# Update JSONata version 1.8.6 -\> 2.0.2+

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-jsonata-version-1-8-6-2-0-2/76798>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** jsonata\
**Created:** [22 March 2023 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-jsonata-version-1-8-6-2-0-2/76798 "2023-03-22T03:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![robtigger0077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@robtigger0077](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/robtigger0077)\
**Post date:** [22 March 2023 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-jsonata-version-1-8-6-2-0-2/76798/1 "2023-03-22T03:33:47Z")

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Feature request, to update Node-Red from the current JSONata 1.8.6 to the latest 2.0+ version.

> **[Releases · jsonata-js/jsonata](https://github.com/jsonata-js/jsonata/releases)**
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> JSONata query and transformation language - http://jsonata.org - jsonata-js/jsonata

Version 2.0.0 contains a breaking change to the Javascript API as a result of reimplementing the evaluator to use async functions instead of generators. This provides a performance boost. No breaking changes have been made to the JSONata language itself.

- Faster JSONata evaluation by switching from generators to async/await
- Add support for parsing binary, octal & hexadecimal numbers

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**Author:** ![ralphwetzel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ralphwetzel/32/53713_2.png) [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)\
**Post date:** [22 March 2023 06:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-jsonata-version-1-8-6-2-0-2/76798/2 "2023-03-22T06:49:47Z")

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This change is already [underway](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-3-1-0-beta-2-released/76192#deprecating-synchronous-access-to-jsonata-6) ....

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2023 06:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-jsonata-version-1-8-6-2-0-2/76798/3 "2023-05-21T06:50:39Z")

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