diff --git a/examples/access-control-migration/package.json b/examples/access-control-migration/package.json
index dfd9021e23a7..34e97a5c3dcf 100644
--- a/examples/access-control-migration/package.json
+++ b/examples/access-control-migration/package.json
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diff --git a/examples/references-many/package.json b/examples/references-many/package.json
index 09248db4d710..01011f31158a 100644
--- a/examples/references-many/package.json
+++ b/examples/references-many/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/rest-crud/package.json b/examples/rest-crud/package.json
index f9e4f37b0188..22c800e3f55b 100644
--- a/examples/rest-crud/package.json
+++ b/examples/rest-crud/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/todo-jwt/package.json b/examples/todo-jwt/package.json
index d2622ee6cbac..a8a8a1db7529 100644
--- a/examples/todo-jwt/package.json
+++ b/examples/todo-jwt/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/todo-list/package.json b/examples/todo-list/package.json
index 793e1ca07518..809e1099c32a 100644
--- a/examples/todo-list/package.json
+++ b/examples/todo-list/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/todo/package.json b/examples/todo/package.json
index aba0a3d6fa95..d8188355ff48 100644
--- a/examples/todo/package.json
+++ b/examples/todo/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 92e0527a8e38..4cf9a0013979 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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+        "node": ">=22"
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