diff --git a/fixtures/brats/package.json b/fixtures/brats/package.json
index 757838e3a..d3b9b1a5e 100644
--- a/fixtures/brats/package.json
+++ b/fixtures/brats/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	"description": "hello, world",
 	"main": "server.js",
 	"engines": {
-		"node": "18.x"
+		"node": "20.x"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"bcrypt": "*",
diff --git a/fixtures/https/package.json b/fixtures/https/package.json
index 2dd5e8744..9cd5f366a 100644
--- a/fixtures/https/package.json
+++ b/fixtures/https/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "engines" : {
-    "node" : "~>18"
+    "node" : "~>20"
   }
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package-lock.json b/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package-lock.json
index 004869b92..150ff74d6 100644
--- a/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package-lock.json
+++ b/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "leftpad": "~0.0.1"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "~>18"
+        "node": "~>20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/figlet": {
diff --git a/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package.json b/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package.json
index 008db9aa0..bac458d56 100644
--- a/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package.json
+++ b/fixtures/vendored/binaries/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "leftpad": "~0.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "~>18"
+    "node": "~>20"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/fixtures/vendored/yarn/package.json b/fixtures/vendored/yarn/package.json
index f58eedebf..db7446ef1 100644
--- a/fixtures/vendored/yarn/package.json
+++ b/fixtures/vendored/yarn/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "yarn": "*",
-    "node": "~>18"
+    "node": "~>20"
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index d221de146..ec9e314b6 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ include_files:
 - profile/newrelic-setup.sh
 - profile/nodejs.sh
 dependency_deprecation_dates:
-- version_line: 18.x.x
-  name: node
-  date: 2025-04-30
-  link: https://github.com/nodejs/Release
 - version_line: 20.x.x
   name: node
   date: 2026-04-30
@@ -45,38 +41,6 @@ dependency_deprecation_dates:
   date: 2027-10-24
   link: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0664/
 dependencies:
-- name: node
-  version: 18.20.7
-  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/node/node_18.20.7_linux_x64_cflinuxfs3_3454218f.tgz
-  sha256: 3454218faa6000ff415b649a35996d3ad7501d726fc30cf03b7bab92f508167c
-  cf_stacks:
-  - cflinuxfs3
-  source: https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.20.7/node-v18.20.7.tar.gz
-  source_sha256: f2f2f1ac616d8e253ed69cf0b44de7d4843c40d8a614f64c776ee59ff0047031
-- name: node
-  version: 18.20.7
-  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/node/node_18.20.7_linux_x64_cflinuxfs4_cd7a6534.tgz
-  sha256: cd7a6534666f4bd23fa31f763b2fdc470be861f39675ca76f46ba9da329b6d78
-  cf_stacks:
-  - cflinuxfs4
-  source: https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.20.7/node-v18.20.7.tar.gz
-  source_sha256: f2f2f1ac616d8e253ed69cf0b44de7d4843c40d8a614f64c776ee59ff0047031
-- name: node
-  version: 18.20.8
-  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/node/node_18.20.8_linux_x64_cflinuxfs3_9ebc5f70.tgz
-  sha256: 9ebc5f707d425f2e4b227c53dc04ea704cd71a2a8b64c7beb23adc3c3880ec82
-  cf_stacks:
-  - cflinuxfs3
-  source: https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.20.8/node-v18.20.8.tar.gz
-  source_sha256: ec60a6d2344ef9e1f093991ca1bb6bbe92c61c29d1762c4b99e08f87dbb91e2f
-- name: node
-  version: 18.20.8
-  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/node/node_18.20.8_linux_x64_cflinuxfs4_826e3a8e.tgz
-  sha256: 826e3a8e94c5ee13162093f750f4b3569f96980b6ccc5818b1346a02d76f08eb
-  cf_stacks:
-  - cflinuxfs4
-  source: https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.20.8/node-v18.20.8.tar.gz
-  source_sha256: ec60a6d2344ef9e1f093991ca1bb6bbe92c61c29d1762c4b99e08f87dbb91e2f
 - name: node
   version: 20.19.3
   uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/node/node_20.19.3_linux_x64_cflinuxfs3_96fdc321.tgz
diff --git a/src/nodejs/integration/versions_test.go b/src/nodejs/integration/versions_test.go
index 48ce59c7e..8f5bec159 100644
--- a/src/nodejs/integration/versions_test.go
+++ b/src/nodejs/integration/versions_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func testVersions(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.
 
 		context("when there is a .nvmrc file", func() {
 			it.Before(func() {
-				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(source, ".nvmrc"), []byte("18"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
+				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(source, ".nvmrc"), []byte("20"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
 			})
 
 			it("uses the Node version specified in the .nvmrc file", func() {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func testVersions(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				Expect(logs).To(ContainLines(
-					MatchRegexp("Installing node 18\\.\\d+\\.\\d+"),
+					MatchRegexp("Installing node 20\\.\\d+\\.\\d+"),
 				))
 
 				Eventually(deployment).Should(Serve("Hello world!"))
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func testVersions(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.
 				}
 				Expect(json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&process)).To(Succeed())
 
-				Expect(process.Version).To(MatchRegexp(`v18\.\d+\.\d+`))
+				Expect(process.Version).To(MatchRegexp(`v20\.\d+\.\d+`))
 			})
 		})
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func testVersions(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.
 				Expect(json.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&pkg)).To(Succeed())
 				Expect(file.Close()).To(Succeed())
 
-				pkg["engines"] = map[string]string{"node": "~>18"}
+				pkg["engines"] = map[string]string{"node": "~>20"}
 				content, err := json.Marshal(pkg)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(source, "package.json"), content, 0600)).To(Succeed())
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func testVersions(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				Expect(logs).To(ContainLines(
-					MatchRegexp("Installing node 18\\.\\d+\\.\\d+"),
+					MatchRegexp("Installing node 20\\.\\d+\\.\\d+"),
 				))
 
 				Eventually(deployment).Should(Serve("Hello world!"))
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func testVersions(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.
 				}
 				Expect(json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&process)).To(Succeed())
 
-				Expect(process.Version).To(MatchRegexp(`v18\.\d+\.\d+`))
+				Expect(process.Version).To(MatchRegexp(`v20\.\d+\.\d+`))
 			})
 
 			context("when that version is unsupported", func() {
diff --git a/src/nodejs/supply/supply.go b/src/nodejs/supply/supply.go
index 4de5dc166..5d687091e 100644
--- a/src/nodejs/supply/supply.go
+++ b/src/nodejs/supply/supply.go
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ type Supplier struct {
 }
 
 var LTS = map[string]int{
-	"gallium":  16,
-	"hydrogen": 18,
+	"iron": 20,
+	"jod":  22,
 }
 
 func Run(s *Supplier) error {
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ func (s *Supplier) InstallNode() error {
 }
 
 func nodeVersionRequiresSSLEnvVars(version string) (bool, error) {
-	// NOTE: ensures OpenSSL CA store works with Node v18 and higher. Waiting
+	// NOTE: ensures OpenSSL CA store works with Node v20 and higher. Waiting
 	// for resolution on https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/43560 to decide
 	// how to properly fix this.
 
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ func nodeVersionRequiresSSLEnvVars(version string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	return nodeVersion.Major() >= 18, nil
+	return nodeVersion.Major() >= 20, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Supplier) InstallNPM() error {
diff --git a/src/nodejs/supply/supply_test.go b/src/nodejs/supply/supply_test.go
index e44e26f37..9ffc33d6e 100644
--- a/src/nodejs/supply/supply_test.go
+++ b/src/nodejs/supply/supply_test.go
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Supply", func() {
 				defer os.Remove(nvmrcFile)
 
 				testCases := [][]string{
-					{"lts/hydrogen", "18.*.*"},
-					{"lts/*", "18.*.*"},
+					{"lts/iron", "20.*.*"},
+					{"lts/jod", "22.*.*"},
 				}
 
 				for _, testCase := range testCases {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Supply", func() {
 
 		Context("given valid .nvmrc", func() {
 			It("validate should succeed", func() {
-				validVersions := []string{"11.4", "node", "lts/*", "lts/hydrogen", "10", "10.1.1"}
+				validVersions := []string{"11.4", "node", "lts/*", "lts/iron", "10", "10.1.1"}
 				for _, version := range validVersions {
 					Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(buildDir, ".nvmrc"), []byte(version), 0777)).To(Succeed())
 					Expect(supplier.LoadNvmrc()).To(Succeed())
@@ -543,9 +543,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Supply", func() {
 			})
 		})
 
-		Context("Installing Node >=18", func() {
+		Context("Installing Node >=20", func() {
 			It("SSL_CERT_DIR env variable is set", func() {
-				dep := libbuildpack.Dependency{Name: "node", Version: "18.0.0"}
+				dep := libbuildpack.Dependency{Name: "node", Version: "20.0.0"}
 				mockManifest.EXPECT().DefaultVersion("node").Return(dep, nil)
 				mockManifest.EXPECT().AllDependencyVersions(gomock.Any())
 				mockInstaller.EXPECT().InstallDependency(dep, nodeDir).Do(installNode).Return(nil)
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Supply", func() {
 			})
 		})
 
-		Context("Installing Node <18", func() {
+		Context("Installing Node <20", func() {
 			It("SSL_CERT_DIR env variable is not set", func() {
 				dep := libbuildpack.Dependency{Name: "node", Version: "16.0.0"}
 				mockManifest.EXPECT().DefaultVersion("node").Return(dep, nil)
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Supply", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
-	Describe("CreateDefaultEnv for Node <18", func() {
+	Describe("CreateDefaultEnv for Node <20", func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			supplier.NodeVersion = "16.0.0"
 		})
@@ -1421,9 +1421,9 @@ export PATH=$PATH:"$HOME/bin":$NODE_PATH/.bin
 		})
 	})
 
-	Describe("CreateDefaultEnv for Node >=18", func() {
+	Describe("CreateDefaultEnv for Node >=20", func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
-			supplier.NodeVersion = "18.0.0"
+			supplier.NodeVersion = "20.0.0"
 		})
 
 		It("writes an env file for NODE_HOME", func() {