diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36805d53..97fe7551 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc && node -e \"require('fs').writeFileSync('dist/index.cjs',require('fs').readFileSync('src/index.cjs','utf8').replaceAll('./index.ts','./index.js'))\"",
-    "build:wasm": "node --experimental-strip-types scripts/build-wasm.ts",
+    "build:wasm": "node scripts/node-ts.js scripts/build-wasm.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
-    "verify-imports": "node --experimental-strip-types scripts/verify-imports.ts",
+    "verify-imports": "node scripts/node-ts.js scripts/verify-imports.ts",
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
     "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
     "prepack": "npm run build",
     "clean": "node -e \"require('fs').rmSync('dist',{recursive:true,force:true});require('fs').rmSync('.tsbuildinfo',{force:true})\"",
     "prepare": "npm run build:wasm && npm run build && husky && npm run deps:tree",
-    "deps:tree": "node --experimental-strip-types scripts/gen-deps.ts",
+    "deps:tree": "node scripts/node-ts.js scripts/gen-deps.ts",
     "release": "commit-and-tag-version",
     "release:dry-run": "commit-and-tag-version --dry-run",
-    "version": "node --experimental-strip-types scripts/sync-native-versions.ts && git add package.json crates/codegraph-core/Cargo.toml"
+    "version": "node scripts/node-ts.js scripts/sync-native-versions.ts && git add package.json crates/codegraph-core/Cargo.toml"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "codegraph",
diff --git a/scripts/node-ts.js b/scripts/node-ts.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba414614
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/node-ts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// node-ts.js — Version-aware TypeScript launcher
+// Uses --strip-types on Node 23+ and --experimental-strip-types on Node 22.x.
+// Usage: node scripts/node-ts.js <script.ts> [args...]
+
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+
+const [major] = process.versions.node.split(".").map(Number);
+const flag = major >= 23 ? "--strip-types" : "--experimental-strip-types";
+const [script, ...args] = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+if (!script) {
+	console.error("Usage: node scripts/node-ts.js <script.ts> [args...]");
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+try {
+	execFileSync(process.execPath, [flag, script, ...args], {
+		stdio: "inherit",
+		env: process.env,
+	});
+} catch (err) {
+	process.exit(err.status ?? 1);
+}