diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 48cfe13..ab41e48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '22'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e3061be..1da3920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '22'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Download latest SlipStream client binary (from slipstream-rust-deploy)