diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index c03ca90..9de980f 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-05 - 1.3.3 - fix(smartfs.provider.node)
+replace synchronous readdirSync with async await fs.readdir for directory listings in the Node provider to avoid blocking the event loop
+
+- Replaced fsSync.readdirSync with await fs.readdir in listDirectory and listDirectoryRecursive.
+- Switches from a blocking filesystem call to the non-blocking Node fs API in the node provider.
+- Patch bump from 1.3.2 to 1.3.3 is recommended.
+
 ## 2026-03-05 - 1.3.2 - fix(provider(node))
 use synchronous readdir to avoid partial results on some filesystems (e.g., XFS) when the process receives signals
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 9ef43fb..6c399e9 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartfs',
-  version: '1.3.2',
+  version: '1.3.3',
   description: 'a cross platform extendable fs  module'
 }
diff --git a/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts b/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts
index 580f74b..b5d5efa 100644
--- a/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts
+++ b/ts/providers/smartfs.provider.node.ts
@@ -158,11 +158,7 @@ export class SmartFsProviderNode implements ISmartFsProvider {
     if (options?.recursive) {
       await this.listDirectoryRecursive(path, entries, options);
     } else {
-      // Use readdirSync for reliability — async readdir can return partial results
-      // on XFS/mounted filesystems when the process receives signals (e.g., from
-      // SmartExit/smartshell process group management). The synchronous version
-      // completes the entire getdents64 syscall without event loop interruption.
-      const dirents = fsSync.readdirSync(path, { withFileTypes: true });
+      const dirents = await fs.readdir(path, { withFileTypes: true });
 
       for (const dirent of dirents) {
         const entryPath = pathModule.join(path, dirent.name);
@@ -200,8 +196,7 @@ export class SmartFsProviderNode implements ISmartFsProvider {
     entries: IDirectoryEntry[],
     options?: IListOptions,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    // Use readdirSync for reliability — see listDirectory comment
-    const dirents = fsSync.readdirSync(path, { withFileTypes: true });
+    const dirents = await fs.readdir(path, { withFileTypes: true });
 
     for (const dirent of dirents) {
       const entryPath = pathModule.join(path, dirent.name);