* improvements for build and dev stability ([#4470](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4470)) ([fe05169](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/fe05169))
* **builder, module:** addLayout and nuxt.config precedence over auto-scanned layouts ([#4702](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4702)) ([f85ac94](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/f85ac94))
* **deps:** update all non-major dependencies ([#4358](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4358)) ([45fdae0](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/45fdae0))
* **pkg:** move opencollective dependency nuxt and nuxt-legacy ([#4415](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4415)) ([f680e36](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/f680e36))
* **resolver:** resolve dir if no index found [#4568](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4568) ([#4569](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4569)) ([85b5359](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/85b5359))
* **test:** unit tests for core/config module ([#4760](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4760)) ([a616c09](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/a616c09))
### Performance Improvements
* **pkg:** remove lodash dependency from packages ([#4411](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4411)) ([d7851b3](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d7851b3))