2015-12-17, Version 4.2.4 "Argon" (LTS) Releasev4.2.4-rc.1

Maintenance Update

Notable changes

* Roughly 78% of the commits are documentation and test
  improvements
* domains:
  - Fix handling of uncaught exceptions (Julien Gilli)
    [#3884](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3884)
* deps:
  - Upgrade to npm 2.14.12 (Kat Marchán)
    [#4110](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4110)
  - Backport 819b40a from V8 upstream (Michaël Zasso)
    [#3938](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3938)
  - Updated node LICENSE file with new npm license (Kat Marchán)
    [#4110](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4110)

2 files changed, 177 insertions, 1 deletions

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 # Node.js ChangeLog
 
+## 2015-12-17, Version 4.2.4 'Argon' (LTS), @jasnell
+
+Maintenance update.
+
+### Notable changes
+
+* Roughly 78% of the commits are documentation and test improvements
+* **domains**:
+** Fix handling of uncaught exceptions (Julien Gilli) [#3884](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3884)
+* **deps**:
+** Upgrade to npm 2.14.12 (Kat Marchán) [#4110](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4110)
+** Backport 819b40a from V8 upstream (Michaël Zasso) [#3938](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3938)
+** Updated node LICENSE file with new npm license (Kat Marchán) [#4110](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4110)
+
+### Known issues
+
+* Some problems with unreferenced timers running during `beforeExit` are still to be resolved. See [#1264](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/1264).
+* Surrogate pair in REPL can freeze terminal. [#690](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/690)
+* Calling `dns.setServers()` while a DNS query is in progress can cause the process to crash on a failed assertion. [#894](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/894)
+* `url.resolve` may transfer the auth portion of the url when resolving between two full hosts, see [#1435](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/1435).
+
+### Commits
+
+* [[`907a13a07f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/907a13a07f)] - Add missing va_end before return (Ömer Fadıl Usta) [#3565](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3565)
+* [[`7ffc01756f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7ffc01756f)] - **buffer**: fix writeInt{B,L}E for some neg values (Peter A. Bigot) [#3994](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3994)
+* [[`db0186e435`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/db0186e435)] - **buffer**: let WriteFloatGeneric silently drop values (P.S.V.R)
+* [[`5c6740865a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5c6740865a)] - **build**: update signtool description, add url (Rod Vagg) [#4011](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4011)
+* [[`60dda70f89`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/60dda70f89)] - **build**: fix --with-intl=system-icu for x-compile (Steven R. Loomis) [#3808](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3808)
+* [[`22208b067c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/22208b067c)] - **build**: fix configuring with prebuilt libraries (Markus Tzoe) [#3135](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3135)
+* [[`914caf9c69`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/914caf9c69)] - **child_process**: add safety checks on stdio access (cjihrig) [#3799](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3799)
+* [[`236ad90a84`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/236ad90a84)] - **child_process**: don't fork bomb ourselves from -e (Ben Noordhuis) [#3575](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3575)
+* [[`f28f69dac4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f28f69dac4)] - **cluster**: remove handles when disconnecting worker (Ben Noordhuis) [#3677](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3677)
+* [[`f5c5e8bf91`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f5c5e8bf91)] - **cluster**: send suicide message on disconnect (cjihrig) [#3720](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3720)
+* [[`629d5d18d7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/629d5d18d7)] - **configure**: `v8_use_snapshot` should be `true` (Fedor Indutny) [#3962](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3962)
+* [[`3094464871`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3094464871)] - **configure**: use __ARM_ARCH to determine arm version (João Reis) [#4123](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4123)
+* [[`1e1173fc5c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1e1173fc5c)] - **configure**: respect CC_host in host arch detection (João Reis) [#4117](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4117)
+* [[`2e9b886fbf`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2e9b886fbf)] - **crypto**: DSA parameter validation in FIPS mode (Stefan Budeanu) [#3756](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3756)
+* [[`00b77d9e84`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/00b77d9e84)] - **crypto**: Improve error checking and reporting (Stefan Budeanu) [#3753](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3753)
+* [[`3dd90ddc73`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3dd90ddc73)] - **deps**: upgrade to npm 2.14.12 (Kat Marchán) [#4110](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4110)
+* [[`51ae8d10b3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/51ae8d10b3)] - **deps**: Updated node LICENSE file with new npm license (Kat Marchán) [#4110](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4110)
+* [[`9e1edead22`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9e1edead22)] - **deps**: backport 819b40a from V8 upstream (Michaël Zasso) [#3938](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3938)
+* [[`a2ce3843cc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a2ce3843cc)] - **deps**: upgrade npm to 2.14.9 (Forrest L Norvell) [#3686](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3686)
+* [[`b140cb29f4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b140cb29f4)] - **dns**: prevent undefined values in results (Junliang Yan) [#3696](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3696)
+* [[`8aafa2ecc0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8aafa2ecc0)] - **doc**: standardize references to node.js in docs (Scott Buchanan) [#4136](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4136)
+* [[`72f43a263a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/72f43a263a)] - **doc**: fix internal link to child.send() (Luigi Pinca) [#4089](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4089)
+* [[`dcfdbac457`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dcfdbac457)] - **doc**: reword https.Agent example text (Jan Krems) [#4075](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4075)
+* [[`f93d268dec`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f93d268dec)] - **doc**: add HTTP working group (James M Snell) [#3919](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3919)
+* [[`beee0553ca`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/beee0553ca)] - **doc**: update WORKING_GROUPS.md - add missing groups (Michael Dawson) [#3450](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3450)
+* [[`3327415fc4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3327415fc4)] - **doc**: fix the exception description (yorkie) [#3658](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3658)
+* [[`da8d012c88`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/da8d012c88)] - **doc**: clarify v4.2.3 notable items (Rod Vagg) [#4155](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4155)
+* [[`44a2d8ca24`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/44a2d8ca24)] - **doc**: fix color of linked code blocks (jpersson) [#4068](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4068)
+* [[`bebde48ebc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bebde48ebc)] - **doc**: fix typo in README (Rich Trott) [#4000](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4000)
+* [[`b48d5ec301`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b48d5ec301)] - **doc**: message.header duplication correction (Bryan English) [#3997](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3997)
+* [[`6ef3625456`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6ef3625456)] - **doc**: replace sane with reasonable (Lewis Cowper) [#3980](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3980)
+* [[`c5be3c63f0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c5be3c63f0)] - **doc**: fix rare case of misaligned columns (Roman Reiss) [#3948](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3948)
+* [[`bd82fb06ff`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bd82fb06ff)] - **doc**: fix broken references (Alexander Gromnitsky) [#3944](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3944)
+* [[`8eb28c3d50`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8eb28c3d50)] - **doc**: add reference for buffer.inspect() (cjihrig) [#3921](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3921)
+* [[`4bc71e0078`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4bc71e0078)] - **doc**: clarify module loading behavior (cjihrig) [#3920](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3920)
+* [[`4c382e7aaa`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4c382e7aaa)] - **doc**: numeric flags to fs.open (Carl Lei) [#3641](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3641)
+* [[`5207099dc9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5207099dc9)] - **doc**: clarify that fs streams expect blocking fd (Carl Lei) [#3641](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3641)
+* [[`753c5071ea`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/753c5071ea)] - **doc**: Adding best practises for crypto.pbkdf2 (Tom Gallacher) [#3290](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3290)
+* [[`8f0291beba`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8f0291beba)] - **doc**: update WORKING_GROUPS.md to include Intl (Steven R. Loomis) [#3251](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3251)
+* [[`c31d472487`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c31d472487)] - **doc**: sort repl alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3859](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3859)
+* [[`6b172d9fe8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6b172d9fe8)] - **doc**: consistent reference-style links (Bryan English) [#3845](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3845)
+* [[`ffd3335e29`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ffd3335e29)] - **doc**: address use of profanity in code of conduct (James M Snell) [#3827](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3827)
+* [[`a36a5b63cf`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a36a5b63cf)] - **doc**: reword message.headers to indicate they are not read-only (Tristian Flanagan) [#3814](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3814)
+* [[`6de77cd320`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6de77cd320)] - **doc**: clarify duplicate header handling (Bryan English) [#3810](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3810)
+* [[`b22973af81`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b22973af81)] - **doc**: replace head of readme with updated text (Rod Vagg) [#3482](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3482)
+* [[`eab0d56ea9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/eab0d56ea9)] - **doc**: repl: add defineComand and displayPrompt (Bryan English) [#3765](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3765)
+* [[`15fb02985f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/15fb02985f)] - **doc**: document release types in readme (Rod Vagg) [#3482](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3482)
+* [[`29f26b882f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/29f26b882f)] - **doc**: add link to \[customizing util.inspect colors\]. (Jesse McCarthy) [#3749](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3749)
+* [[`90fdb4f7b3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/90fdb4f7b3)] - **doc**: sort tls alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`39fa9fa85c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/39fa9fa85c)] - **doc**: sort stream alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`e98e8afb2b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e98e8afb2b)] - **doc**: sort net alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`6de887483d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6de887483d)] - **doc**: sort process alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`37033dcb71`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/37033dcb71)] - **doc**: sort zlib alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`9878034567`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9878034567)] - **doc**: sort util alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`48fc765eb6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/48fc765eb6)] - **doc**: sort https alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`3546eb4f40`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3546eb4f40)] - **doc**: sort http alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`dedfb1156a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dedfb1156a)] - **doc**: sort modules alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`71722fe1a1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/71722fe1a1)] - **doc**: sort readline alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`660062bf9e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/660062bf9e)] - **doc**: sort repl alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`34b8d28725`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/34b8d28725)] - **doc**: sort string_decoder alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`3f3b9ed7d7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3f3b9ed7d7)] - **doc**: sort timers alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`af876ddc64`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/af876ddc64)] - **doc**: sort tty alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`3c2068704a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3c2068704a)] - **doc**: sort url alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`363692fd0c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/363692fd0c)] - **doc**: sort vm alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`ca41b55166`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ca41b55166)] - **doc**: sort querystring alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`f37ff22b9f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f37ff22b9f)] - **doc**: sort punycode alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`4d569607af`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4d569607af)] - **doc**: sort path alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`daa62447d1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/daa62447d1)] - **doc**: sort os alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`0906f9a8bb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0906f9a8bb)] - **doc**: sort globals alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`6cd06c1319`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6cd06c1319)] - **doc**: sort fs alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`5b310f8d9e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5b310f8d9e)] - **doc**: sort events alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`782cb7d15b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/782cb7d15b)] - **doc**: sort errors alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`c39eabbec4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c39eabbec4)] - **doc**: sort dgram alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`261e0f3a21`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/261e0f3a21)] - **doc**: sort crypto alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`0e6121d04d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0e6121d04d)] - **doc**: sort dns alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`435ffb79f7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/435ffb79f7)] - **doc**: sort console alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`28935a10d6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/28935a10d6)] - **doc**: sort cluster alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`5e79dc4406`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5e79dc4406)] - **doc**: sort child_process alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`af0bf1a72c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/af0bf1a72c)] - **doc**: sort buffer alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`f43a0330aa`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f43a0330aa)] - **doc**: sort assert alphabetically (Tristian Flanagan) [#3662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662)
+* [[`1bbc3b3ff8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1bbc3b3ff8)] - **doc**: add note on tls connection meta data methods (Tyler Henkel) [#3746](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3746)
+* [[`3c415bbb12`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3c415bbb12)] - **doc**: add note to util.isBuffer (Evan Lucas) [#3790](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3790)
+* [[`7b5e4574fd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7b5e4574fd)] - **doc**: add romankl to collaborators (Roman Klauke) [#3725](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3725)
+* [[`4f7c638a7a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4f7c638a7a)] - **doc**: add saghul as a collaborator (Saúl Ibarra Corretgé)
+* [[`523251270a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/523251270a)] - **doc**: add thealphanerd to collaborators (Myles Borins) [#3723](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3723)
+* [[`488e74f27d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/488e74f27d)] - **doc**: update lts description in the collaborator guide (James M Snell) [#3668](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3668)
+* [[`fe3ae3cea4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fe3ae3cea4)] - **doc**: add LTS info to COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md (Myles Borins) [#3442](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3442)
+* [[`daa10a345e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/daa10a345e)] - **doc**: typo fix in readme.md (Sam P Gallagher-Bishop) [#3649](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3649)
+* [[`eca5720761`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/eca5720761)] - **doc**: fix wrong date and known issue in changelog.md (James M Snell) [#3650](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3650)
+* [[`83494f8f3e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/83494f8f3e)] - **doc**: rename iojs-* groups to nodejs-* (Steven R. Loomis) [#3634](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3634)
+* [[`347fb65aee`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/347fb65aee)] - **doc**: fix crypto spkac function descriptions (Jason Gerfen) [#3614](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3614)
+* [[`11d2050d63`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/11d2050d63)] - **doc**: Updated streams simplified constructor API (Tom Gallacher) [#3602](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3602)
+* [[`6db4392bfb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6db4392bfb)] - **doc**: made code spans more visible in the API docs (phijohns) [#3573](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3573)
+* [[`8a7dd73af1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8a7dd73af1)] - **doc**: added what buf.copy returns (Manuel B) [#3555](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3555)
+* [[`cf4b65c2d6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cf4b65c2d6)] - **doc**: fix function param order in assert doc (David Woods) [#3533](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3533)
+* [[`a2efe4c72b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a2efe4c72b)] - **doc**: add note about timeout delay > TIMEOUT_MAX (Guilherme Souza) [#3512](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3512)
+* [[`d1b5833476`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d1b5833476)] - **doc**: add caveats of algs and key size in crypto (Shigeki Ohtsu) [#3479](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3479)
+* [[`12cdf6fcf3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/12cdf6fcf3)] - **doc**: add method links in events.markdown (Alejandro Oviedo) [#3187](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3187)
+* [[`f50f19e384`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f50f19e384)] - **doc**: stdout/stderr can block when directed to file (Ben Noordhuis) [#3170](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3170)
+* [[`b2cc1302e0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b2cc1302e0)] - **docs**: improve discoverability of Code of Conduct (Ashley Williams) [#3774](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3774)
+* [[`fa1ab497f1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fa1ab497f1)] - **docs**: fs - change links to buffer encoding to Buffer class anchor (fansworld-claudio) [#2796](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2796)
+* [[`34e64e5390`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/34e64e5390)] - **domains**: fix handling of uncaught exceptions (Julien Gilli) [#3884](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3884)
+* [[`0311836e7a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0311836e7a)] - **meta**: remove use of profanity in source (Myles Borins) [#4122](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4122)
+* [[`971762ada9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/971762ada9)] - **module**: cache regular expressions (Evan Lucas) [#3869](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3869)
+* [[`d80fa2c77c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d80fa2c77c)] - **module**: remove unnecessary JSON.stringify (Andres Suarez) [#3578](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3578)
+* [[`aa85d62f09`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/aa85d62f09)] - **net**: add local address/port for better errors (Jan Schär) [#3946](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3946)
+* [[`803a56de52`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/803a56de52)] - **querystring**: Parse multiple separator characters (Yosuke Furukawa) [#3807](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3807)
+* [[`ff02b295fc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ff02b295fc)] - **repl**: don't crash if cannot open history file (Evan Lucas) [#3630](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3630)
+* [[`329e88e545`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/329e88e545)] - **repl**: To exit, press ^C again or type .exit. (Hemanth.HM) [#3368](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3368)
+* [[`9b05905361`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9b05905361)] - **src**: Revert "nix stdin _readableState.reading" (Roman Reiss) [#3490](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3490)
+* [[`957c1f2543`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/957c1f2543)] - **stream_wrap**: error if stream has StringDecoder (Fedor Indutny) [#4031](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4031)
+* [[`43e3b69dae`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/43e3b69dae)] - **test**: refactor test-http-exit-delay (Rich Trott) [#4055](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4055)
+* [[`541d0d21be`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/541d0d21be)] - **test**: fix cluster-disconnect-handles flakiness (Santiago Gimeno) [#4009](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4009)
+* [[`5f66d66e84`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5f66d66e84)] - **test**: don't check the # of chunks in test-http-1.0 (Santiago Gimeno) [#3961](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3961)
+* [[`355edf585b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/355edf585b)] - **test**: fix cluster-worker-isdead (Santiago Gimeno) [#3954](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3954)
+* [[`4e46e04002`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4e46e04002)] - **test**: add test for repl.defineCommand() (Bryan English) [#3908](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3908)
+* [[`4ea1a69c53`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4ea1a69c53)] - **test**: mark test flaky on FreeBSD (Rich Trott) [#4016](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4016)
+* [[`05b64c11f5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/05b64c11f5)] - **test**: mark cluster-net-send test flaky on windows (Rich Trott) [#4006](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4006)
+* [[`695015579b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/695015579b)] - **test**: remove flaky designation from ls-no-sslv3 (Rich Trott) [#3620](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3620)
+* [[`abbd87b273`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/abbd87b273)] - **test**: mark fork regression test flaky on windows (Rich Trott) [#4005](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4005)
+* [[`38ba152a7a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/38ba152a7a)] - **test**: skip test if in FreeBSD jail (Rich Trott) [#3995](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3995)
+* [[`cc24f0ea58`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cc24f0ea58)] - **test**: fix test-domain-exit-dispose-again (Julien Gilli) [#3990](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3990)
+* [[`b2f1014d26`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b2f1014d26)] - **test**: remove flaky status for cluster test (Rich Trott) [#3975](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3975)
+* [[`e66794fd30`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e66794fd30)] - **test**: address flaky test-http-client-timeout-event (Rich Trott) [#3968](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3968)
+* [[`5a2727421a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5a2727421a)] - **test**: retry on smartos if ECONNREFUSED (Rich Trott) [#3941](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3941)
+* [[`dbc85a275c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dbc85a275c)] - **test**: avoid test timeouts on rpi (Stefan Budeanu) [#3902](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3902)
+* [[`b9d7378d20`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b9d7378d20)] - **test**: fix flaky test-child-process-spawnsync-input (Rich Trott) [#3889](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3889)
+* [[`cca216a034`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cca216a034)] - **test**: move test-specific function out of common (Rich Trott) [#3871](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3871)
+* [[`fb8df8d6c2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fb8df8d6c2)] - **test**: module loading error fix solaris #3798 (fansworld-claudio) [#3855](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3855)
+* [[`9ea6bc1e0f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9ea6bc1e0f)] - **test**: skip test if FreeBSD jail will break it (Rich Trott) [#3839](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3839)
+* [[`150f126618`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/150f126618)] - **test**: fix flaky SmartOS test (Rich Trott) [#3830](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3830)
+* [[`603a6f5405`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/603a6f5405)] - **test**: run pipeline flood test in parallel (Rich Trott) [#3811](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3811)
+* [[`4a26f74ee3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4a26f74ee3)] - **test**: skip/replace weak crypto tests in FIPS mode (Stefan Budeanu) [#3757](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3757)
+* [[`3f9562b6bd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3f9562b6bd)] - **test**: stronger crypto in test fixtures (Stefan Budeanu) [#3759](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3759)
+* [[`1f83eebec5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1f83eebec5)] - **test**: increase crypto strength for FIPS standard (Stefan Budeanu) [#3758](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3758)
+* [[`7c5fbf7850`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7c5fbf7850)] - **test**: add hasFipsCrypto to test/common.js (Stefan Budeanu) [#3756](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3756)
+* [[`f30214f135`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f30214f135)] - **test**: add test for invalid DSA key size (Stefan Budeanu) [#3756](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3756)
+* [[`9a6c9faafb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9a6c9faafb)] - **test**: numeric flags to fs.open (Carl Lei) [#3641](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3641)
+* [[`93d1d3cfcd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/93d1d3cfcd)] - **test**: refactor test-http-pipeline-flood (Rich Trott) [#3636](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3636)
+* [[`6c23f67504`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6c23f67504)] - **test**: fix flaky test test-http-pipeline-flood (Devin Nakamura) [#3636](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3636)
+* [[`4e5cae4360`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4e5cae4360)] - **test**: use really invalid hostname (Sakthipriyan Vairamani) [#3711](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3711)
+* [[`da189f793b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/da189f793b)] - **test**: Fix test-cluster-worker-exit.js for AIX (Imran Iqbal) [#3666](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3666)
+* [[`7b4194a863`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7b4194a863)] - **test**: fix test-module-loading-error for musl (Hugues Malphettes) [#3657](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3657)
+* [[`3dc52e99df`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3dc52e99df)] - **test**: fix test-net-persistent-keepalive for AIX (Imran Iqbal) [#3646](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3646)
+* [[`0e8eb66a78`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0e8eb66a78)] - **test**: fix path to module for repl test on Windows (Michael Cornacchia) [#3608](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3608)
+* [[`3aecbc86d2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3aecbc86d2)] - **test**: add test-zlib-flush-drain (Myles Borins) [#3534](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3534)
+* [[`542d05cbe1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/542d05cbe1)] - **test**: enhance fs-watch-recursive test (Sakthipriyan Vairamani) [#2599](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2599)
+* [[`0eb0119d64`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0eb0119d64)] - **tls**: Use SHA1 for sessionIdContext in FIPS mode (Stefan Budeanu) [#3755](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3755)
+* [[`c10c08604c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c10c08604c)] - **tls**: remove util and calls to util.format (Myles Borins) [#3456](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3456)
+* [[`a558a570c0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a558a570c0)] - **util**: use regexp instead of str.replace().join() (qinjia) [#3689](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3689)
+* [[`47bb94a0c3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/47bb94a0c3)] - **zlib**: only apply drain listener if given callback (Craig Cavalier) [#3534](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3534)
+* [[`4733a60158`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4733a60158)] - **zlib**: pass kind to recursive calls to flush (Myles Borins) [#3534](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3534)
+
 ## 2015-12-04, Version 4.2.3 'Argon' (LTS), @rvagg
 
 Security Update
diff --git a/src/node_version.h b/src/node_version.h
index e6a8d2c2c1b..f552039339d 100644
--- a/src/node_version.h
+++ b/src/node_version.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #define NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS 1
 #define NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME "Argon"
 
-#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0
+#define NODE_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 
 #ifndef NODE_STRINGIFY
 #define NODE_STRINGIFY(n) NODE_STRINGIFY_HELPER(n)