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Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner
Documentation
Visit the gruntjs.com website for all the things.
Support
We support the latest version with security and bug fixes. The previous versions are all end-of-life and will not receive any security or bug fixes.
Our OpenJS Ecosystem Sustainability Program partner HeroDevs provides drop-in replacements for older versions of Grunt that are kept up-to-date for security and compliance issues. Learn More.
Version Support
| Version | Supported? | Commercial Support |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | YES | |
| 1.5 | NO | Available Here |
| 1.4 | NO | Available Here |
| 1.3 | NO | Available Here |
| 1.2 | NO | Available Here |
| 1.1 | NO | Available Here |
| 1.0 | NO | Available Here |
| 0.4 | NO | Available Here |
Contributing
Before you make an issue, please read our Contributing guide.
Release History
See the CHANGELOG.
License
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FAQs
The JavaScript Task Runner
The npm package grunt receives a total of 705,974 weekly downloads. As such, grunt popularity was classified as popular.
We found that grunt demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 5 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 14 Apr 2026
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