diff --git a/.github/fern/generators.yml b/.github/fern/generators.yml
index 0732ed9b6..ff0e069f2 100644
--- a/.github/fern/generators.yml
+++ b/.github/fern/generators.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ groups:
             publishConfig:
               access: public
               provenance: false
+            engines:
+              node: '>=22'
           allowExtraFields: true
           allowCustomFetcher: true
           enableInlineTypes: false
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index fc37597bc..c94711948 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-22.17.0
+22.23.2
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 765cc3a3e..0a4bd5c2a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ For security vulnerabilities, do **not** open a public issue — see [SECURITY.m
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- **Node.js 22.13+** (see [`.nvmrc`](.nvmrc))
+- **Node.js 22.13+** (see [`.nvmrc`](.nvmrc); required by pnpm 11.16)
 - **pnpm** (version pinned via `packageManager` in [`package.json`](package.json); `corepack enable` handles it)
 - **Docker** — only needed for Postgres/Redis dev infra, the smoke test, and SDK generation
 
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.mdx b/docs/quickstart.mdx
index 590f81d82..298c2c159 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/docs/quickstart.mdx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ TrueForge runs in [two modes](/introduction#two-ways-to-run-it): **local mode**
 
 <Tabs>
   <Tab title="Local mode (npx)">
-    Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) 22.13 or newer. One command, no other infrastructure — the UI and backend run locally, and data is stored in a local SQLite file:
+    Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) 22 or newer. One command, no other infrastructure — the UI and backend run locally, and data is stored in a local SQLite file:
 
     ```bash
     npx @truefoundry/trueforge
diff --git a/packages/frontend/package.json b/packages/frontend/package.json
index e6ce7e3c6..ae3a3cfde 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "sdk:build": "pnpm --filter @truefoundry/trueforge-sdk build",
     "ui:build": "pnpm --filter @truefoundry/trueforge-ui build",
diff --git a/packages/harness/package.json b/packages/harness/package.json
index 4bbb6b66a..3435cd0dc 100644
--- a/packages/harness/package.json
+++ b/packages/harness/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build:gen": "node scripts/generate-sandbox-scripts.mjs",
     "build:gen:watch": "node --watch-path=src/core/sandbox/scripts scripts/generate-sandbox-scripts.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/local-sandbox/package.json b/packages/local-sandbox/package.json
index df7d426a2..2e683c2a3 100644
--- a/packages/local-sandbox/package.json
+++ b/packages/local-sandbox/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "fixtures"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=22.13.0"
+    "node": ">=22"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 50d7e585e..77b2a70d0 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
     },
     "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.0",
     "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+        "node": ">=22"
     },
     "sideEffects": false,
     "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 0a7b4a20a..f095250e6 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build:frontend-assets": "node scripts/copy-frontend.mjs",
     "build:gen:watch": "node --watch-path=catalog/model-catalog.yaml --watch-path=catalog/mcp-catalog.yaml --watch-path=catalog/skill-catalog.yaml --watch-path=catalog/sandbox-catalog.yaml scripts/generate-catalog.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/example/package.json b/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/example/package.json
index 689470e35..1bff0b7d8 100644
--- a/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/example/package.json
+++ b/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/example/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
     "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
diff --git a/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/package.json b/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/package.json
index 2e5a5cb06..380df59c2 100644
--- a/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/trueforge-ui-sdk/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     "NOTICE",
     "CHANGELOG.md"
   ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22"
+  },
   "sideEffects": [
     "dist/styles.css",
     "src/icons/registerAgentIcons.ts"