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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Update default_variant to trixie","articleBody":"## Problem\n\nThe default image as defined in https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/4c215dc0e18058264eb62f89486fe9afcd988fdf/config#L2 is `bookworm`.\n\nalso in [versions.json](https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/main/versions.json)\n\nand confirmed by\n\n```text\n$ docker run --rm --entrypoint cat node:25.5 /etc/debian_version\n12.13\n```\n\nhttps://www.debian.org/releases/ shows\n\n| Version | Code Name | Release Date | Status    |\n| ------- | --------- | ------------ | --------- |\n| 13      | Trixie    | 2025-08-09   | stable    |\n| 12      | Bookworm  | 2023-06-10   | oldstable |\n\n## Solution\n\nUpdate the `default_variant` to `trixie`.\n\nAdd the information to [README \u003e node:\u003cversion\u003e](https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/main/README.md#nodeversion) which currently does not state which operating system and version the default is based on.\n\n## Alternatives to Consider\n\nStay with `bookworm`\n\nEOL is however 2026-06-10 (with later dates for End of LTS and End of ELTS).\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/MikeMcC399","@type":"Person","name":"MikeMcC399"},"datePublished":"2026-01-30T10:42:35.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":6},"url":"https://github.com/2365/docker-node/issues/2365"}