diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/is-node/test/test.is_node.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/is-node/test/test.is_node.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/is-node/test/test.is_node.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/is-node/test/test.is_node.js
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ tape( 'the function returns `false` if runtime is not Node.js (`process.release`
 	isString.isPrimitive = alwaysTrue;
 
 	function isObject( val ) {
-		if ( val === process.release ) {
+		// `process.release` was added in Node v3.0.0
+		if ( process.release && val === process.release ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return ( typeof val === 'object' );
@@ -272,7 +273,8 @@ tape( 'the function returns `false` if runtime is not Node.js (`process.release.
 	isString.isPrimitive = isPrimitive;
 
 	function isPrimitive( val ) {
-		if ( val === process.release.name ) {
+		// `process.release` was added in Node v3.0.0
+		if ( process.release && val === process.release.name ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return ( typeof val === 'string' );
Add test support for Node <<I>