diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-lemons-repeat.md b/.changeset/tasty-lemons-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..438b8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-lemons-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-effect-app': patch
+---
+
+update the Node.js version to 24.5.0
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 80912e9..2c3c2c4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   node-version:
     description: The version of Node.js to install
     required: true
-    default: 20.14.0
+    default: 24.5.0
 
 runs:
   using: composite
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index c30bbf5..7d4df9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20.14.0
+          node-version: 24.5.0
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
       - run: pnpm lint
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20.14.0
+          node-version: 24.5.0
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
       - run: pnpm lint
diff --git a/scripts/version.mjs b/scripts/version.mjs
index 3a5b5e0..c300e8c 100644
--- a/scripts/version.mjs
+++ b/scripts/version.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as Fs from "node:fs"
-import Package from "../packages/create-effect-app/package.json" assert { type: "json" }
+import Package from "../packages/create-effect-app/package.json" with { type: "json" }
 
 const tpl = Fs.readFileSync("./scripts/version.template.txt").toString("utf8")
 
diff --git a/templates/monorepo/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/templates/monorepo/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 82c908a..beb57d4 100644
--- a/templates/monorepo/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/templates/monorepo/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   node-version:
     description: The version of Node.js to install
     required: true
-    default: 20.14.0
+    default: 24.5.0
 
 runs:
   using: composite