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title: "boxen Breaking Changes on npm | Since.dev"
description: "What each boxen release removed, renamed or changed: 7 breaking changes in 2 versions on npm, each with its source."
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last_updated: 2026-09-21
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# boxen breaking changes

Every breaking API change we have recorded in boxen on npm: 7 breaking changes in 2 versions. Below are its newest 2 versions, removals and renames first, each with its source.

Newest change September 21, 2026

## 9.0.0

6 breaking changes, first published September 21, 2026.

- **Configuration changed**  

The package now requires Node.js 22. Users on older Node.js versions must upgrade their runtime before using this release. [github.com](https://github.com/sindresorhus/boxen/releases/tag/v9.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `Options`  

Was type Options = {readonly borderColor?: LiteralUnion<| 'black' | 'red' | 'green' | 'yellow' | 'blue' | 'magenta' | 'cyan' | 'white' | 'gray' | 'grey' | 'blackBright' | 'redBright' | 'greenBright' | 'yellowBright' | 'blueBright' |... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/boxen/v/9.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `Options.backgroundColor`  

Was readonly backgroundColor?: LiteralUnion<| 'black' | 'red' | 'green' | 'yellow' | 'blue' | 'magenta' | 'cyan' | 'white' | 'blackBright' | 'redBright' | 'greenBright' | 'yellowBright' | 'blueBright' | 'magentaBright' | 'cyanBright' |... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/boxen/v/9.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `Options.borderColor`  

Was readonly borderColor?: LiteralUnion<| 'black' | 'red' | 'green' | 'yellow' | 'blue' | 'magenta' | 'cyan' | 'white' | 'gray' | 'grey' | 'blackBright' | 'redBright' | 'greenBright' | 'yellowBright' | 'blueBright' | 'magentaBright' |... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/boxen/v/9.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `Options.height`  

Was readonly height?: number; now readonly height?: number | \`${number}\`. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/boxen/v/9.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `Options.width`  

Was readonly width?: number; now readonly width?: number | \`${number}\`. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/boxen/v/9.0.0)

## 8.0.0

1 breaking change, first published July 13, 2024.

- **Behavior changed**  

The package now requires Node.js 18. Users on older Node.js versions must upgrade Node.js before using this release. [github.com](https://github.com/sindresorhus/boxen/releases/tag/v8.0.0)

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