diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-main-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-main-branches.yml
index cd633c0fb4..3c95a225b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-main-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-main-branches.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
+env:
+  NODE_VERSION: 24
+
 jobs:
   detect-repo-owner:
     name: Detect branch and appropriate server
@@ -44,10 +47,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+      - name: Ensure our node version matches the main repo's version
+        run: |
+          [[ "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencast/opencast/refs/heads/${{ github.ref_name }}/pom.xml | \
+              grep node.version | grep -Eo 'v[0-9.]+' | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -c 2-)" == "$NODE_VERSION" ]] \
+          && exit 0 \
+          || (echo "Node version does not match"; exit 1)
+
       - name: Get Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: $NODE_VERSION
 
       - name: Run npm ci
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-deploy-test-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-deploy-test-branch.yml
index a534561288..683ef0ca3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-deploy-test-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-deploy-test-branch.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: pull-request-page
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
+env:
+  NODE_VERSION: 24
+
 jobs:
   detect-repo-owner:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'opencast'
@@ -50,10 +53,17 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
           repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
 
+      - name: Ensure our node version matches the main repo's version
+        run: |
+          [[ "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencast/opencast/refs/heads/${{ github.base_ref }}/pom.xml | \
+              grep node.version | grep -Eo 'v[0-9.]+' | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -c 2-)" == "$NODE_VERSION" ]] \
+          && exit 0 \
+          || (echo "Node version does not match"; exit 1)
+
       - name: Get Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: $NODE_VERSION
 
       - name: Run npm ci
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-test-build.yml
index d5e6165c61..4ee04b614f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-test-build.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       - 'dependabot/**'
   pull_request:
 
+env:
+  NODE_VERSION: 24
+
 jobs:
   check-npm-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -13,10 +16,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
+      - name: Ensure our node version matches the main repo's version
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        run: |
+          [[ "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencast/opencast/refs/heads/${{ github.base_ref }}/pom.xml | \
+              grep node.version | grep -Eo 'v[0-9.]+' | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -c 2-)" == "$NODE_VERSION" ]] \
+          && exit 0 \
+          || (echo "Node version does not match"; exit 1)
+      - name: Ensure our node version matches the main repo's version
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        run: |
+          [[ "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencast/opencast/refs/heads/${{ github.ref_name }}/pom.xml | \
+              grep node.version | grep -Eo 'v[0-9.]+' | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -c 2-)" == "$NODE_VERSION" ]] \
+          && exit 0 \
+          || (echo "Node version does not match"; exit 1)
+
       - name: Get Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: $NODE_VERSION
 
       - name: Run npm ci
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 48a5324801..e04b4a616e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
   <properties>
     <opencast.basedir>${project.basedir}/../..</opencast.basedir>
     <checkstyle.skip>false</checkstyle.skip>
-    <nodejs.version>v20.10.0</nodejs.version>
-    <!--<ui.include.resource>/admin-ui=-build/</ui.include.resource>-->
   </properties>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@
             <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
             <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             <configuration>
-              <nodeVersion>${nodejs.version}</nodeVersion>
+              <nodeVersion>${node.version}</nodeVersion>
               <installDirectory>target</installDirectory>
               <environmentVariables>
                 <PUBLIC_URL>/admin-ui</PUBLIC_URL>