---
date: '2021-07-05T17:30:27.789Z'
category: release
title: Node.js 16.4.2 (Current)
layout: blog-post
author: Bethany Nicolle Griggs
---

### Notable Changes

Node.js 16.4.1 introduced a regression in the Windows installer on
non-English locales that is being fixed in this release. There is no
need to download this release if you are not using the Windows
installer.

### Commits

- \[[`76e709ec63`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/76e709ec63)] - **win,msi**: use localized "Authenticated Users" name (Richard Lau) [#39241](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39241)

Windows 32-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-x86.msi \
Windows 64-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-x64.msi \
Windows 32-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/win-x86/node.exe \
Windows 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/win-x64/node.exe \
macOS 64-bit Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2.pkg \
macOS Apple Silicon 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-darwin-arm64.tar.gz \
macOS Intel 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-darwin-x64.tar.gz \
Linux 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-linux-x64.tar.xz \
Linux PPC LE 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-linux-ppc64le.tar.xz \
Linux s390x 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-linux-s390x.tar.xz \
AIX 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-aix-ppc64.tar.gz \
ARMv7 32-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-linux-armv7l.tar.xz \
ARMv8 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2-linux-arm64.tar.xz \
Source Code: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/node-v16.4.2.tar.gz \
Other release files: https://nodejs.org/dist/v16.4.2/ \
Documentation: https://nodejs.org/docs/v16.4.2/api/

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