diff --git a/.changeset/witness-validator-read-types.md b/.changeset/witness-validator-read-types.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e357b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/witness-validator-read-types.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+"@viz-cx/api": patch
+---
+
+Fix read-path types for the viz-cpp-node witness→validator migration. The
+site API now emits `current_validator` (was `current_witness`) on `GET /`,
+and `validators_voted_for` / `validator_votes` (were `witnesses_voted_for` /
+`witness_votes`) on `GET /profile/{user}`. The new field names are now the
+primary types; the old names are retained as `@deprecated` aliases for
+consumers still reading from older nodes.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d7c9995..de3c286 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with: { version: 10.34.4 }
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 22
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Upgrade npm for OIDC Trusted Publisher support
         run: npm install -g npm@latest