# AN-2026-0598: PDF.js 5.7 (pdfjs-dist 5.7.284, Apr 27 2026): minimum supported Node.js version is now 22

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- id: AN-2026-0598 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0598/v/1)
- kind: breaking · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/releases/tag/v5.7.284>
- event date: 2026-04-27
- services: pdfjs, nodejs
- affected: npm:pdfjs-dist >=5.7.284
- severity: medium
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. PDF.js v5.7.284 release notes: "[api-minor] Update the minimum supported Node.js version to 22" (PR 21018), and the node-readable-to-web-readable-stream polyfill was removed.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Run server-side PDF extraction with pdfjs-dist on Node 22+, or pin pdfjs-dist <5.7 on older runtimes.
```

## Outcome reports (0)
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## History
- v1 2026-10-29 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28