Lower minimum Node.js version to 20.19.4 (facebook#52678)

huntie · kikoso · commit 74f810a671e0 · 2025-08-26T18:10:30.000+02:00
Summary: Pull Request resolved: facebook#52678 From partner feedback, there's still appetite to support Node 20.x for the next <1y of life. Lower min version to `20.19.4` (Jul 2025) and widen test matrix in CI. Changelog: [General][Breaking] - Our new minimum Node version is Node.js 20 (Overrides facebook#51840) Reviewed By: cortinico Differential Revision: D78494491 fbshipit-source-id: c8d9dc6250cb11f8a12ca7e761b65f4a8dae9265
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node-version: ["24", "22"]
+        node-version: ["24", "22", "20"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/packages/assets/package.json b/packages/assets/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "path-support.js",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "index.js"
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json b/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-cli-utils/package.json b/packages/core-cli-utils/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/packages/debugger-frontend/package.json b/packages/debugger-frontend/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     "BUILD_INFO"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/debugger-shell/package.json b/packages/debugger-shell/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0",
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4",
     "electron": ">=36.3.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/package.json b/packages/dev-middleware/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "ws": "^6.2.3"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "selfsigned": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
     "hermes-eslint": "0.29.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
     "hermes-eslint": "0.29.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/package.json b/packages/gradle-plugin/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "./gradlew build",
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/package.json b/packages/metro-config/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/new-app-screen/package.json b/packages/new-app-screen/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/polyfills/package.json b/packages/polyfills/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "console.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-babel-preset/package.json b/packages/react-native-babel-preset/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/react-native-babel-transformer/package.json b/packages/react-native-babel-transformer/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json b/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn clean && node scripts/build.js --verbose",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-compatibility-check/package.json b/packages/react-native-compatibility-check/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "bin": {
     "react-native": "cli.js"
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/package.json b/packages/rn-tester/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/rn-tester"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-native start",
diff --git a/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json b/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": {
diff --git a/private/helloworld/package.json b/private/helloworld/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/private/react-native-bots/package.json b/private/react-native-bots/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rnx-kit/rn-changelog-generator": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/private/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json b/private/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "TypeScript related unit test for @react-native/codegen",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn clean && node scripts/build.js --verbose && tsc",

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