Merge branch 'master' into sstoychev/revert-ci

Author: ChronosSF

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-nodejs-with-github-actions
 
 name: Node.js CI
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             npm run test:schematics
             npm run test:i18n
         env:
-            NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=4096
+            NODE_OPTIONS: --max_old_space_size=4096 ${{ matrix.node-version == '22.x' && '--no-experimental-strip-types' || '' }}
             TZ: America/New_York
       - name: Build i18n & validate output
         run: |

.github/workflows/nodejs.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 name: Npm.js deploy
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 on:
   release:

.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ on:
 jobs:
   stale:
 
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@
 
 # Current Milestone
 
-## Milestone 38, version 20.1 (Due by Sep, 2025)
-1. Grid cell merging feature [#3514](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/3514)
-2. “Clear Selection” button in Combo component is keyboard accessible [#15841](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/15841)
-3. Selecting a slide by index in the Carousel component [#16046](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/16046)
+## Milestone 40, version 20.1 (Due by Nov, 2025)
+1. Support for Angular 21
+2. AI Chat UI component [#16094](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/16094)
 
 ## Going down the road
 
-1. AI Chat UI component [#16094](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/16094)
+1. Grids performance
 
 # Previous Milestone
 
+## Milestone 39, version 20.1 (Released Sep  25th, 2025)
+1. **[DONE]** Grid cell merging feature [#3514](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/3514)
+2. **[DONE]** “Clear Selection” button in Combo component is keyboard accessible [#15841](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/15841)
+3. **[DONE]** Selecting a slide by index in the Carousel component [#16046](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-angular/issues/16046)
+
 ## Milestone 38, version 20.0 (Released Jun 09th, 2025)
 1. **[DONE]** Support of Angular 20.0
 

ROADMAP.md

@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@
                 {
                   "type": "bundle",
                   "name": "styles",
-                  "maximumWarning": "450kb",
-                  "maximumError": "480kb"
+                  "maximumWarning": "500kb",
+                  "maximumError": "550kb"
                 },
                 {
                   "type": "anyComponentStyle",