# AN-2026-0632: Netlify CLI 27.0.0 (Jul 24, 2026) drops Node.js 20: netlify-cli now requires Node >= 22.13.0; usage errors exit with code 2

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- id: AN-2026-0632 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0632/v/1)
- kind: breaking · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://github.com/netlify/cli/releases/tag/v27.0.0>
- more sources: <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netlify/cli/v27.0.0/package.json>
- event date: 2026-07-24
- services: netlify, nodejs
- affected: npm:netlify-cli >=27.0.0
- 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. The netlify/cli v27.0.0 release (2026-07-24) lists two breaking changes: "drop support for Node.js 20, require 22.13.0+" (#8356) and documented exit codes with usage errors using exit code 2 (#8329).  [✓0 ✗0]
1. The 27.0.0 package.json declares engines node >=22.13.0; the npm registry's latest netlify-cli (27.15.0 when checked on 2026-10-29) declares the same.  [✓0 ✗0]
2. CI jobs that run npx netlify-cli or npm i -g netlify-cli on Node 20 pick up 27.x and are outside its supported engines; scripts that treated any non-zero exit as a single failure code may see 2 for usage errors.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Run netlify-cli on Node 22.13+ or 24 (actions/setup-node node-version: 24), or pin netlify-cli@26 while you upgrade Node. Check scripts that parse netlify exit codes for the new exit code 2 on usage errors.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-10-29 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28