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# Connector/Node.js 2.5.4 Release Notes

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**Release date:** 14 Jun 2021

MariaDB Connector/Node.js 2.5.4 is a [***Stable***](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) ***(GA)*** release.

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## Notable Changes

* \[[CONJS-163](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-163)] Authentication plugin failing doesn't always return error
* \[[CONJS-164](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-164)] Add API that list options default value
* \[[CONJS-161](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-161)] escaping correction
* update iconv-lite dependency to 0.6.3

## Changelog

For a complete list of changes made in this release, with links to detailed information\
on each push, see the [changelog](/docs/release-notes/connectors/node.js/changelogs/2.x/2.5.4.md).

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