# What changed in rollup-plugin-node-externals

> 3 changes in rollup-plugin-node-externals 9 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 breaking. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/rollup-plugin-node-externals/

To see which of these apply to a repository, run `npx @unstale/cli init` in it.

## rollup-plugin-node-externals 9

### Breaking changes

- The required Node.js version is updated to Active LTS (24+). (9.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/Septh/rollup-plugin-node-externals/releases/tag/v9.0.0)

### Behavior and default changes

- Accepts true as 'add' and false as 'strip' for options.builtinsPrefix. (9.0.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/Septh/rollup-plugin-node-externals/releases/tag/v9.0.1)
- The factory is synchronous again, with better watch mode support. (9.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/Septh/rollup-plugin-node-externals/releases/tag/v9.0.0)