diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 862639a..e1b6302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ jobs:
             matrix:
                 node-version:
                 - 18.x
-                - 21.x
+                - 22.x
+                - latest
         steps:
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
           with:
               node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         - run: npm install-test
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1368021..012f661 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ faucet-pipeline-js version history
 ==================================
 
 
+v3.0.2
+------
+
+_2025-02-01_
+
+notable changes for end users:
+
+* dropped support for obsolete Node versions; now requires Node v18 or later
+* dropped support for undocumented ESM aliases
+* reduced number of dependencies
+
+no significant changes for developers
+
+
 v3.0.1
 ------
 
diff --git a/lib/bundle/babel.js b/lib/bundle/babel.js
index 6de07ed..9e3fe2c 100644
--- a/lib/bundle/babel.js
+++ b/lib/bundle/babel.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 let { loadExtension } = require("faucet-pipeline-core/lib/util");
 
-module.exports = function generateTranspiler({ esnext, jsx, exclude }, { browsers }) {
+module.exports = async function generateTranspiler({ esnext, jsx, exclude },
+		{ browsers }) { // eslint-disable-line indent
 	let settings = {
 		babelHelpers: "bundled"
 	};
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function generateTranspiler({ esnext, jsx, exclude }, { browser
 		settings.plugins = plugins;
 	}
 
-	let babel = loadExtension("@rollup/plugin-babel",
+	let babel = await loadExtension("@rollup/plugin-babel",
 			"failed to activate ESNext transpiler", "faucet-pipeline-esnext");
 	return babel.default(settings);
 };
diff --git a/lib/bundle/config.js b/lib/bundle/config.js
index 7e020fa..388be44 100644
--- a/lib/bundle/config.js
+++ b/lib/bundle/config.js
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ let { nodeResolve } = require("@rollup/plugin-node-resolve");
 
 let MODULE_FORMATS = { // maps faucet identifiers to Rollup identifiers
 	esm: true,
-	es: "esm", // alias
-	es6: "esm", // alias
 	umd: true,
 	amd: true,
 	commonjs: "cjs",
 	cjs: false, // deprecated in favor of `commonjs`
 	iife: true
 };
-let NAMELESS_MODULES = new Set(["es", "amd", "cjs"]); // NB: Rollup identifiers
+let NAMELESS_MODULES = new Set(["esm", "amd", "cjs"]); // NB: Rollup identifiers
 
 module.exports = generateConfig;
 
@@ -45,9 +43,9 @@ module.exports = generateConfig;
 // * `sourcemaps`, if truthy, activates inline source-map generation
 // * `compact`, if truthy, compresses the bundle's code - see `determineCompacting`
 //    for compression levels, determined by the respective value
-function generateConfig({ externals, format, exports, // eslint-disable-next-line indent
-		esnext, jsx, typescript, // eslint-disable-next-line indent
-		sourcemaps, compact }, { browsers }) {
+async function generateConfig({ externals, format,
+		exports, esnext, jsx, typescript, // eslint-disable-line indent
+		sourcemaps, compact }, { browsers }) { // eslint-disable-line indent
 	let cfg = { sourcemap: sourcemaps };
 	let plugins = [];
 	let extensions = [".js"];
@@ -75,11 +73,11 @@ function generateConfig({ externals, format, exports, // eslint-disable-next-lin
 			console.error("transpiling JavaScript for", browsers.join(", "));
 		}
 
-		let plugin = generateTranspiler(transpiler, { browsers });
+		let plugin = await generateTranspiler(transpiler, { browsers });
 		plugins.push(plugin);
 	}
 	if(typescript) {
-		let ts = loadExtension("@rollup/plugin-typescript",
+		let ts = await loadExtension("@rollup/plugin-typescript",
 				"failed to activate TypeScript", "faucet-pipeline-typescript");
 		extensions.push(".ts");
 		// TODO: provide defaults and abstractions for low-level options?
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ function generateConfig({ externals, format, exports, // eslint-disable-next-lin
 	]);
 	if(compact) {
 		cfg.compact = true;
-		plugins = plugins.concat(determineCompacting(compact));
+		plugins = plugins.concat(await determineCompacting(compact));
 	}
 	cfg.plugins = plugins;
 
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ function determineModuleFormat(format = "esm") {
 	}
 }
 
-function determineCompacting(type = true) {
+async function determineCompacting(type = true) {
 	switch(type) {
 	case true: // default
 	case "compact":
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ function determineCompacting(type = true) {
 		abort(`unknown compacting option ${type}`);
 	}
 
-	let terser = loadExtension("@rollup/plugin-terser",
+	let terser = await loadExtension("@rollup/plugin-terser",
 			"failed to activate minification", "faucet-pipeline-jsmin");
 	return terser(options);
 }
diff --git a/lib/bundle/index.js b/lib/bundle/index.js
index 10462f0..5b693c3 100644
--- a/lib/bundle/index.js
+++ b/lib/bundle/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ module.exports = class Bundle {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		return generateBundle(this.entryPoint, this._config, this._cache).
+		return this._config.
+			then(config => generateBundle(this.entryPoint, config, this._cache)).
 			then(({ code, modules, cache }) => {
 				this._modules = modules;
 				this._cache = cache;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b897308..e34fc51 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "faucet-pipeline-js",
-	"version": "3.0.1",
+	"version": "3.0.2",
 	"description": "JavaScript module bundling for faucet-pipeline",
 	"author": "FND",
 	"contributors": [
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 	},
 	"main": "lib/index.js",
 	"scripts": {
-		"test": "npm-run-all lint --parallel test:unit test:cli",
+		"test": "npm run lint && npm run test:unit && npm run test:cli",
 		"test:cli": "./test/cli/run",
-		"test:unit": "mocha test/unit/test_*.js",
-		"lint": "eslint --cache --ext .js --ext .jsx lib bin/validate-dependencies test/unit samples pkg && echo ✓"
+		"test:unit": "node --test ./test/unit/test_*.js",
+		"lint": "eslint --cache --ext .js --ext .jsx ./lib ./bin/validate-dependencies ./test/unit ./samples ./pkg && echo ✓"
 	},
 	"engines": {
-		"node": ">=14"
+		"node": ">=18"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "~25.0.7",
-		"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "~15.2.3",
-		"faucet-pipeline-core": "^2.0.0",
-		"rollup": "^4.3.0",
+		"@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "~26.0.3",
+		"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "~16.0.0",
+		"faucet-pipeline-core": "^2.0.0 || ^3.0.0",
+		"rollup": "^4.34.0",
 		"rollup-plugin-cleanup": "~3.2.1"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 		"faucet-pipeline-jsx": "file:pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsx",
 		"faucet-pipeline-typescript": "file:pkg/faucet-pipeline-typescript",
 		"json-diff": "^1.0.6",
-		"mocha": "^10.2.0",
-		"npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
 		"release-util-fnd": "^3.0.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-esnext/package.json b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-esnext/package.json
index ce32bb8..16a0a99 100644
--- a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-esnext/package.json
+++ b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-esnext/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "faucet-pipeline-esnext",
-	"version": "3.0.1",
+	"version": "3.0.2",
 	"description": "ES6 and beyond for faucet-pipeline",
 	"author": "FND",
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/faucet-pipeline/faucet-pipeline-js/issues"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@babel/core": "~7.23.3",
-		"@babel/preset-env": "~7.23.3",
+		"@babel/core": "~7.26.7",
+		"@babel/preset-env": "~7.26.7",
 		"@rollup/plugin-babel": "~6.0.4",
-		"faucet-pipeline-js": "3.0.1"
+		"faucet-pipeline-js": "3.0.2"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsmin/package.json b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsmin/package.json
index 94faee0..df301ee 100644
--- a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsmin/package.json
+++ b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsmin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "faucet-pipeline-jsmin",
-	"version": "3.0.1",
+	"version": "3.0.2",
 	"description": "JavaScript minification for faucet-pipeline",
 	"author": "FND",
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsx/package.json b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsx/package.json
index db5b773..ce4e9ba 100644
--- a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsx/package.json
+++ b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-jsx/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "faucet-pipeline-jsx",
-	"version": "3.0.1",
+	"version": "3.0.2",
 	"description": "JSX for faucet-pipeline",
 	"author": "FND",
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/faucet-pipeline/faucet-pipeline-js/issues"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx": "~7.22.15",
-		"faucet-pipeline-esnext": "3.0.1"
+		"@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx": "~7.25.9",
+		"faucet-pipeline-esnext": "3.0.2"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-typescript/package.json b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-typescript/package.json
index 143023c..5e5f645 100644
--- a/pkg/faucet-pipeline-typescript/package.json
+++ b/pkg/faucet-pipeline-typescript/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "faucet-pipeline-typescript",
-	"version": "3.0.1",
+	"version": "3.0.2",
 	"description": "TypeScript for faucet-pipeline",
 	"author": "FND",
 	"contributors": [
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/faucet-pipeline/faucet-pipeline-js/issues"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@rollup/plugin-typescript": "~11.1.5",
-		"faucet-pipeline-js": "3.0.1",
-		"tslib": "~2.6.2",
-		"typescript": "~5.2.2"
+		"@rollup/plugin-typescript": "~12.1.2",
+		"faucet-pipeline-js": "3.0.2",
+		"tslib": "~2.8.1",
+		"typescript": "~5.7.3"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/cli/test_browserslist/expected_legacy.js b/test/cli/test_browserslist/expected_legacy.js
index 5dc92da..21fc140 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_browserslist/expected_legacy.js
+++ b/test/cli/test_browserslist/expected_legacy.js
@@ -1,38 +1,10 @@
-function _classCallCheck(instance, Constructor) {
-  if (!(instance instanceof Constructor)) {
-    throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function");
-  }
+function _classCallCheck(a, n) {
+  if (!(a instanceof n)) throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function");
 }
-function _defineProperties(target, props) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < props.length; i++) {
-    var descriptor = props[i];
-    descriptor.enumerable = descriptor.enumerable || false;
-    descriptor.configurable = true;
-    if ("value" in descriptor) descriptor.writable = true;
-    Object.defineProperty(target, _toPropertyKey(descriptor.key), descriptor);
-  }
-}
-function _createClass(Constructor, protoProps, staticProps) {
-  if (protoProps) _defineProperties(Constructor.prototype, protoProps);
-  if (staticProps) _defineProperties(Constructor, staticProps);
-  Object.defineProperty(Constructor, "prototype", {
+function _createClass(e, r, t) {
+  return Object.defineProperty(e, "prototype", {
     writable: false
-  });
-  return Constructor;
-}
-function _toPrimitive(input, hint) {
-  if (typeof input !== "object" || input === null) return input;
-  var prim = input[Symbol.toPrimitive];
-  if (prim !== undefined) {
-    var res = prim.call(input, hint || "default");
-    if (typeof res !== "object") return res;
-    throw new TypeError("@@toPrimitive must return a primitive value.");
-  }
-  return (hint === "string" ? String : Number)(input);
-}
-function _toPropertyKey(arg) {
-  var key = _toPrimitive(arg, "string");
-  return typeof key === "symbol" ? key : String(key);
+  }), e;
 }
 
 var Util = /*#__PURE__*/_createClass(function Util() {
diff --git a/test/cli/test_jsx/expected.js b/test/cli/test_jsx/expected.js
index 04a203b..ad5acc0 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_jsx/expected.js
+++ b/test/cli/test_jsx/expected.js
@@ -1,38 +1,10 @@
-function _classCallCheck(instance, Constructor) {
-  if (!(instance instanceof Constructor)) {
-    throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function");
-  }
+function _classCallCheck(a, n) {
+  if (!(a instanceof n)) throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function");
 }
-function _defineProperties(target, props) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < props.length; i++) {
-    var descriptor = props[i];
-    descriptor.enumerable = descriptor.enumerable || false;
-    descriptor.configurable = true;
-    if ("value" in descriptor) descriptor.writable = true;
-    Object.defineProperty(target, _toPropertyKey(descriptor.key), descriptor);
-  }
-}
-function _createClass(Constructor, protoProps, staticProps) {
-  if (protoProps) _defineProperties(Constructor.prototype, protoProps);
-  if (staticProps) _defineProperties(Constructor, staticProps);
-  Object.defineProperty(Constructor, "prototype", {
+function _createClass(e, r, t) {
+  return Object.defineProperty(e, "prototype", {
     writable: false
-  });
-  return Constructor;
-}
-function _toPrimitive(input, hint) {
-  if (typeof input !== "object" || input === null) return input;
-  var prim = input[Symbol.toPrimitive];
-  if (prim !== undefined) {
-    var res = prim.call(input, hint || "default");
-    if (typeof res !== "object") return res;
-    throw new TypeError("@@toPrimitive must return a primitive value.");
-  }
-  return (hint === "string" ? String : Number)(input);
-}
-function _toPropertyKey(arg) {
-  var key = _toPrimitive(arg, "string");
-  return typeof key === "symbol" ? key : String(key);
+  }), e;
 }
 
 var MyComponent = /*#__PURE__*/_createClass(function MyComponent() {
diff --git a/test/cli/test_sourcemap/expected.js.map b/test/cli/test_sourcemap/expected.js.map
index 6248ddc..2299c3b 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_sourcemap/expected.js.map
+++ b/test/cli/test_sourcemap/expected.js.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":3,"sourcesContent":["export default class Util {}\n\nexport const FOO = \"lorem ipsum\";\nexport const BAR = \"dolor sit amet\";\n","import Util, { FOO, BAR } from \"./util\";\n\nconsole.log(`~~ ${Util} ~~ ${FOO} ~~ ${BAR} ~~`);\n"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAe,MAAM,IAAI,CAAC,EAAE;AAC5B;AACO,MAAM,GAAG,GAAG,aAAa,CAAC;AAC1B,MAAM,GAAG,GAAG,gBAAgB;;ACDnC,OAAO,CAAC,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE,IAAI,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,CAAC,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC"}
+{"version":3,"sourcesContent":["export default class Util {}\n\nexport const FOO = \"lorem ipsum\";\nexport const BAR = \"dolor sit amet\";\n","import Util, { FOO, BAR } from \"./util\";\n\nconsole.log(`~~ ${Util} ~~ ${FOO} ~~ ${BAR} ~~`);\n"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAe,MAAM,IAAI,CAAC;;AAEnB,MAAM,GAAG,GAAG,aAAa;AACzB,MAAM,GAAG,GAAG,gBAAgB;;ACDnC,OAAO,CAAC,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE,IAAI,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,CAAC,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC"}
diff --git a/test/cli/test_transpilation/expected.js b/test/cli/test_transpilation/expected.js
index 5dc92da..21fc140 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_transpilation/expected.js
+++ b/test/cli/test_transpilation/expected.js
@@ -1,38 +1,10 @@
-function _classCallCheck(instance, Constructor) {
-  if (!(instance instanceof Constructor)) {
-    throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function");
-  }
+function _classCallCheck(a, n) {
+  if (!(a instanceof n)) throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function");
 }
-function _defineProperties(target, props) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < props.length; i++) {
-    var descriptor = props[i];
-    descriptor.enumerable = descriptor.enumerable || false;
-    descriptor.configurable = true;
-    if ("value" in descriptor) descriptor.writable = true;
-    Object.defineProperty(target, _toPropertyKey(descriptor.key), descriptor);
-  }
-}
-function _createClass(Constructor, protoProps, staticProps) {
-  if (protoProps) _defineProperties(Constructor.prototype, protoProps);
-  if (staticProps) _defineProperties(Constructor, staticProps);
-  Object.defineProperty(Constructor, "prototype", {
+function _createClass(e, r, t) {
+  return Object.defineProperty(e, "prototype", {
     writable: false
-  });
-  return Constructor;
-}
-function _toPrimitive(input, hint) {
-  if (typeof input !== "object" || input === null) return input;
-  var prim = input[Symbol.toPrimitive];
-  if (prim !== undefined) {
-    var res = prim.call(input, hint || "default");
-    if (typeof res !== "object") return res;
-    throw new TypeError("@@toPrimitive must return a primitive value.");
-  }
-  return (hint === "string" ? String : Number)(input);
-}
-function _toPropertyKey(arg) {
-  var key = _toPrimitive(arg, "string");
-  return typeof key === "symbol" ? key : String(key);
+  }), e;
 }
 
 var Util = /*#__PURE__*/_createClass(function Util() {
diff --git a/test/unit/test_bundling.js b/test/unit/test_bundling.js
index 7c10934..1990a4e 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_bundling.js
+++ b/test/unit/test_bundling.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-/* global describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach */
 "use strict";
-
 let { MockAssetManager, makeBundle, FIXTURES_DIR } = require("./util");
 let faucetJS = require("../../lib").plugin;
-let path = require("path");
-let assert = require("assert");
+let { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } = require("node:test");
+let path = require("node:path");
+let assert = require("node:assert");
 
 let DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
 	browsers: {}