* [[`5c7da210df`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5c7da210df)] - **doc**: refactor the changelog by version (James M Snell) [#6503](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6503)
* [[`4f2a55f92f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4f2a55f92f)] - **doc**: fix issues related to page scrolling (Roman Reiss)
* [[`b4fb95eade`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b4fb95eade)] - **doc**: add `added:` information for assert (Rich Trott) [#6688](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6688)
* [[`64fcba2a2e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/64fcba2a2e)] - **doc**: appendFileSync accepts fd as well (Faiz Halde) [#6707](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6707)
* [[`520369d8e0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/520369d8e0)] - **doc**: fix exec example in child_process (Evan Lucas) [#6660](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6660)
* [[`c1d5f2e96e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c1d5f2e96e)] - **doc**: update releases.md with new changelog structure (James M Snell) [#6503](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6503)
* [[`d962fbafb2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d962fbafb2)] - **doc**: "a" -> "an" in api/documentation.md (Anchika Agarwal) [#6689](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6689)
* [[`5b47accfa6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5b47accfa6)] - **doc**: v8 options can use either `_` or `-` (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#6532](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6532)
* [[`fa94a91bbd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fa94a91bbd)] - **doc**: v8 functions as methods on v8 (Bryan English) [#6615](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6615)
* [[`d49b49e8b1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d49b49e8b1)] - **doc**: discourage use of util.inherits (Robert Jefe Lindstaedt) [#6514](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6514)
* [[`925fc36dd9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/925fc36dd9)] - **doc**: add `added:` information for os (Bryan English) [#6609](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6609)
* [[`58cd11c844`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/58cd11c844)] - **doc**: add `added:` information for process (Bryan English) [#6589](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6589)
* [[`d5f7f24aec`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d5f7f24aec)] - **doc**: add `added:` information for url (Bryan English) [#6593](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6593)
* [[`715b48c1d3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/715b48c1d3)] - **doc**: add `added:` information for querystring (Bryan English) [#6593](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6593)
* [[`af096f1172`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/af096f1172)] - **doc**: add `added` info for `dgram.setBroadcast()` (Rich Trott) [#6750](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6750)
* [[`e8c0dba4bd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e8c0dba4bd)] - **doc,events**: fix a link typo (yorkie) [#6640](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6640)
* [[`d3132048cb`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d3132048cb)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **handle_wrap**: expose an `isRefed()` check to JS (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#5834](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5834)
* [[`59666502c5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/59666502c5)] - **intl**: Don't crash if v8BreakIterator not available (Steven R. Loomis) [#4253](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4253)
* [[`74582aa590`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/74582aa590)] - **lib**: replace legacy uses of __defineGetter__ (James M Snell) [#6768](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6768)
* [[`559c2583e0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/559c2583e0)] - **lib,test**: update in preparation for linter update (Rich Trott) [#6498](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6498)
* [[`bd4454fa0f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bd4454fa0f)] - **src,lib**: minor --debug-brk cleanup (Ali Ijaz Sheikh) [#6599](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6599)
* [[`95b7560d8e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/95b7560d8e)] - **(SEMVER-MINOR)** **src,module**: add --preserve-symlinks command line flag (James M Snell) [#6537](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6537)
* [[`8a7e68ff83`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8a7e68ff83)] - **test**: check that 2nd handle.close() call is a nop (Ben Noordhuis) [#6395](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6395)
* [[`adb2d610e6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/adb2d610e6)] - **test**: include component in tap output (Ben Noordhuis) [#6653](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6653)
* [[`71c91747ef`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/71c91747ef)] - **test**: add tests for stream3 buffering using cork (Alex J Burke) [#6493](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6493)
* [[`b1f58edd54`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b1f58edd54)] - **test**: abstract skip functionality to common (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#6697](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6697)
* [[`7d3f5751b3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7d3f5751b3)] - **test**: make sure O_NOATIME is present only in Linux (Sakthipriyan Vairamani) [#6614](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6614)
* [[`1b71231dd2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1b71231dd2)] - **test**: fix test-vm-cached-data to work with old v8 (Myles Borins) [#6317](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6317)
* [[`0eb25cb4b5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0eb25cb4b5)] - **test**: test preloaded modules using stdin or repl (Bradley Meck) [#2253](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2253)
* [[`d74062454b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d74062454b)] - **test**: make stdout buffer test more robust (Rich Trott) [#6633](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6633)
* [[`be241c3262`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/be241c3262)] - **test**: run known_issues tests in CI (Rich Trott) [#6559](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6559)
* [[`6806ebb608`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6806ebb608)] - **tools**: lint for use of space in template strings (Rich Trott) [#6591](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6591)
* [[`1de25f208c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1de25f208c)] - **tools**: do not build addons during compilation (Myles Borins) [#6723](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6723)
* [[`dce6413576`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dce6413576)] - **tools**: Check in tools for shrinking ICU size, change default to small-icu (Steven R. Loomis) [#6088](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6088)
* [[`ceeae4b180`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ceeae4b180)] - **tools,test**: make argument linting more stringent (Rich Trott) [#6720](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6720)
* [[`6d1527bb37`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6d1527bb37)] - **util**: fix invalid date output with util.inspect (Rumkin) [#6504](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6504)
* [[`1d6c17efd7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1d6c17efd7)] - **util**: adhere to `noDeprecation` set at runtime (Anna Henningsen) [#6683](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6683)
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## 2016-05-05, Version 6.1.0 (Current), @Fishrock123