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22.2.0 · 14 Oct 2026MIT51.4M / weekRepository Homepage npm Atom feed

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Other targets from 15.0.1Clears its 2 advisories21.3.1 Latest22.2.0

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change to make: 0
advisories fixed: 1
new: 0
fixes

Before you upgrade

Tick each one off as you go

Replace .wma / .wmv with .asf detection (the container format) (#398) fe331be
breaking16.0.0

Security

2 advisories still affect 16.0.0

file-type affected by infinite loop in ASF parser on malformed input with zero-size sub-headermoderate · GHSA-5v7r-6r5c-r473
file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV filehigh · GHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55

Upgrading to 21.3.1 clears them.

Release by release

16.0.0
18 Oct 20201 new
- new
  Add support for ASCII STL (#405) f227ac2

Upgrade to 16.0.0

npm install file-type@16.0.0

What 16.0.0 needs

Reading 16.0.0's manifest…

Check against your package.json

Which of your other dependencies stand in the way of 16.0.0. Read once, not stored.

After upgrading

Run the type checker, the linter and the tests.
Build, and look for new deprecation warnings.
Update peer dependencies the new version asks for.
2 advisories still affect 16.0.0.