diff --git a/.github/actions/node-npm-setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/node-npm-setup/action.yml
index fcc88e3d401e..7b007d961863 100644
--- a/.github/actions/node-npm-setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/node-npm-setup/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ description: Will set up Node and install all packages by caching node_modules
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
+    # Set this in GITHUB_ENV so it's set in the environment for users of this
+    # action as a workaround for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/59364
+    - name: Set -no-experimental-strip-types in NODE_OPTIONS
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-experimental-strip-types" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
     - name: Cache node_modules
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       id: cache-node_modules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/headless-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/headless-tests.yml
index 01d35526fb9e..bb089044280c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/headless-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/headless-tests.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Playwright tests
         env:
           PLAYWRIGHT_WORKERS: ${{ fromJSON('[1, 4]')[github.repository == 'github/docs-internal'] }}
+          NODE_OPTIONS: '--no-experimental-strip-types'
+
         # Run playwright rendering tests and a11y tests (axe scans) as distinct checks
         # so that we can run them without blocking merges until we can be confident
         # results for a11y tests are meaningul and scenarios we're testing are correct.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/local-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/local-dev.yml
index e706c212b12d..fffc0200ab05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/local-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/local-dev.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           # by default failures are marked as "flaky" instead of "failed".
           PLAYWRIGHT_RETRIES: 0
           TEST_EARLY_ACCESS: ${{ github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' }}
+          NODE_OPTIONS: '--no-experimental-strip-types'
         run: npm run playwright-test -- playwright-local-dev
 
       - name: Start server in the background
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4fdcedbace2b..5a8c618aae2e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ FROM ghcr.io/github/gh-base-image/gh-base-noble:20250805-204228-g50c20871f AS ba
 # Must run as root
 RUN apt-get -qq update && apt-get -qq install --no-install-recommends curl git \
   && curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | bash - \
-  && apt-get install -y nodejs=22.17.0-1nodesource1 \
+  && apt-get install -y nodejs \
   && node --version
 
 # Create the node user and home directory
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ef3a1398461..675f556ac274 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
     "esm": "^3.2.25"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^20 || >=22.0.0 <22.18.0"
+    "node": "^20 || ^22"
   },
   "cacheDirectories": [
     "node_modules",