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title: node-agent-12-18-1
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/agent-release-notes/nodejs-release-notes/node-agent-12-18-1
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## Notes

#### Bug fixes

-   Only add `newrelic` header to outgoing headers if has a value ([#3052](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3052)) ([6ef0a90](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/commit/6ef0a904291fb4efc6d6f111b3ec93aac720c3ad))

#### Code refactoring

-   Added defensive code when calculating exclusive time on a segment where it cannot locate the segment in the transaction trace tree ([#3051](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3051)) ([b4aa25e](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/commit/b4aa25e2df861dab732bb812bffe961c0cc3da36))
-   Updated how otel bridge trace propagator assigns traceparent/tracestate headers ([#3046](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3046)) ([6e317b8](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/commit/6e317b889c68a2e0e69b1d4d2fa9fe2846a0e94f))

#### Documentation

-   Updated compatibility report ([#3054](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3054)) ([#3050](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3050)) ([#3026](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3026))

#### Tests

-   Skipped regressions in pg-native versioned tests ([#3053](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3053)) ([6ce3670](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/commit/6ce36706adc2e17a80b759b51c23807d617ad04f))
-   Updated elasticsearch image for versioned tests ([#3038](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/pull/3038)) ([3d73f9f](https://github.com/newrelic/node-newrelic/commit/3d73f9faffd45d2d1465210d168822494439c577))

### Support statement:

We recommend updating to the latest agent version as soon as it's available. If you can't upgrade to the latest version, update your agents to a version no more than 90 days old. Read more about keeping agents up to date. (<https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-solutions/new-relic-one/install-configure/update-new-relic-agent/>)

See the New Relic Node.js agent EOL policy for information about agent releases and support dates. (<https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/nodejs-agent/getting-started/nodejs-agent-eol-policy/>)