diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index 0ebea85760b..c4f8618bcba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Etherpad requires Node >= 25 (see package.json engines.node).
-        node: ${{ fromJSON('[25]') }}
+        # Etherpad requires Node >= 24 (see package.json engines.node).
+        node: ${{ fromJSON('[24]') }}
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout repository
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node: ${{ fromJSON('[25]') }}
+        node: ${{ fromJSON('[24]') }}
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout repository
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Etherpad requires Node >= 25 (see package.json engines.node).
-        node: ${{ fromJSON('[25]') }}
+        # Etherpad requires Node >= 24 (see package.json engines.node).
+        node: ${{ fromJSON('[24]') }}
     name: Windows without plugins
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Etherpad requires Node >= 25 (see package.json engines.node).
-        node: ${{ fromJSON('[25]') }}
+        # Etherpad requires Node >= 24 (see package.json engines.node).
+        node: ${{ fromJSON('[24]') }}
     name: Windows with Plugins
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-docs.yml
index 2dba6d7ef5e..26d6a5e149c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-docs.yml
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           run_install: false
       # Pin Node so the build does not silently fall back to whatever the
-      # runner image ships with. The repo declares engines.node >=25.0.0.
+      # runner image ships with. The repo declares engines.node >=24.0.0.
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Setup Pages
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deb-package.yml b/.github/workflows/deb-package.yml
index 7be20ddb0b3..603089c26a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deb-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deb-package.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '25'
+          node-version: '24'
           cache: pnpm
 
       - name: Resolve version
@@ -128,16 +128,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -eux
           # Ubuntu's default apt nodejs is 18 — too old for our
-          # `Depends: nodejs (>= 25)`. Add NodeSource's apt repo
+          # `Depends: nodejs (>= 24)`. Add NodeSource's apt repo
           # explicitly (key + sources.list) instead of `curl | sudo bash`
           # so we don't execute network-fetched code as root.
-          NODE_MAJOR=25
+          NODE_MAJOR=24
           # GitHub runner images often ship a NodeSource node_20.x list
           # preinstalled (sometimes as a .sources deb822 file). Wipe any
           # existing nodesource entries so the only Node candidate apt sees
-          # is our node_25.x repo. Otherwise `apt-get install -y nodejs`
+          # is our node_24.x repo. Otherwise `apt-get install -y nodejs`
           # picks the higher-version 20.x build that's already cached and
-          # `dpkg -i` then fails on `Depends: nodejs (>= 25)`.
+          # `dpkg -i` then fails on `Depends: nodejs (>= 24)`.
           sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list \
                      /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.sources \
                      /etc/apt/preferences.d/nodesource \
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
             | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes -o "${KEYRING}"
           echo "deb [signed-by=${KEYRING}] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_${NODE_MAJOR}.x nodistro main" \
             | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
-          # Pin nodejs to the 25.x line so neither Ubuntu's noble-updates
+          # Pin nodejs to the 24.x line so neither Ubuntu's noble-updates
           # 20.x nor any leftover NodeSource cache can win the resolver.
           printf 'Package: nodejs\nPin: version %s.*\nPin-Priority: 1001\n' "${NODE_MAJOR}" \
             | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/nodesource >/dev/null
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index e1ff5630071..d709d3a508a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
           cache-dependency-path: etherpad/pnpm-lock.yaml
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml
index 3ebb000a8ec..8d23a23f27a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-admin-tests.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Etherpad requires Node >= 25 (see package.json engines.node).
-        node: ${{ fromJSON('[25]') }}
+        # Etherpad requires Node >= 24 (see package.json engines.node).
+        node: ${{ fromJSON('[24]') }}
 
     steps:
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
index e667e2c62d2..81029f00cb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       -
         name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/handleRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/handleRelease.yml
index 320e1104fe3..21189a1e699 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/handleRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/handleRelease.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/installer-test.yml b/.github/workflows/installer-test.yml
index aa4af2192cb..36634a37a5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/installer-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/installer-test.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
 
       - name: Pre-install pnpm (avoid sudo prompt in the installer)
         run: npm install -g pnpm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
 
       - name: Pre-install pnpm
         run: npm install -g pnpm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
index a5431171d5e..29311e09386 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       -
         name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       -
         name: Install etherpad-load-test
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       -
         name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
diff --git a/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml b/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml
index c9932f936e6..b3aeb697c02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perform-type-check.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
       - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml b/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
index 7e7ad9b744e..c08e6f22494 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
 
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2dbc95969c9..c4d2b590771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
           cache-dependency-path: etherpad/pnpm-lock.yaml
       - name: Install dependencies ether.github.com
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yml b/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yml
index b6927ce9d35..a30c0c474f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jobs:
         - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
           with:
             # OIDC trusted publishing needs npm >= 11.5.1, which requires
-            # Node >= 22.9.0. Node 25 satisfies that and matches the rest of CI.
-            node-version: 25
+            # Node >= 22.9.0. Node 24 satisfies that and matches the rest of CI.
+            node-version: 24
             registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
         - name: Upgrade npm to >=11.5.1 (required for trusted publishing)
           run: npm install -g npm@latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-plugins.yml b/.github/workflows/update-plugins.yml
index 868e381e42a..22c1976b622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-plugins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-plugins.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
 
       - name: Install bin dependencies
         working-directory: ./bin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
index 33bfda1c320..432e94db7b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-from-latest-release.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Etherpad requires Node >= 25 (see package.json engines.node).
-        node: ${{ fromJSON('[25]') }}
+        # Etherpad requires Node >= 24 (see package.json engines.node).
+        node: ${{ fromJSON('[24]') }}
     steps:
       -
         name: Check out latest release
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c66f9ba627f..56d65a76ff2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ ARG BUILD_ENV=git
 
 ARG PnpmVersion=11.0.6
 
-FROM node:25-alpine AS adminbuild
-# Node 25 no longer ships corepack at all, so install pnpm directly via
-# npm. The node:25-alpine image also bundles yarn; remove it first to
-# avoid leaving an unused binary on PATH. Drop bundled npm afterwards
-# — its older transitives (picomatch, brace-expansion) carry CVEs we
-# don't otherwise need.
+FROM node:24-alpine AS adminbuild
+# Install pnpm directly via npm (rather than via corepack) so the same
+# image recipe keeps working on Node 25+, where corepack has been
+# dropped from the distribution. The node:24-alpine image also bundles
+# yarn; remove it first to avoid leaving an unused binary on PATH.
+# Drop bundled npm afterwards — its older transitives (picomatch,
+# brace-expansion) carry CVEs we don't otherwise need.
 RUN rm -f /usr/local/bin/yarn /usr/local/bin/yarnpkg && \
     npm install -g pnpm@${PnpmVersion} && \
     rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm /usr/local/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npx
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ RUN pnpm install
 RUN pnpm run build:ui
 
 
-FROM node:25-alpine AS build
+FROM node:24-alpine AS build
 LABEL maintainer="Etherpad team, https://github.com/ether/etherpad"
 
 # Set these arguments when building the image from behind a proxy
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ RUN groupadd --system ${EP_GID:+--gid "${EP_GID}" --non-unique} etherpad && \
 ARG EP_DIR=/opt/etherpad-lite
 RUN mkdir -p "${EP_DIR}" && chown etherpad:etherpad "${EP_DIR}"
 
-# Node 25 dropped corepack; install pnpm directly via npm, then drop
+# Install pnpm directly via npm (rather than via corepack) so the same
+# recipe stays valid on Node 25+, which dropped corepack. Then drop
 # both npm and the pre-bundled yarn binary to keep the runtime image
 # free of unused tooling and known-CVE transitives.
 #
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd0fe159c32..b201d92fd64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ For more than a decade, Etherpad has quietly underpinned the documents that matt
 
 ### Quick install (one-liner)
 
-The fastest way to get Etherpad running. Requires `git` and Node.js >= 25.
+The fastest way to get Etherpad running. Requires `git` and Node.js >= 24.
 
 **macOS / Linux / WSL:**
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ volumes:
 
 ### Requirements
 
-[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) >= 25.
+[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) >= 24.
 
 ### Windows, macOS, Linux
 
diff --git a/bin/functions.sh b/bin/functions.sh
index a9fe4d83db8..9ad76ee07c2 100644
--- a/bin/functions.sh
+++ b/bin/functions.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # minimum required node version
-REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR=25
+REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR=24
 REQUIRED_NODE_MINOR=0
 
 # minimum required npm version
diff --git a/bin/installer.ps1 b/bin/installer.ps1
index d121bc41cf2..cd451a93fa4 100644
--- a/bin/installer.ps1
+++ b/bin/installer.ps1
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function Test-Cmd([string]$name) {
 $EtherpadDir    = if ($env:ETHERPAD_DIR)    { $env:ETHERPAD_DIR }    else { 'etherpad-lite' }
 $EtherpadBranch = if ($env:ETHERPAD_BRANCH) { $env:ETHERPAD_BRANCH } else { 'master' }
 $EtherpadRepo   = if ($env:ETHERPAD_REPO)   { $env:ETHERPAD_REPO }   else { 'https://github.com/ether/etherpad.git' }
-$RequiredNodeMajor = 25
+$RequiredNodeMajor = 24
 
 Write-Step 'Etherpad installer'
 
diff --git a/bin/installer.sh b/bin/installer.sh
index 8f428117f03..25b62bd30c8 100755
--- a/bin/installer.sh
+++ b/bin/installer.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ is_cmd() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
 ETHERPAD_DIR="${ETHERPAD_DIR:-etherpad-lite}"
 ETHERPAD_BRANCH="${ETHERPAD_BRANCH:-master}"
 ETHERPAD_REPO="${ETHERPAD_REPO:-https://github.com/ether/etherpad.git}"
-REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR=25
+REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR=24
 
 step "Etherpad installer"
 
diff --git a/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml b/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml
index 4d655b2d6f7..1256deef3d8 100644
--- a/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml
+++ b/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           # OIDC trusted publishing needs npm >= 11.5.1, which requires
-          # Node >= 22.9.0. Use Node 25 to match the rest of CI and the
+          # Node >= 22.9.0. Use Node 24 to match the rest of CI and the
           # Etherpad core minimum.
-          node-version: 25
+          node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
       - name: Upgrade npm to >=11.5.1 (required for trusted publishing)
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
diff --git a/doc/npm-trusted-publishing.md b/doc/npm-trusted-publishing.md
index 34cbc5c2c76..18dc7ae47f9 100644
--- a/doc/npm-trusted-publishing.md
+++ b/doc/npm-trusted-publishing.md
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ If a package previously had an `NPM_TOKEN` secret in CI:
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- **Node.js**: >= 25 on the runner. `setup-node@v6 with version: 25`
-  resolves to the latest 25.x. The project's `engines.node` requires
-  `>=25.0.0`.
+- **Node.js**: >= 24 on the runner. `setup-node@v6 with version: 24`
+  resolves to the latest 24.x. The project's `engines.node` requires
+  `>=24.0.0`.
 - **npm CLI**: >= 11.5.1. The publish workflow runs `npm install -g npm@latest`
   before publishing so the bundled npm version doesn't matter.
 - **Runner**: must be a GitHub-hosted (cloud) runner. Self-hosted runners are
diff --git a/doc/plugins.adoc b/doc/plugins.adoc
index 6d82ebd0f6d..c9123ebd77a 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.adoc
+++ b/doc/plugins.adoc
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ publish your plugin.
   "author": "USERNAME (REAL NAME) <MAIL@EXAMPLE.COM>",
   "contributors": [],
   "dependencies": {"MODULE": "0.3.20"},
-  "engines": {"node": ">=25.0.0"}
+  "engines": {"node": ">=22.0.0"}
 }
 ----
 
diff --git a/doc/plugins.md b/doc/plugins.md
index d8b1712e62b..8bd44006b5e 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.md
+++ b/doc/plugins.md
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ publish your plugin.
   "author": "USERNAME (REAL NAME) <MAIL@EXAMPLE.COM>",
   "contributors": [],
   "dependencies": {"MODULE": "0.3.20"},
-  "engines": {"node": ">=25.0.0"}
+  "engines": {"node": ">=22.0.0"}
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d794383272..4d21660dbcb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "ui": "link:ui"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=25.0.0",
+    "node": ">=24.0.0",
     "pnpm": ">=11.1.2"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@11.1.2",
diff --git a/packaging/README.md b/packaging/README.md
index 8f45eaf7336..9e170bb6aa0 100644
--- a/packaging/README.md
+++ b/packaging/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Built artefacts land in `./dist/`.
 
 ## Building locally
 
-Prereqs: Node 24 (current LTS; `engines.node` floor is 20), pnpm 10+, nfpm.
+Prereqs: Node 24 (current LTS; matches `engines.node` floor), pnpm 11.1.2+, nfpm.
 
 ```sh
 pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -88,16 +88,15 @@ sudo systemctl start etherpad
 curl http://localhost:9001/health
 ```
 
-`apt` will pull in `nodejs (>= 25)` (matches Etherpad's `engines.node`).
-Most distro repos don't yet ship Node.js 25, so on most systems you
-will need to add NodeSource's `node_25.x` apt repo before
-`apt install`:
+`apt` will pull in `nodejs (>= 24)` (matches Etherpad's `engines.node`).
+If your distro's repos still ship a pre-Node-24 `nodejs` package, add
+NodeSource's `node_24.x` apt repo before `apt install`:
 
 ```sh
 KEYRING=/usr/share/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
 curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key \
   | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes -o "${KEYRING}"
-echo "deb [signed-by=${KEYRING}] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_25.x nodistro main" \
+echo "deb [signed-by=${KEYRING}] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_24.x nodistro main" \
   | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
 sudo apt-get update
 ```
diff --git a/packaging/bin/etherpad b/packaging/bin/etherpad
index 7e46bc9dd42..20dfa89f9d3 100755
--- a/packaging/bin/etherpad
+++ b/packaging/bin/etherpad
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export NODE_ENV
 export ETHERPAD_PRODUCTION=true
 
 # Resolve `node` explicitly to the apt-installed binary (the .deb declares
-# `Depends: nodejs (>= 25)`, which always lands at /usr/bin/node). Relying
+# `Depends: nodejs (>= 24)`, which always lands at /usr/bin/node). Relying
 # on PATH would let a stray /usr/local/bin/node — e.g. an older nvm or
 # toolcache install — shadow the version we actually require, and the
 # server would crash on startup with "Node 20.x is not supported".
diff --git a/packaging/nfpm.yaml b/packaging/nfpm.yaml
index 7b5e7d4adaa..fd8ef8f8bb3 100644
--- a/packaging/nfpm.yaml
+++ b/packaging/nfpm.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ homepage: https://etherpad.org
 license: Apache-2.0
 
 depends:
-  - nodejs (>= 25)
+  - nodejs (>= 24)
   - adduser
   - ca-certificates
 
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ scripts:
 overrides:
   deb:
     depends:
-      - nodejs (>= 25)
+      - nodejs (>= 24)
       - ca-certificates
   rpm:
     depends:
-      - nodejs >= 25
+      - nodejs >= 24
       - shadow-utils
       - ca-certificates
 
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index a1d10ca646f..2098dc8ae48 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 # snap/snapcraft.yaml — Snap recipe for Etherpad
 #
 # Design notes:
-# - base: core24 chosen because Etherpad requires Node.js >= 25 and
+# - base: core24 chosen because Etherpad requires Node.js >= 24 and
 #   core24 (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS) ships glibc/OpenSSL versions matching modern
-#   Node 25 binaries. core22 also works but ships older TLS/CA bundles.
+#   Node 24 binaries. core22 also works but ships older TLS/CA bundles.
 # - confinement: strict. Etherpad is a pure Node.js HTTP service. The only
 #   native Node module (`rusty-store-kv`) ships as a prebuilt napi-rs
 #   binary, so no node-gyp compile is performed at install time and
 #   strict confinement works cleanly.
 # - We use `dump` + a manual override-build (rather than the npm plugin)
-#   because this repo is a pnpm workspace and we pin Node.js 25 manually.
+#   because this repo is a pnpm workspace and we pin Node.js 24 manually.
 name: etherpad
 title: Etherpad
 summary: Real-time collaborative document editor
 description: |
   Etherpad is a highly customizable open-source online editor providing
   collaborative editing in real-time. This snap bundles Etherpad with a
-  pinned Node.js 25 runtime. On first launch a default `settings.json`
+  pinned Node.js 24 runtime. On first launch a default `settings.json`
   is copied into `$SNAP_COMMON/etc` where it can be edited. Pad data is
   stored in `$SNAP_COMMON/var` and survives snap refreshes.
 
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ parts:
     override-build: |
       set -eu
 
-      # -- 1. Install Node.js 25 from the official tarball. Node 25 is the
+      # -- 1. Install Node.js 24 from the official tarball. Node 24 is the
       # minimum supported runtime (see package.json engines.node).
-      NODE_VERSION=25.9.0
+      NODE_VERSION=24.15.0
       ARCH="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
       case "${ARCH}" in
         amd64) NODE_ARCH=x64 ;;
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ parts:
 
       export PATH="${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/opt/node/bin:${PATH}"
 
-      # -- 2. Install pnpm via corepack. Node 25 distributions no longer
-      # ship corepack, so install it from npm before activating pnpm.
+      # -- 2. Install pnpm via corepack. Install corepack from npm rather
+      # than relying on the bundled copy so the recipe still works on
+      # Node 25+, where corepack was dropped from the distribution.
       "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/opt/node/bin/npm" install \
         --prefix "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/opt/node" -g corepack@latest
       corepack enable --install-directory "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/opt/node/bin"
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 84f0b8e0015..946abc271a4 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     "vitest": "^4.1.6"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=25.0.0",
+    "node": ">=24.0.0",
     "npm": ">=6.14.0",
     "pnpm": ">=11.1.2"
   },