End of Support for DiceBear v5–v8 (April 2028)

[FlorianKoerner]

Hey everyone 👋

DiceBear versions 5 through 8 will reach End of Life on April 30, 2028, along with the end of Node.js 24 LTS maintenance. This affects both the HTTP API and the library.

Why?

• Versions 5–7 rely on Array.prototype.sort() for PRNG shuffling, which produces non-deterministic results across different V8 engine versions. Starting with Node.js 25, avatars generated from the same seed may look different. This is fundamental to these versions and can't be fixed without breaking existing avatar output.

• Version 8 already has this fixed, but has a very low user base, so continued long-term support doesn't make sense.

What does this mean?

• Versions 5–8 will be considered deprecated and will no longer receive updates or bug fixes.
• The HTTP API for these versions will be shut down and will no longer be available.
• Please upgrade to a current version of DiceBear at your earliest convenience. Check out the migration guides in our documentation for details.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask here!