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 ## [3.8.49] — TBD
 
-- **fix(cli):** the runtime self-heal now verifies a cached `better-sqlite3` native binary actually loads for the running Node before trusting it — the old check only inspected the file's magic bytes (ELF/Mach-O/PE header), so a binary built for a different Node ABI passed validation and segfaulted the process on first use instead of triggering a rebuild. (thanks @mrprohack)
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 ## [3.8.48] — 2026-07-13
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+- **fix(cli):** the runtime self-heal now verifies a cached `better-sqlite3` native binary actually loads for the running Node before trusting it — the old check only inspected the file's magic bytes (ELF/Mach-O/PE header), so a binary built for a different Node ABI passed validation and segfaulted the process on first use instead of triggering a rebuild. (thanks @mrprohack) (#7105)