build: relax node engine constraint for LTS compatibility#1067
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughUpdated the Node.js engine requirement in package.json from "24.x" to ">=20.0.0", broadening the supported Node version range to accept any version 20.0.0 or later. Changes
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Pull request overview
This PR broadens the root package.json Node engine constraint to better align with common Node LTS environments and avoid install/build failures in platforms that default to older Node versions.
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- Updated
engines.nodefrom24.xto>=20.0.0.
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next@16.1.0 in this repo requires Node >=20.9.0 (per package-lock.json), so setting engines.node to >=20.0.0 is too permissive and can lead to installs/builds failing on Node 20.0–20.8. Update the engine constraint to at least >=20.9.0 (or whatever minimum you intend to support) so it matches dependency requirements.
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| "node": ">=20.9.0" |
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| "node": "24.x" | ||
| "node": ">=20.0.0" | ||
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This change updates package.json but leaves package-lock.json with the old root engines.node value (24.x), which is likely to get rewritten on the next npm install and can create confusing drift between the manifest and lockfile. Regenerate/update the lockfile so the root package metadata reflects the new engine constraint.
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| "node": ">=20.0.0" |
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The repo’s CI workflows are pinned to Node 24 (e.g. actions/setup-node uses node-version: '24'), so they won’t validate the newly claimed compatibility with Node 20/22. If the intent is to support standard LTS environments, update CI to run at least one job on the minimum supported Node version (and ideally a small matrix) so regressions are caught automatically.
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| "node": ">=24.0.0" |
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In `@package.json`:
- Line 117: The engines.node entry in package.json currently allows ">=20.0.0",
which is too low for Next.js 16; update the engines.node field (the "node" key
in package.json / engines) to ">=20.9.0" to match Next.js 16's minimum Node.js
requirement and ensure CI/deployment environments respect the tighter floor.
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| "node": ">=20.0.0" |
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Raise the floor to Next.js 16's actual minimum.
Next.js 16 requires Node.js 20.9.0 or later, so >=20.0.0 advertises support for 20.0–20.8, which can break installs or deployments that trust engines.node. Tighten the lower bound to >=20.9.0.
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- "node": ">=20.0.0"
+ "node": ">=20.9.0"🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@package.json` at line 117, The engines.node entry in package.json currently
allows ">=20.0.0", which is too low for Next.js 16; update the engines.node
field (the "node" key in package.json / engines) to ">=20.9.0" to match Next.js
16's minimum Node.js requirement and ensure CI/deployment environments respect
the tighter floor.
Description
The previous package.json engine constraint required exactly Node 24.x.
Node 24 is not yet an Active LTS release, and strict constraints can cause Vercel, Netlify, and local
pm install setups (which default to Node 20 or 22) to fail the build process unexpectedly.
This PR broadens the engine compatibility constraint to >=20.0.0 to cover standard LTS environments without breaking modern JavaScript and Next.js 15 features.
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