey**](https://github.com/JacobLey))

- [#4299](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4299): In some circumstances, Mocha can run ES modules under Node.js v10 -- *use at your own risk!* ([**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4246](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4246): Add documentation for parallel mode and Root Hook plugins ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4200](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4200): Drop mkdirp and replace it with fs.mkdirSync ([**@HyunSangHan**](https://github.com/HyunSangHan))

### :bug: Fixes

(All bug fixes in Mocha v8.0.0 are also breaking changes, and are listed above)

## 7.2.0 / 2020-05-22

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#4234](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4234): Add ability to run tests in a mocha instance multiple times ([**@nicojs**](https://github.com/nicojs))
- [#4219](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4219): Exposing filename in JSON, doc, and json-stream reporters ([**@Daniel0113**](https://github.com/Daniel0113))
- [#4244](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4244): Add Root Hook Plugins ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4258](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4258): Fix missing dot in name of configuration file ([**@sonicdoe**](https://github.com/sonicdoe))
- [#4194](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4194): Check if module.paths really exists ([**@ematipico**](https://github.com/ematipico))
- [#4256](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4256): `--forbid-only` does not recognize `it.only` when `before` crashes ([**@arvidOtt**](https://github.com/arvidOtt))
- [#4152](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4152): Bug with multiple async done() calls ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4275](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4275): Improper warnings for invalid reporters ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4288](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4288): Broken hook.spec.js test for IE11 ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4081](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4081): Insufficient white space for API docs in view on mobile ([**@HyunSangHan**](https://github.com/HyunSangHan))
- [#4255](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4255): Update mocha-docdash for UI fixes on API docs ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))
- [#4235](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4235): Enable emoji on website; enable normal ul elements ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4272](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4272): Fetch sponsors at build time, show ALL non-skeevy sponsors ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4249](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4249): Refactoring improving encapsulation ([**@arvidOtt**](https://github.com/arvidOtt))
- [#4242](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4242): CI add job names, add Node.js v14 to matrix ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4237](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4237): Refactor validatePlugins to throw coded errors ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4236](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4236): Better debug output ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 7.1.2 / 2020-04-26

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4251](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4251): Prevent karma-mocha from stalling ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4222](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4222): Update dependency mkdirp to v0.5.5 ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4208](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4208): Add Wallaby logo to site ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 7.1.1 / 2020-03-18

### :lock: Security Fixes

- [#4204](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4204): Update dependencies mkdirp, yargs-parser and yargs ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3660](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3660): Fix `runner` listening to `start` and `end` events ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4190](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4190): Show Netlify badge on footer ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

## 7.1.0 / 2020-02-26

### :tada: Enhancements

[#4038](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4038): Add Node.js native ESM support ([**@giltayar**](https://github.com/giltayar))

Mocha supports writing your test files as ES modules:

- Node.js only v12.11.0 and above
- Node.js below v13.2.0, you must set `--experimental-modules` option
- current limitations: please check our [documentation](https://mochajs.org/#nodejs-native-esm-support)
- for programmatic usage: see [API: loadFilesAsync()](https://mochajs.org/api/mocha#loadFilesAsync)

**Note:** Node.JS native [ECMAScript Modules](https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html) implementation has status: **Stability: 1 - Experimental**

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4181](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4181): Programmatic API cannot access retried test objects ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4174](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4174): Browser: fix `allowUncaught` option ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4058](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4058): Manage author list in AUTHORS instead of `package.json` ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4138](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4138): Upgrade ESLint v6.8 ([**@kaicataldo**](https://github.com/kaicataldo))

## 7.0.1 / 2020-01-25

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4165](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4165): Fix exception when skipping tests programmatically ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4153](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4153): Restore backwards compatibility for `reporterOptions` ([**@holm**](https://github.com/holm))
- [#4150](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4150): Fix recovery of an open test upon uncaught exception ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4147](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4147): Fix regression of leaking uncaught exception handler ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4146](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4146): Update copyright & trademark notices per OJSF ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4140](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4140): Fix broken links ([**@KyoungWan**](https://github.com/KyoungWan))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4133](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4133): Print more descriptive error message ([**@Zirak**](https://github.com/Zirak))

## 7.0.0 / 2020-01-05

### :boom: Breaking Changes

- [#3885](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3885): **Drop Node.js v6.x support** ([**@mojosoeun**](https://github.com/mojosoeun))
- [#3890](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3890): Remove Node.js debug-related flags `--debug`/`--debug-brk` and deprecate `debug` argument ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3962](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3962): Changes to command-line options ([**@ParkSB**](https://github.com/ParkSB)):
  - `--list-interfaces` replaces `--interfaces`
  - `--list-reporters` replaces `--reporters`
- Hook pattern of `this.skip()` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba)):
  - [#3859](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3859): When conditionally skipping in a `it` test, related `afterEach` hooks are now executed
  - [#3741](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3741): When conditionally skipping in a `beforeEach` hook, subsequent inner `beforeEach` hooks are now skipped and related `afterEach` hooks are executed
  - [#4136](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4136): Disallow `this.skip()` within `after` hooks
- [#3967](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3967): Remove deprecated `getOptions()` and `lib/cli/options.js` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4083](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4083): Uncaught exception in `pending` test: don't swallow, but retrospectively fail the test for correct exit code ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4004](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4004): Align `Mocha` constructor's option names with command-line options ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#3980](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3980): Refactor and improve `--watch` mode with chokidar ([**@geigerzaehler**](https://github.com/geigerzaehler)):
  - adds command-line options `--watch-files` and `--watch-ignore`
  - removes `--watch-extensions`
- [#3979](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3979): Type "rs\n" to restart tests ([**@broofa**](https://github.com/broofa))

### :fax: Deprecations

These are *soft*-deprecated, and will emit a warning upon use. Support will be removed in (likely) the next major version of Mocha:

- [#3968](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3968): Deprecate legacy configuration via `mocha.opts` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4125](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4125): Fix timeout handling with `--inspect-brk`/`--inspect` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4070](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4070): `Mocha` constructor: improve browser setup ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4068](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4068): XUnit reporter should handle exceptions during diff generation ([**@rgroothuijsen**](https://github.com/rgroothuijsen))
- [#4030](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4030): Fix `--allow-uncaught` with `this.skip()` ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :mag: Coverage

- [#4109](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4109): Add Node.js v13.x to CI test matrix ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4129](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4129): Fix broken links ([**@SaeromB**](https://github.com/SaeromB))
- [#4127](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4127): Add reporter alias names to docs ([**@khg0712**](https://github.com/khg0712))
- [#4101](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4101): Clarify invalid usage of `done()` ([**@jgehrcke**](https://github.com/jgehrcke))
- [#4092](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4092): Replace `:coffee:` with emoji ☕️ ([**@pzrq**](https://github.com/pzrq))
- [#4088](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4088): Initial draft of project charter ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4066](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4066): Change `sh` to `bash` for code block in docs/index.md ([**@HyunSangHan**](https://github.com/HyunSangHan))
- [#4045](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4045): Update README.md concerning GraphicsMagick installation ([**@HyunSangHan**](https://github.com/HyunSangHan))
- [#3988](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3988): Fix sponsors background color for readability ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#4118](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4118): Update node-environment-flags to 1.0.6 ([**@kylef**](https://github.com/kylef))
- [#4097](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4097): Add GH Funding Metadata ([**@SheetJSDev**](https://github.com/SheetJSDev))
- [#4089](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4089): Add funding information to `package.json` ([**@Munter**](https://github.com/Munter))
- [#4077](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4077): Improve integration tests ([**@soobing**](https://github.com/soobing))

## 6.2.3 / 2020-03-25

### :lock: Security Fixes

- [848d6fb8](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/848d6fb8feef659564b296db457312d38176910d): Update dependencies mkdirp, yargs-parser and yargs ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

## 6.2.2 / 2019-10-18

### :bug: Fixes

- [#4025](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4025): Fix duplicate `EVENT_RUN_END` events upon uncaught exception ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#4051](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4051): Fix "unhide" function in `html` reporter (browser) ([**@pec9399**](https://github.com/pec9399))
- [#4063](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4063): Fix use of [esm](https://npm.im/esm) in Node.js v8.x ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#4033](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4033): Fix output when multiple async exceptions are thrown ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :book: Documentation

- [#4046](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4046): Site accessibility fixes ([**@Mia-jeong**](https://github.com/Mia-jeong))
- [#4026](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/4026): Update docs for custom reporters in browser ([**@Lindsay-Needs-Sleep**](https://github.com/Lindsay-Needs-Sleep))
- [#3971](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3971): Adopt new OpenJS Foundation Code of Conduct ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))

## 6.2.1 / 2019-09-29

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3955](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3955): tty.getWindowSize is not a function inside a "worker\_threads" worker ([**@1999**](https://github.com/1999))
- [#3970](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3970): remove extraGlobals() ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3984](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3984): Update yargs-unparser to v1.6.0 ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3983](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3983): Package 'esm': spawn child-process for correct loading ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3986](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3986): Update yargs to v13.3.0 and yargs-parser to v13.1.1 ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3886](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3886): fix styles on mochajs.org ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#3966](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3966): Remove jsdoc index.html placeholder from eleventy file structure and fix broken link in jsdoc tutorial ([**@Munter**](https://github.com/Munter))
- [#3765](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3765): Add Matomo to website ([**@MarioDiaz98**](https://github.com/MarioDiaz98))
- [#3947](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3947): Clarify effect of .skip() ([**@oliversalzburg**](https://github.com/oliversalzburg))

## 6.2.0 / 2019-07-18

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#3827](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3827): Do not fork child-process if no Node flags are present ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3725](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3725): Base reporter store ref to console.log, see [mocha/wiki](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/wiki/HOW-TO:-Correctly-stub-stdout) ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3942](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3942): Fix "No test files found" Error when file is passed via `--file` ([**@gabegorelick**](https://github.com/gabegorelick))
- [#3914](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3914): Modify Mocha constructor to accept options `global` or `globals` ([**@pascalpp**](https://github.com/pascalpp))
- [#3894](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3894): Fix parsing of config files with `_mocha` binary ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3834](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3834): Fix CLI parsing with default values ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull), [**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3831](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3831): Fix `--timeout`/`--slow` string values and duplicate arguments ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull), [**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3906](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3906): Document option to define custom report name for XUnit reporter ([**@pkuczynski**](https://github.com/pkuczynski))
- [#3889](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3889): Adds doc links for mocha-examples ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))
- [#3887](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3887): Fix broken links ([**@toyjhlee**](https://github.com/toyjhlee))
- [#3841](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3841): Fix anchors to configuration section ([**@trescube**](https://github.com/trescube))

### :mag: Coverage

- [#3915](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3915), [#3929](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3929): Increase tests coverage for `--watch` options ([**@geigerzaehler**](https://github.com/geigerzaehler))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3953](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3953): Collect test files later, prepares improvements to the `--watch` mode behavior ([**@geigerzaehler**](https://github.com/geigerzaehler))
- [#3939](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3939): Upgrade for npm audit ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3930](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3930): Extract `runWatch` into separate module ([**@geigerzaehler**](https://github.com/geigerzaehler))
- [#3922](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3922): Add `mocha.min.js` file to stacktrace filter ([**@brian-lagerman**](https://github.com/brian-lagerman))
- [#3919](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3919): Update CI config files to use Node-12.x ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3892](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3892): Rework reporter tests ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3872](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3872): Rename `--exclude` to `--ignore` and create alias ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3963](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3963): Hide stacktrace when cli args are missing ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#3956](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3956): Do not redeclare variable in docs array example ([**@DanielRuf**](https://github.com/DanielRuf))
- [#3957](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3957): Remove duplicate line-height property in `mocha.css` ([**@DanielRuf**](https://github.com/DanielRuf))
- [#3960](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3960): Don't re-initialize grep option on watch re-run ([**@geigerzaehler**](https://github.com/geigerzaehler))

## 6.1.4 / 2019-04-18

### :lock: Security Fixes

- [#3877](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3877): Upgrade [js-yaml](https://npm.im/js-yaml), addressing [code injection vulnerability](https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/813) ([**@bjornstar**](https://github.com/bjornstar))

## 6.1.3 / 2019-04-11

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3863](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3863): Fix `yargs`-related global scope pollution ([**@inukshuk**](https://github.com/inukshuk))
- [#3869](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3869): Fix failure when installed w/ `pnpm` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 6.1.2 / 2019-04-08

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3867](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3867): Re-publish v6.1.1 from POSIX OS to avoid dropped executable flags ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 6.1.1 / 2019-04-07

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3866](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3866): Fix Windows End-of-Line publishing issue ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba) & [**@cspotcode**](https://github.com/cspotcode))

## 6.1.0 / 2019-04-07

### :lock: Security Fixes

- [#3845](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3845): Update dependency "js-yaml" to v3.13.0 per npm security advisory ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#3766](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3766): Make reporter constructor support optional `options` parameter ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3760](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3760): Add support for config files with `.jsonc` extension ([**@sstephant**](https://github.com/sstephant))

### :fax: Deprecations

These are *soft*-deprecated, and will emit a warning upon use. Support will be removed in (likely) the next major version of Mocha:

- [#3719](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3719): Deprecate `this.skip()` for "after all" hooks ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3829](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3829): Use cwd-relative pathname to load config file ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3745](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3745): Fix async calls of `this.skip()` in "before each" hooks ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3669](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3669): Enable `--allow-uncaught` for uncaught exceptions thrown inside hooks ([**@givanse**](https://github.com/givanse))

and some regressions:

- [#3848](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3848): Fix `Suite` cloning by copying `root` property ([**@fatso83**](https://github.com/fatso83))
- [#3816](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3816): Guard against undefined timeout option ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3814](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3814): Update "yargs" in order to avoid deprecation message ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3788](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3788): Fix support for multiple node flags ([**@aginzberg**](https://github.com/aginzberg))

### :book: Documentation

- [mochajs/mocha-examples](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha-examples): New repository of working examples of common configurations using mocha ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))
- [#3850](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3850): Remove pound icon showing on header hover on docs ([**@jd2rogers2**](https://github.com/jd2rogers2))
- [#3812](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3812): Add autoprefixer to documentation page CSS ([**@Munter**](https://github.com/Munter))
- [#3811](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3811): Update doc examples "tests.html" ([**@DavidLi119**](https://github.com/DavidLi119))
- [#3807](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3807): Mocha website HTML tweaks ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3793](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3793): Update config file example ".mocharc.yml" ([**@cspotcode**](https://github.com/cspotcode))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3830](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3830): Replace dependency "findup-sync" with "find-up" for faster startup ([**@cspotcode**](https://github.com/cspotcode))
- [#3799](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3799): Update devDependencies to fix many npm vulnerabilities ([**@XhmikosR**](https://github.com/XhmikosR))

## 6.0.2 / 2019-02-25

### :bug: Fixes

Two more regressions fixed:

- [#3768](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3768): Test file paths no longer dropped from `mocha.opts` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3767](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3767): `--require` does not break on module names that look like certain `node` flags ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 6.0.1 / 2019-02-21

The obligatory round of post-major-release bugfixes.

### :bug: Fixes

These issues were regressions.

- [#3754](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3754): Mocha again finds `test.js` when run without arguments ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3756](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3756): Mocha again supports third-party interfaces via `--ui` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3755](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3755): Fix broken `--watch` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3759](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3759): Fix unwelcome deprecation notice when Mocha run against languages (CoffeeScript) with implicit return statements; *returning a non-`undefined` value from a `describe` callback is no longer considered deprecated* ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3738](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3738): Upgrade to `@mocha/docdash@2` ([**@tendonstrength**](https://github.com/tendonstrength))
- [#3751](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3751): Use preferred names for example config files ([**@Szauka**](https://github.com/Szauka))

## 6.0.0 / 2019-02-18

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#3726](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3726): Add ability to unload files from `require` cache ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3737](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3737): Fix falsy values from options globals ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3707](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3707): Fix encapsulation issues for `Suite#_onlyTests` and `Suite#_onlySuites` ([**@vkarpov15**](https://github.com/vkarpov15))
- [#3711](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3711): Fix diagnostic messages dealing with plurality and markup of output ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3723](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3723): Fix "reporter-option" to allow comma-separated options ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3722](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3722): Fix code quality and performance of `lookupFiles` and `files` ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3650](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3650), [#3654](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3654): Fix noisy error message when no files found ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))
- [#3632](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3632): Tests having an empty title are no longer confused with the "root" suite ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3666](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3666): Fix missing error codes ([**@vkarpov15**](https://github.com/vkarpov15))
- [#3684](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3684): Fix exiting problem in Node.js v11.7.0+ ([**@addaleax**](https://github.com/addaleax))
- [#3691](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3691): Fix `--delay` (and other boolean options) not working in all cases ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3692](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3692): Fix invalid command-line argument usage not causing actual errors ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3698](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3698), [#3699](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3699): Fix debug-related Node.js options not working in all cases ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3700](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3700): Growl notifications now show the correct number of tests run ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#3686](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3686): Avoid potential ReDoS when diffing large objects ([**@cyjake**](https://github.com/cyjake))
- [#3715](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3715): Fix incorrect order of emitted events when used programmatically ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3706](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3706): Fix regression wherein `--reporter-option`/`--reporter-options` did not support comma-separated key/value pairs ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3652](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3652): Switch from Jekyll to Eleventy ([**@Munter**](https://github.com/Munter))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3677](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3677): Add error objects for createUnsupportedError and createInvalidExceptionError ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3733](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3733): Removed unnecessary processing in post-processing hook ([**@wanseob**](https://github.com/wanseob))
- [#3730](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3730): Update nyc to latest version ([**@coreyfarrell**](https://github.com/coreyfarrell))
- [#3648](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3648), [#3680](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3680): Fixes to support latest versions of [unexpected](https://npm.im/unexpected) and [unexpected-sinon](https://npm.im/unexpected-sinon) ([**@sunesimonsen**](https://github.com/sunesimonsen))
- [#3638](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3638): Add meta tag to site ([**@MartijnCuppens**](https://github.com/MartijnCuppens))
- [#3653](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3653): Fix parts of test suite failing to run on Windows ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 6.0.0-1 / 2019-01-02

### :bug: Fixes

- Fix missing `mocharc.json` in published package ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 6.0.0-0 / 2019-01-01

**Documentation for this release can be found at [next.mochajs.org](https://next.mochajs.org)**!

Welcome [**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck), [**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub), & [**@markowsiak**](https://github.com/markowsiak) to the team!

### :boom: Breaking Changes

- [#3149](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3149): **Drop Node.js v4.x support** ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#3556](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3556): Changes to command-line options ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull)):
  - `--grep` and `--fgrep` are now mutually exclusive; attempting to use both will cause Mocha to fail instead of simply ignoring `--grep`
  - `--compilers` is no longer supported; attempting to use will cause Mocha to fail with a link to more information
  - `-d` is no longer an alias for `--debug`; `-d` is currently ignored
  - [#3275](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3275): `--watch-extensions` no longer implies `js`; it must be explicitly added ([**@TheDancingCode**](https://github.com/TheDancingCode))
- [#2908](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2908): `tap` reporter emits error messages ([**@chrmod**](https://github.com/chrmod))
- [#2819](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2819): When conditionally skipping in a `before` hook, subsequent `before` hooks *and* tests in nested suites are now skipped ([**@bannmoore**](https://github.com/bannmoore))
- [#627](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/627): Emit filepath in "timeout exceeded" exceptions where applicable ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3556](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3556): `lib/template.html` has moved to `lib/browser/template.html` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#2576](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2576): An exception is now thrown if Mocha fails to parse or find a `mocha.opts` at a user-specified path ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#3458](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3458): Instantiating a `Base`-extending reporter without a `Runner` parameter will throw an exception ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))
- [#3125](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3125): For consumers of Mocha's programmatic API, all exceptions thrown from Mocha now have a `code` property (and some will have additional metadata). Some `Error` messages have changed. **Please use the `code` property to check `Error` types instead of the `message` property**; these descriptions will be localized in the future. ([**@craigtaub**](https://github.com/craigtaub))

### :fax: Deprecations

These are *soft*-deprecated, and will emit a warning upon use. Support will be removed in (likely) the next major version of Mocha:

- `-gc` users should use `--gc-global` instead
- Consumers of the function exported by `bin/options` should now use the `loadMochaOpts` or `loadOptions` (preferred) functions exported by the `lib/cli/options` module

Regarding the `Mocha` class constructor (from `lib/mocha`):

- Use property `color: false` instead of `useColors: false`
- Use property `timeout: false` instead of `enableTimeouts: false`

All of the above deprecations were introduced by [#3556](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3556).

`mocha.opts` is now considered "legacy"; please prefer RC file or `package.json` over `mocha.opts`.

### :tada: Enhancements

Enhancements introduced in [#3556](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3556):

- Mocha now supports "RC" files in JS, JSON, YAML, or `package.json`-based (using `mocha` property) format

  - `.mocharc.js`, `.mocharc.json`, `.mocharc.yaml` or `.mocharc.yml` are valid "rc" file names and will be automatically loaded
  - Use `--config /path/to/rc/file` to specify an explicit path
  - Use `--package /path/to/package.json` to specify an explicit `package.json` to read the `mocha` prop from
  - Use `--no-config` or `--no-package` to completely disable loading of configuration via RC file and `package.json`, respectively
  - Configurations are merged as applicable using the priority list:
    1. Command-line arguments
    1. RC file
    1. `package.json`
    1. `mocha.opts`
    1. Mocha's own defaults
  - Check out these [example config files](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/tree/master/example/config)

- Node/V8 flag support in `mocha` executable:

  - Support all allowed `node` flags as supported by the running version of `node` (also thanks to [**@demurgos**](https://github.com/demurgos))
  - Support any V8 flag by prepending `--v8-` to the flag name
  - All flags are also supported via config files, `package.json` properties, or `mocha.opts`
  - Debug-related flags (e.g., `--inspect`) now *imply* `--no-timeouts`
  - Use of e.g., `--debug` will automatically invoke `--inspect` if supported by running version of `node`

- Support negation of any Mocha-specific command-line flag by prepending `--no-` to the flag name

- Interfaces now have descriptions when listed using `--interfaces` flag

- `Mocha` constructor supports all options

- `--extension` is now an alias for `--watch-extensions` and affects *non-watch-mode* test runs as well. For example, to run *only* `test/*.coffee` (not `test/*.js`), you can do `mocha --require coffee-script/register --extensions coffee`.

- [#3552](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3552): `tap` reporter is now TAP13-capable ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck) & [**@mollstam**](https://github.com/mollstam))

- [#3535](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3535): Mocha's version can now be queried programmatically via public property `Mocha.prototype.version` ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))

- [#3428](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3428): `xunit` reporter shows diffs ([**@mlucool**](https://github.com/mlucool))

- [#2529](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2529): `Runner` now emits a `retry` event when tests are retried (reporters can listen for this) ([**@catdad**](https://github.com/catdad))

- [#2962](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2962), [#3111](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3111): In-browser notification support; warn about missing prereqs when `--growl` supplied ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3356](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3356): `--no-timeouts` and `--timeout 0` now does what you'd expect ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3475](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3475): Restore `--no-exit` option ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3570](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3570): Long-running tests now respect `SIGINT` ([**@boneskull**](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#2944](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2944): `--forbid-only` and `--forbid-pending` now "fail fast" when encountered on a suite ([**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#1652](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/1652), [#2951](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2951): Fix broken clamping of timeout values ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))
- [#2095](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2095), [#3521](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3521): Do not log `stdout:` prefix in browser console ([**@Bamieh**](https://github.com/Bamieh))
- [#3595](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3595): Fix mochajs.org deployment problems ([**@papandreou**](https://github.com/papandreou))
- [#3518](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3518): Improve `utils.isPromise()` ([**@fabiosantoscode**](https://github.com/fabiosantoscode))
- [#3320](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3320): Fail gracefully when non-extensible objects are thrown in async tests ([**@fargies**](https://github.com/fargies))
- [#2475](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2475): XUnit does not duplicate test result numbers in "errors" and "failures"; "failures" will **always** be zero ([**@mlucool**](https://github.com/mlucool))
- [#3398](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3398), [#3598](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3598), [#3457](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3457), [#3617](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3617): Fix regression wherein `--bail` would not execute "after" nor "after each" hooks ([**@juergba**](https://github.com/juergba))
- [#3580](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3580): Fix potential exception when using XUnit reporter programmatically ([**@Lana-Light**](https://github.com/Lana-Light))
- [#1304](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/1304): Do not output color to `TERM=dumb` ([**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3525](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3525): Improvements to `.github/CONTRIBUTING.md` ([**@markowsiak**](https://github.com/markowsiak))
- [#3466](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3466): Update description of `slow` option ([**@finfin**](https://github.com/finfin))
- [#3405](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3405): Remove references to bower installations ([**@goteamtim**](https://github.com/goteamtim))
- [#3361](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3361): Improvements to `--watch` docs ([**@benglass**](https://github.com/benglass))
- [#3136](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3136): Improve docs around globbing and shell expansion ([**@akrawchyk**](https://github.com/akrawchyk))
- [#2819](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2819): Update docs around skips and hooks ([**@bannmoore**](https://github.com/bannmoore))
- Many improvements by [**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris)

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3557](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3557): Use `ms` userland module instead of hand-rolled solution ([**@gizemkeser**](https://github.com/gizemkeser))
- Many CI fixes and other refactors by [**@plroebuck**](https://github.com/plroebuck)
- Test refactors by [**@outsideris**](https://github.com/outsideris)

## 5.2.0 / 2018-05-18

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#3375](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3375): Add support for comments in `mocha.opts` ([@plroebuck](https://github.com/plroebuck))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3346](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3346): Exit correctly from `before` hooks when using `--bail` ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3328](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3328): Mocha-flavored [API docs](https://mochajs.org/api/)! ([@Munter](https://github.com/munter))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3330](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3330): Use `Buffer.from()` ([@harrysarson](https://github.com/harrysarson))
- [#3295](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3295): Remove redundant folder ([@DavNej](https://github.com/DajNev))
- [#3356](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3356): Refactoring ([@plroebuck](https://github.com/plroebuck))

## 5.1.1 / 2018-04-18

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3325](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3325): Revert change which broke `--watch` ([@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 5.1.0 / 2018-04-12

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#3210](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3210): Add `--exclude` option ([@metalex9](https://github.com/metalex9))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3318](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3318): Fix failures in circular objects in JSON reporter ([@jeversmann](https://github.com/jeversmann), [@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3323](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3323): Publish actual [API documentation](https://mochajs.org/api/)! ([@dfberry](https://github.com/dfberry), [@Munter](https://github.com/munter))
- [#3299](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3299): Improve docs around exclusive tests ([@nicgirault](https://github.com/nicgirault))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3302](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3302), [#3308](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3308), [#3310](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3310), [#3315](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3315), [#3316](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3316): Build matrix improvements ([more info](https://boneskull.com/mocha-and-travis-ci-build-stages/)) ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris), [@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))
- [#3272](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3272): Refactor reporter tests ([@jMuzsik](https://github.com/jMuzsik))

## 5.0.5 / 2018-03-22

Welcome [@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris) to the team!

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3096](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3096): Fix `--bail` failing to bail within hooks ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#3184](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3184): Don't skip too many suites (using `describe.skip()`) ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3133](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3133): Improve docs regarding "pending" behavior ([@ematicipo](https://github.com/ematicipo))
- [#3276](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3276), [#3274](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3274): Fix broken stuff in `CHANGELOG.md` ([@tagoro9](https://github.com/tagoro9), [@honzajavorek](https://github.com/honzajavorek))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3208](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3208): Improve test coverage for AMD users ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#3267](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3267): Remove vestiges of PhantomJS from CI ([@anishkny](https://github.com/anishkny))
- [#2952](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2952): Fix a debug message ([@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))

## 5.0.4 / 2018-03-07

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3265](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3265): Fixes regression in "watch" functionality introduced in v5.0.2 ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris))

## 5.0.3 / 2018-03-06

This patch features a fix to address a potential "low severity" [ReDoS vulnerability](https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:diff:20180305) in the [diff](https://npm.im/diff) package (a dependency of Mocha).

### :lock: Security Fixes

- [#3266](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3266): Bump `diff` to v3.5.0 ([@anishkny](https://github.com/anishkny))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3011](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3011): Expose `generateDiff()` in `Base` reporter ([@harrysarson](https://github.com/harrysarson))

## 5.0.2 / 2018-03-05

This release fixes a class of tests which report as *false positives*. **Certain tests will now break**, though they would have previously been reported as passing. Details below. Sorry for the inconvenience!

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3226](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3226): Do not swallow errors that are thrown asynchronously from passing tests ([@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull)). Example:

  \`\`\`js
  it('should actually fail, sorry!', function (done) {
  // passing assertion
  assert(true === true);

  // test complete & is marked as passing
  done();

  // ...but something evil lurks within
  setTimeout(() => {
  throw new Error('chaos!');
  }, 100);
  });
  \`\`\`

  Previously to this version, Mocha would have *silently swallowed* the `chaos!` exception, and you wouldn't know. Well, *now you know*. Mocha cannot recover from this gracefully, so it will exit with a nonzero code.

  **Maintainers of external reporters**: *If* a test of this class is encountered, the `Runner` instance will emit the `end` event *twice*; you *may* need to change your reporter to use `runner.once('end')` intead of `runner.on('end')`.

- [#3093](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3093): Fix stack trace reformatting problem ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3248](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3248): Update `browser-stdout` to v1.3.1 ([@honzajavorek](https://github.com/honzajavorek))

## 5.0.1 / 2018-02-07

...your garden-variety patch release.

Special thanks to [Wallaby.js](https://wallabyjs.com) for their continued support! :heart:

### :bug: Fixes

- [#1838](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/1838): `--delay` now works with `.only()` ([@silviom](https://github.com/silviom))
- [#3119](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3119): Plug memory leak present in v8 ([@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3132](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3132), [#3098](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3098): Update `--glob` docs ([@outsideris](https://github.com/outsideris))
- [#3212](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3212): Update [Wallaby.js](https://wallabyjs.com)-related docs ([@ArtemGovorov](https://github.com/ArtemGovorov))
- [#3205](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3205): Remove outdated cruft ([@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3224](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3224): Add proper Wallaby.js config ([@ArtemGovorov](https://github.com/ArtemGovorov))
- [#3230](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3230): Update copyright year ([@josephlin55555](https://github.com/josephlin55555))

## 5.0.0 / 2018-01-17

Mocha starts off 2018 right by again dropping support for *unmaintained rubbish*.

Welcome [@vkarpov15](https://github.com/vkarpov15) to the team!

### :boom: Breaking Changes

- **[#3148](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3148): Drop support for IE9 and IE10** ([@Bamieh](https://github.com/Bamieh))
  Practically speaking, only code which consumes (through bundling or otherwise) the userland [buffer](https://npm.im/buffer) module should be affected. However, Mocha will no longer test against these browsers, nor apply fixes for them.

### :tada: Enhancements

- [#3181](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3181): Add useful new `--file` command line argument ([documentation](https://mochajs.org/#--file-file)) ([@hswolff](https://github.com/hswolff))

### :bug: Fixes

- [#3187](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3187): Fix inaccurate test duration reporting ([@FND](https://github.com/FND))
- [#3202](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3202): Fix bad markup in HTML reporter ([@DanielRuf](https://github.com/DanielRuf))

### :sunglasses: Developer Experience

- [#2352](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/2352): Ditch GNU Make for [nps](https://npm.im/nps) to manage scripts ([@TedYav](https://github.com/TedYav))

### :book: Documentation

- [#3137](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3137): Add missing `--no-timeouts` docs ([@dfberry](https://github.com/dfberry))
- [#3134](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3134): Improve `done()` callback docs ([@maraisr](https://github.com/maraisr))
- [#3135](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3135): Fix cross-references ([@vkarpov15](https://github.com/vkarpov15))
- [#3163](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3163): Fix tpyos ([@tbroadley](https://github.com/tbroadley))
- [#3177](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/pull/3177): Tweak `README.md` organization ([@xxczaki](https://github.com/xxczaki))
- Misc updates ([@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))

### :nut\_and\_bolt: Other

- [#3118](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3118): Move TextMate Integration to [its own repo](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha.tmbundle) ([@Bamieh](https://github.com/Bamieh))
- [#3185](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3185): Add Node.js v9 to build matrix; remove v7 ([@xxczaki](https://github.com/xxczaki))
- [#3172](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/issues/3172): Markdown linting ([@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))
- Test & Netlify updates ([@Munter](https://github.com/munter), [@boneskull](https://github.com/boneskull))