## [12.0.0-alpha-issue-5899.1](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-alpha-issue-5899.0...v12.0.0-alpha-issue-5899.1) (2026-05-02) ### 🧹 Chores * set alpha-issue-5899 baseline ([17c2908](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/commit/17c29089d63a060dd5b659d548be47749bb27814))

## [12.0.0-beta-10](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/compare/v12.0.0-beta-9...v12.0.0-beta-10) (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-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-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)) * 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)) ### 🤖 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-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)) * cleanup references of --opts (#5402) * 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)) * cleanup references of --opts (#5402) ### 🩹 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)) * update TSC Members' hourly rate to $75 (#5488) ### 🧹 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))

## [11.6.0](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))