electron-userland · mmaietta · Dec 7, 2025 · Dec 7, 2025
diff --git a/.changeset/salty-adults-sin.md b/.changeset/salty-adults-sin.md
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,55 @@
+# [](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/v26.0.20...v) (2025-12-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+*  incorrect cache name set when `ELECTRON_BUILDER_CACHE` env var is present ([#9293](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9293)) ([e5f5799](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e5f5799fbb193a7a8700fcaaf1ab9e79c9c694ce))
+* add corepack to e2e docker images for running e2e updater tests ([#9331](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9331)) ([8805806](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/8805806cd249fc7674a5b84b2efd68e6fc0c0df3))
+* allow home dir when it's symlinked from `/var/home` ([#9389](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9389)) ([0cd0831](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/0cd0831ec1c23b4fb4d701c10d586cb83d4ed2ed))
+* **build:** Revert "remove ci-info" commit ([#9398](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9398)) ([f8580dc](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f8580dcadc4fc1383b8d9661dc4c5bebec67cb9f))
+* change default value of disable_wayland depending on electron version (in order to support `electron` >38) ([#9337](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9337)) ([f4d7924](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/f4d7924a082fbb9113d52782430f82b1f0ffcb52))
+* change root path for `electron/rebuild` ([#9376](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9376)) ([45a1683](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/45a1683400b6525998256d83059ce7b562098eb1))
+* check if custom nsis and/or nsis resources paths is not purely an whitespace string ([#9420](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9420)) ([05e0bc7](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b))
+* cleanup `actool` output file handle after `spawn` ([#9373](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9373)) ([1607820](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/160782067f904b61d53eb28368aea58022fe1717))
+* converting all node collector logic to *not* use `Promise.All`. Migrate to for-loop ([#9414](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9414)) ([e34be3b](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e34be3b3e8486c20cac316b4ae978ce275ea9cf7))
+* **dmg:** migrate python path search from `which` => `command -v` ([#9377](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9377)) ([82c07af](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/82c07af19f7f3447f3a693a641bad7261e6b924f))
+* double check "hoisted" mode for each node module, verify through filesystem check instead of `require`/`import-meta-resolve` methods ([#9401](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9401)) ([241c53a](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/241c53a598d9eb566de06059b4aa2f2d97d8712c))
+* leverage app name instead of product name for linux executable name ([#9346](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9346)) ([d193871](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d19387174365c85968034149be43d80a39e7335f))
+* **mac:** handle `process.env.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD = undefined` cert password to parse as empty string fallback ([#9359](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9359)) ([d8ad468](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/d8ad468cbf13ffb46889bbe0ba9f8c6d8ec1ac8f))
+* node 14 vs 15+ `promisify` warning on `child_process.exec` ([#9374](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9374)) ([ef364d3](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ef364d32c4fa78200249916af934b5235e04ba3e))
+* only use hardlinks during unit tests (or explicitly override) to avoid breaking debian builds where /opt is on a different drive ([#9397](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9397)) ([da1d768](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/da1d7687c6d2d2db8e319e371ba001c946bf130c))
+* Optional dep's path cannot find in newest npm ([#9274](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9274)) ([38c2085](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/38c2085e9a344812d32611d197d1df66d6644b45)), closes [#9259](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9259)
+* **pkg:** support arm64-only MAS submissions by setting correct `hostArchitectures` ([#9409](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9409)) ([b81c253](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/b81c2539c4da4630b9e955f3afa6ec76cb30447b))
+* properly collect node_modules when they're ESM and we're node>=16 ([#9380](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9380)) ([ec0a851](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ec0a85179b4508c372667f55e395d8b27c58a046))
+* search for actual path in hoisted mode for pnpm since it can still return virtual paths via CLI ([#9392](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9392)) ([65eecac](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/65eecac1bec8fb5667621bdba4f1d2b1c75230b5))
+* update `fpm` to v1.17.0 ([#9381](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9381)) ([6171472](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/617147281ceb53e9d40be852678131d2832abd79))
+* update and fix `ci-info` import for detecting CI ([#9356](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9356)) ([2e0837b](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/2e0837b279156ad5b60a71d1e2733b495c192f5a))
+* use `["workspaces", "list", "--json"]` instead of `workspaceRoot` for yarn v2+ package manager ([#9415](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9415)) ([4d24ebd](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/4d24ebd79ea33d8d9afa4a4bf18af90e968d0ff3))
+* Use `yarn config --json` to parse yarn berry (output varies v2-4) ([#9371](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9371)) ([2f3e7e1](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/2f3e7e1e67dd30c4987c33172ca6857ee0a2fc14))
+* use correct types for makeUniversalApp (e.g. `undefined` instead of potentially `null`) ([#9416](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9416)) ([ada111e](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/ada111ebe82d9487c27441969ab15899bafad4c9))
+* utilize a js helper `dynamic-import.js` for trying `await import` and `require` ([#9299](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9299)) ([9f06a85](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/9f06a859f9c82b305d0a43c5b6e8c47d1c7451f1))
+* validate package version w/ `semver` when traversing directories in search of a matching node module ([#9424](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9424)) ([e3f3592](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* adding bun node_module collector support ([#9357](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9357)) ([811d13d](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/811d13d730fe78ee2e721b7c537e8b3e5579a4f0))
+* allowing negative patterns to be provided for `signExts` as signing overrides ([#9335](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9335)) ([16c8fa1](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/16c8fa19b288770a6d24164e562a353877e59536))
+* **app-builder-lib:** Allow local nsis-resources via env var `ELECTRON_BUILDER_NSIS_RESOURCES_DIR` ([#9333](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9333)) ([6a49f85](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6a49f85c69a22844729033f023249975f47a28f1))
+* Check for `\S` Silent Flag when executing NSIS Uninstaller ([#9282](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9282)) ([836a15c](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/836a15c6c70abf8582aaa63603e14f77d5fa3f89))
+* **electron-publish:** add gitlab publisher ([#9209](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9209)) ([6fd391d](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/6fd391d9e8390c00c8b0674d8ac3a5b7b6f0f19f))
+* Expanding `${arch}` macro for `mac.binaries` in case of unpacked files within universal builds ([#9263](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9263)) ([08773af](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/08773afadfe10911ed1dff084fefe1024c5a74d8))
+* improve detecting pm and support bun ([#9262](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9262)) ([c51f962](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/c51f96272517c08a09504445fb31e61326e0c381))
+* support `corepack` `packageManager` and add related unit tests ([#9309](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9309)) ([b741b72](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/b741b726daeb06080ab1cf46a93d318fd89ae4e7))
+* support Icon Composer icons for macOS ([#9279](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9279)) ([b6a34c0](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/b6a34c00c35e42dc279a55d672558ea7badc7fcd))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* optimize duplicate checking in asar packager using Set ([#9386](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/9386)) ([7f7113d](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/7f7113dc435a427ca4ff041fb138512ac0bdeaaa))
+
+
+
 # [](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/compare/v26.0.20...v) (2025-12-04)
 
 

diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/app-builder-lib/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # app-builder-lib
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix: validate package version when traversing directories in search of a matching node module _[`#9424`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/9424) [`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [@mmaietta](https://github.com/mmaietta)_
+- Fix: check if custom nsis and/or nsis resources paths is not purely white space _[`#9420`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/9420) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [@mmaietta](https://github.com/mmaietta)_
+- Chore(deps): unpinning semver and updating it for app-builder-lib and electron-updater _[`#9349`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/9349) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6) [@panther7](https://github.com/panther7)_
+
+<details><summary>Updated 2 dependencies</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+</small>
+
+- `dmg-builder@26.3.5`
+- `electron-builder-squirrel-windows@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json b/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "app-builder-lib",
   "description": "electron-builder lib",
-  "version": "26.3.4",
+  "version": "26.3.5",
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "files": [
     "out",

diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/version.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "26.3.4"
+export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "26.3.5"
diff --git a/packages/dmg-builder/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/dmg-builder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # dmg-builder
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+<details><summary>Updated 1 dependency</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+[`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6)
+
+</small>
+
+- `app-builder-lib@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/dmg-builder/package.json b/packages/dmg-builder/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "dmg-builder",
-	"version": "26.3.4",
+	"version": "26.3.5",
 	"main": "out/dmgUtil.js",
 	"author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
 	"license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # electron-builder-squirrel-windows
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+<details><summary>Updated 1 dependency</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+[`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6)
+
+</small>
+
+- `app-builder-lib@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/package.json b/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-builder-squirrel-windows",
-  "version": "26.3.4",
+  "version": "26.3.5",
   "main": "out/SquirrelWindowsTarget.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-builder/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # electron-builder
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+<details><summary>Updated 2 dependencies</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+[`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6)
+
+</small>
+
+- `app-builder-lib@26.3.5`
+- `dmg-builder@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/package.json b/packages/electron-builder/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-builder",
   "description": "A complete solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron app for MacOS, Windows and Linux with “auto update” support out of the box",
-  "version": "26.3.4",
+  "version": "26.3.5",
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "files": [
     "out"

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-appimage
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+<details><summary>Updated 1 dependency</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+[`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6)
+
+</small>
+
+- `app-builder-lib@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-appimage/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-appimage",
-  "version": "26.3.4",
+  "version": "26.3.5",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-nsis-web
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+<details><summary>Updated 1 dependency</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+[`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6)
+
+</small>
+
+- `app-builder-lib@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis-web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-nsis-web",
-  "version": "26.3.4",
+  "version": "26.3.5",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-nsis
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+<details><summary>Updated 1 dependency</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+[`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6)
+
+</small>
+
+- `app-builder-lib@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-nsis/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-nsis",
-  "version": "26.3.4",
+  "version": "26.3.5",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # electron-forge-maker-snap
 
+## 26.3.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+<details><summary>Updated 1 dependency</summary>
+
+<small>
+
+[`e3f3592`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e3f3592cfa8043c646d1791fa7f41feb45556ea9) [`05e0bc7`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/05e0bc7becf4057e7f7794597a57f33d23894f4b) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6)
+
+</small>
+
+- `app-builder-lib@26.3.5`
+
+</details>
+
 ## 26.3.4
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/package.json b/packages/electron-forge-maker-snap/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-forge-maker-snap",
-  "version": "26.3.4",
+  "version": "26.3.5",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",
   "license": "MIT",

diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/electron-updater/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ## 4.3.0
 
+## 6.7.3
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Chore(deps): unpinning semver and updating it for app-builder-lib and electron-updater _[`#9349`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/9349) [`e043df5`](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/e043df57604fb029fd8f9cf7d835b8366ee71aa6) [@panther7](https://github.com/panther7)_
+
 ## 6.7.2
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/packages/electron-updater/package.json b/packages/electron-updater/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron-updater",
-  "version": "6.7.2",
+  "version": "6.7.3",
   "description": "Cross platform updater for electron applications",
   "main": "out/main.js",
   "author": "Vladimir Krivosheev",

diff --git a/test/src/updater/blackboxUpdateTest.ts b/test/src/updater/blackboxUpdateTest.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ async function runTest(context: TestContext, target: string, packageManager: str
       // Move app update to the root directory of the server
       await fs.copy(newAppDir.dir, rootDirectory, { recursive: true, overwrite: true })
 
-      const verifyAppVersion = async (expectedVersion: string) => await launchAndWaitForQuit({ appPath, timeoutMs: 2 * 60 * 1000, updateConfigPath, expectedVersion, packageManagerToTest: packageManager })
+      const verifyAppVersion = async (expectedVersion: string) =>
+        await launchAndWaitForQuit({ appPath, timeoutMs: 2 * 60 * 1000, updateConfigPath, expectedVersion, packageManagerToTest: packageManager })
 
       const result = await verifyAppVersion(OLD_VERSION_NUMBER)
       log.debug(result, "Test App version")
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		export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "26.3.4"
		export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "26.3.5"