diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-node-if-needed/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-node-if-needed/action.yml
index 9eca38e4e..c326b56d4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-node-if-needed/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-node-if-needed/action.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ runs:
       id: check-node
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        if command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if node --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q "v${{ inputs.node_version }}"; then
           echo "installed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         else
           echo "installed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 77b766ea8..669e0299e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "master"
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 20
+  NODE_VERSION: 22.18
 jobs:
   # Multiple jobs depend on having EVM and SVM artifacts available, so we upload them first in separate jobs.
   upload-svm-artifacts:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b848f9e4c..dac6d5e8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: "20.x"
+  NODE_VERSION: 22.18
   EVM_ARTIFACTS_PATHS: |
     artifacts
     cache
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a34960422..d69c14e61 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/across-protocol/across-smart-contracts-v2.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.18.0"
+    "node": ">=22.18.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "/contracts/**/*.sol",