Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm install electron@42.0.0-beta.5.

Release Notes for v42.0.0-beta.5

Fixes

• Fixed bug that could occasionally cause browserWindow's always-on-top-changed even to fire with incorrect values. #51133 ^{(Also in 40, 41)}
• Fixed test scaffolding bug when running tests locally on Linux. #51149 ^{(Also in 40, 41)}

Other Changes

• Fixed gn gen failing to resolve electron_version when building from a git worktree checkout. #51166 ^{(Also in 39, 40, 41)}
• Security: backported fixes for CVE-2026-6358, CVE-2026-6359, CVE-2026-6360, CVE-2026-6310, CVE-2026-6312, CVE-2026-6313, CVE-2026-6314, CVE-2026-6316, CVE-2026-6361, CVE-2026-6362. #51136