diff --git a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/bundlers/esbuild/bundler_target.ts b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/bundlers/esbuild/bundler_target.ts
index fcd7c5e6ce..0b022610b8 100644
--- a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/bundlers/esbuild/bundler_target.ts
+++ b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/bundlers/esbuild/bundler_target.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const versionMap = {
   18: 'node18',
   20: 'node20',
   22: 'node22',
+  24: 'node24',
 } as const
 
 type VersionValues = (typeof versionMap)[keyof typeof versionMap]
diff --git a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/utils/node_version.ts b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/utils/node_version.ts
index a3dd91abbd..c52d92a340 100644
--- a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/utils/node_version.ts
+++ b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/src/runtimes/node/utils/node_version.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export interface NodeVersionSupport {
 }
 
 // Must match the default version used in Bitballoon.
-export const DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION = 22
+export const DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION = 24
 
 export const getNodeVersion = (configVersion?: string) => parseVersion(configVersion) ?? DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION
 
diff --git a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/unit/runtimes/node/utils/node_runtime.test.ts b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/unit/runtimes/node/utils/node_runtime.test.ts
index 8e8975ea65..fae838fec8 100644
--- a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/unit/runtimes/node/utils/node_runtime.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/unit/runtimes/node/utils/node_runtime.test.ts
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@ describe('getNodeRuntime', () => {
 
 describe('getNodeRuntimeForV2', () => {
   test.each([
-    ['nodejs12.x', 'nodejs22.x'],
-    ['nodejs14.x', 'nodejs22.x'],
-    ['nodejs16.x', 'nodejs22.x'],
+    ['nodejs12.x', 'nodejs24.x'],
+    ['nodejs14.x', 'nodejs24.x'],
+    ['nodejs16.x', 'nodejs24.x'],
     ['nodejs18.x', 'nodejs18.x'],
     ['nodejs20.x', 'nodejs20.x'],
     ['nodejs22.x', 'nodejs22.x'],
     ['nodejs24.x', 'nodejs24.x'],
-    ['14.x', 'nodejs22.x'],
-    ['v16.x', 'nodejs22.x'],
+    ['14.x', 'nodejs24.x'],
+    ['v16.x', 'nodejs24.x'],
     ['18.0.0', 'nodejs18.x'],
     ['20.0.0', 'nodejs20.x'],
-    ['v14.2.0', 'nodejs22.x'],
-    ['14.1', 'nodejs22.x'],
-    [':shrug:', 'nodejs22.x'],
+    ['v14.2.0', 'nodejs24.x'],
+    ['14.1', 'nodejs24.x'],
+    [':shrug:', 'nodejs24.x'],
     ['99.0.0', undefined],
   ])('handles `%s`', (input, expected) => {
     expect(getNodeRuntimeForV2(input)).toBe(expected)
diff --git a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/v2api.test.ts b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/v2api.test.ts
index f3c2ee7cb9..c14a7c3bbe 100644
--- a/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/v2api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zip-it-and-ship-it/tests/v2api.test.ts
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe('V2 functions API', () => {
     expect(statusCode).toBe(200)
   })
 
-  test('Returns Node.js 18 if older version is set', async () => {
+  test('Returns Node.js 24 if older version is set', async () => {
     const { files } = await zipFixture('v2-api-mjs', {
       fixtureDir: FIXTURES_ESM_DIR,
       opts: {
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ describe('V2 functions API', () => {
       },
     })
 
-    expect(files[0].runtimeVersion).toBe('nodejs22.x')
+    expect(files[0].runtimeVersion).toBe('nodejs24.x')
   })
 
-  test('Returns Node.js 18 if invalid version is set', async () => {
+  test('Returns Node.js 24 if invalid version is set', async () => {
     const { files } = await zipFixture('v2-api-mjs', {
       fixtureDir: FIXTURES_ESM_DIR,
       opts: {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe('V2 functions API', () => {
       },
     })
 
-    expect(files[0].runtimeVersion).toBe('nodejs22.x')
+    expect(files[0].runtimeVersion).toBe('nodejs24.x')
   })
 
   test('Returns no Node.js version if version is newer than 18 but not a valid runtime', async () => {