diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2a9d89556..a663b485d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Use Node.js 20
+      - name: Use Node.js 22
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 22
           cache: yarn
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18, 20]
+        node-version: [20, 22]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     name: E2E Tests
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18, 20]
+        node-version: [20, 22]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
diff --git a/__e2e__/__snapshots__/config.test.ts.snap b/__e2e__/__snapshots__/config.test.ts.snap
index 73d1798dc..0faf89071 100644
--- a/__e2e__/__snapshots__/config.test.ts.snap
+++ b/__e2e__/__snapshots__/config.test.ts.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,36 @@ exports[`shows up current config without unnecessary output 1`] = `
   "root": "<<REPLACED_ROOT>>/TestProject",
   "reactNativePath": "<<REPLACED_ROOT>>/TestProject/node_modules/react-native",
   "reactNativeVersion": "<<REPLACED>>",
-  "dependencies": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    "react-native-safe-area-context": {
+      "root": "<<REPLACED_ROOT>>/TestProject/node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context",
+      "name": "react-native-safe-area-context",
+      "platforms": {
+        "ios": {
+          "podspecPath": "<<REPLACED_ROOT>>/TestProject/node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context/react-native-safe-area-context.podspec",
+          "version": "5.6.1",
+          "configurations": [],
+          "scriptPhases": []
+        },
+        "android": {
+          "sourceDir": "<<REPLACED_ROOT>>/TestProject/node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context/android",
+          "packageImportPath": "import com.th3rdwave.safeareacontext.SafeAreaContextPackage;",
+          "packageInstance": "new SafeAreaContextPackage()",
+          "buildTypes": [],
+          "libraryName": "safeareacontext",
+          "componentDescriptors": [
+            "RNCSafeAreaProviderComponentDescriptor",
+            "RNCSafeAreaViewComponentDescriptor"
+          ],
+          "cmakeListsPath": "<<REPLACED_ROOT>>/TestProject/node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context/android/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt",
+          "cxxModuleCMakeListsModuleName": null,
+          "cxxModuleCMakeListsPath": null,
+          "cxxModuleHeaderName": null,
+          "isPureCxxDependency": false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "commands": [
     {
       "name": "bundle",
diff --git a/__e2e__/config.test.ts b/__e2e__/config.test.ts
index 4b7e6b1ad..724c9c210 100644
--- a/__e2e__/config.test.ts
+++ b/__e2e__/config.test.ts
@@ -199,9 +199,7 @@ test('should fail if using require() in ES module in react-native.config.mjs', (
     'test-command-esm',
   ]);
   expect(stderr).toMatch('error Failed to load configuration of your project');
-  expect(stdout).toMatch(
-    'ReferenceError: require is not defined in ES module scope, you can use import instead',
-  );
+  expect(stdout).toMatch(/Cannot require\(\) ES Module/);
 });
 
 test('should fail if using require() in ES module with "type": "module" in package.json', () => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bae3b2680..0980069c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "^3.2.0",
     "@types/glob": "^7.1.1",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.15",
-    "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.2",
     "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^3.2.0",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
     "string-length": "^2.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.0"
   },
-  "resolutions": {
-    "@types/node": "^18.0.0"
-  },
   "lint-staged": {
     "./packages/**/*.ts": [
       "yarn lint"
diff --git a/packages/cli-tools/package.json b/packages/cli-tools/package.json
index 4baa9b8d4..8f0e68a87 100644
--- a/packages/cli-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-tools/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@react-native-community/cli-types": "20.0.0",
     "@types/mime": "^2.0.1",
-    "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
     "@types/prompts": "^2.4.4",
     "@types/shell-quote": "^1.7.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 75faa120d..8fa8a6b1c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "engineStrict": true,
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": ">=20.19.4"
   },
   "jest": {
     "testEnvironment": "node"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b298d7b3f..35e62f0f4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2236,13 +2236,20 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz#69a23a3ad29caf0097f06eda59b361ee2f0639f6"
   integrity sha1-aaI6OtKcrwCX8G7aWbNh7i8GOfY=
 
-"@types/node@*", "@types/node@^18.0.0":
+"@types/node@*":
   version "18.19.31"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-18.19.31.tgz#b7d4a00f7cb826b60a543cebdbda5d189aaecdcd"
   integrity sha512-ArgCD39YpyyrtFKIqMDvjz79jto5fcI/SVUs2HwB+f0dAzq68yqOdyaSivLiLugSziTpNXLQrVb7RZFmdZzbhA==
   dependencies:
     undici-types "~5.26.4"
 
+"@types/node@^20.0.0":
+  version "20.19.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-20.19.11.tgz#728cab53092bd5f143beed7fbba7ba99de3c16c4"
+  integrity sha512-uug3FEEGv0r+jrecvUUpbY8lLisvIjg6AAic6a2bSP5OEOLeJsDSnvhCDov7ipFFMXS3orMpzlmi0ZcuGkBbow==
+  dependencies:
+    undici-types "~6.21.0"
+
 "@types/normalize-package-data@^2.4.0":
   version "2.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.4.0.tgz#e486d0d97396d79beedd0a6e33f4534ff6b4973e"
@@ -10330,6 +10337,11 @@ undici-types@~5.26.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz#bcd539893d00b56e964fd2657a4866b221a65617"
   integrity sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==
 
+undici-types@~6.21.0:
+  version "6.21.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici-types/-/undici-types-6.21.0.tgz#691d00af3909be93a7faa13be61b3a5b50ef12cb"
+  integrity sha512-iwDZqg0QAGrg9Rav5H4n0M64c3mkR59cJ6wQp+7C4nI0gsmExaedaYLNO44eT4AtBBwjbTiGPMlt2Md0T9H9JQ==
+
 unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript/-/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript-2.0.0.tgz#301acdc525631670d39f6146e0e77ff6bbdebddc"