A new major version of the Node.js SDK for Couchbase has been released, offering enhanced features, bug fixes, and performance improvements introduced with libcouchbase 2.4.0. Key updates include a new Cluster type for easier management of multiple buckets, a uri-like format for cluster bootstrapping, renamed bucket operations to emphasize document-oriented usage, and support for SSL-encrypted communications. While these changes maintain backward compatibility with previous SDK versions, accessing new features may require code adjustments. The release, available via npm, is not tagged as the latest, requiring specific inclusion in package configurations. Additionally, ongoing developments include a Couchbase ODM for Node.js inspired by the mongoose module, with community contributions encouraged once development becomes more open.