Maintenance: drop support for Node.js 18

[dreamorosi]

Summary

Important

Starting from July 31, 2024 Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) will end support for Node.js 18.

This action is aligned with the date when AWS Lambda will mark the nodejs18.x runtime as deprecated and precedes the date after which you will no longer be able to create new functions using the runtime.

We recommend that you upgrade your existing Node.js 18 functions to Node.js 22 before July 31st, 2025.

End of support does not impact existing functions and functions using versions of Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) released before the date, however starting from this date we will not guarantee compatibility with Node.js 18.

You can use the following AWS CLI command to list all functions in a specific region using Node.js 18, including published function versions:

Note

Make sure to replace the value of the --region flag and run this command in each region you have Lambda functions workloads

aws lambda list-functions --function-version ALL --region <Region> --output text --query "Functions[?Runtime=='nodejs18.x'].FunctionArn"

Why is this needed?

Starting from September 1st, 2025 we will no longer be able to deploy new Lambda functions using the nodejs18.x runtime, this means we will no longer be able to run integration tests for new code changes.

With this in mind, to ensure we can focus our efforts on supporting current runtimes, we will drop support for the runtime 4 weeks before that date.

Which area does this relate to?

Governance

Solution

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Acknowledgment

• This request meets Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) Tenets
• Should this be considered in other Powertools for AWS Lambda languages? i.e. Python, Java, and .NET

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