2017-05-07, Version 8.1.0 (Current)

* **Async Hooks**
  * When one `Promise` leads to the creation of a new `Promise`, the parent
    `Promise` will be identified as the trigger
    [[`135f4e66`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/135f4e6643)]
    [#13367](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13367).
* **Dependencies**
  * libuv has been updated to 1.12.0
    [[`968596ec`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/968596ec77)]
    [#13306](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13306).
  * npm has been updated to 5.0.3
    [[`ffa7debd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ffa7debd7a)]
    [#13487](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13487).
* **File system**
  * The `fs.exists()` function now works correctly with `util.promisify()`
    [[`6e0eccd7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6e0eccd7a1)]
    [#13316](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13316).
  * fs.Stats times are now also available as numbers
    [[`c756efb2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c756efb25a)]
    [#13173](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13173).
* **Inspector**
  * It is now possible to bind to a random port using `--inspect=0`
    [[`cc6ec2fb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cc6ec2fb27)]
    [#5025](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5025).
* **Zlib**
  * A regression in the Zlib module that made it impossible to properly
    subclasses `zlib.Deflate` and other Zlib classes has been fixed.
    [[`6aeb555c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6aeb555cc4)]
    [#13374](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/13374).