Update changelog and version and engine for prerelease (#2484)

Author: shadowspawn

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,23 +8,26 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD004 -->
 
-## [15.0.0] (2026-05-15)
-
-_date is placeholder, Node.js 20 EOL on 2026-04-30_
+## [15.0.0-0] (2025-02-22)
 
 Commander 15 is ESM only. This is expected to be seamless for ESM consumers, but some CommonJS consumers may hit issues with tooling requiring configuration for ESM-only dependencies. See Migration Tips below.
 
-The release of Commander 15 moves Commander 14 into maintenance. Commander 14 will get security updates for 12 months.
-For more info see [Release Policy](./docs/release-policy.md).
+The release of Commander 15 in May 2026 will move Commander 14 into maintenance. Commander 14 will get security updates for 
+12 months (to May 2027). For more info see [Release Policy](./docs/release-policy.md).
 
 ### Added
 
+- show excess command-arguments in error message ([#2384])
+
 ### Fixed
 
+- *Breaking:* only lone `--no-*` option sets default option value to `true`, default not implicitly set when define both positive and negative option in either order ([#2405])
+- update example to use compatible character for MINGW64 ([#2475])
+
 ### Changed
 
 - *Breaking:* migrated Commander implementation from CommonJS to ESM ([#2464])
-- *Breaking:* Commander 15 requires Node.js v20 or higher. To be more precise, `^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0` for `require(esm)`.
+- *Breaking:* Commander 15 requires Node.js v22.12.0 or higher (for `require(esm)`).
 - dev: switch tests from Jest to `node:test` test runner ([#2463])
 
 ### Deleted
@@ -1483,9 +1486,11 @@ program
 [#2350]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2350
 [#2359]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2359
 [#2369]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2369
+[#2384]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2384
 [#2394]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2394
 [#2395]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2395
 [#2396]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2396
+[#2405]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2405
 [#2409]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2409
 [#2410]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2410
 [#2427]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2427
@@ -1494,6 +1499,7 @@ program
 [#2463]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2463
 [#2464]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2464
 [#2465]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2465
+[#2475]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/2475
 
 <!-- Referenced in 5.x -->
 [#1]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/issues/1
@@ -1573,6 +1579,7 @@ program
 [#1028]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/pull/1028
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/compare/master...develop
+[15.0.0-0]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/compare/v14.0.3...v15.0.0-0
 [14.0.3]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/compare/v14.0.2...v14.0.3
 [14.0.2]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/compare/v14.0.1...v14.0.2
 [14.0.1]: https://github.com/tj/commander.js/compare/v14.0.0...v14.0.1

Readme.md

@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ There is more information available about:
 
 ## Support
 
-The current version of Commander is fully supported on Long Term Support versions of Node.js, and requires at least v20.
+The current version of Commander is fully supported on Long Term Support versions of Node.js, and requires at least v22.12.0.
 
 Older major versions of Commander receive security updates for 12 months. For more see: [Release Policy](./docs/release-policy.md).
 

docs/release-policy.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ We follow [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html), and limit b
 There are major releases about every six months. We do a major release and bump the minimum required node version when LTS Node.js versions reach end-of-life.
 
 The release notes for major versions highlight breaking changes, and include a section of migration tips for common changes required.
-The [Changelog](../CHANGELOG.md) lists release notes for all versions.
+The [changelog](../CHANGELOG.md) lists release notes for all versions.
 
 The current release line gets all updates: features, bug fixes, and security updates. Older maintenance versions get just security updates for 12 months.
 

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "commander",
-  "version": "14.0.3",
+  "version": "15.0.0-0",
   "description": "the complete solution for node.js command-line programs",
   "keywords": [
     "commander",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   },
   "types": "typings/index.d.ts",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
+    "node": ">=22.12.0"
   },
   "support": true
 }