# Deno v2.1.4 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Deno (https://deno.com)
- **Version:** v2.1.4
- **Released:** Dec 11, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/deno/updates/v2.1.4/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Deno v2.1.4. Source highlight: feat(unstable): support caching npm dependencies only as they're needed

## New Features
- feat(unstable): support caching npm dependencies only as they're needed

## Improvements
- perf(compile): improve FileBackedVfsFile (#27299)

## Bug Fixes
- fix(compile): correct read length for transpiled typescript files (#27301)
- fix(ext/node): accept file descriptor in fs.readFile(Sync) (#27252)
- fix(ext/node): handle Float16Array in node:v8 module (#27285)
- fix(lint): do not error providing --allow-import (#27321)
- fix(node): update list of builtin node modules, add missing export to
- fix(outdated): error when there are no config files (#27306)