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What's New in 3.6

New features of the 3.6 Node.js driver release include:

Added support for the MONGODB-AWS authentication mechanism using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Identity and Access Management (IAM) credentials
The find() method supports allowDiskUse() for sorts that require too much memory to execute in RAM
The update() and replaceOne() methods support index hints
A reduction in recovery time for topology changes and failover events
Improvements in validation testing for the default writeConcern
Authentication requires fewer round trips to the server, resulting in faster connection setup
Shorter Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM) conversations
Ability to create collections and indexes for multiple document transactions
Running validation for a collection in the background