diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index eb2c6103f5..197ee65ac7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ inputs:
   node-version:
     description: Node.js version
     required: true
-    default: 22.6.0
+    default: 23.11.0
   pnpm-version:
     description: Pnpm version
     required: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 223fa6808c..72294e764e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.6.0
+  NODE_VERSION: 23.11.0
   PNPM_VERSION: 9.7.1
   DO_NOT_TRACK: 1 # Disable Turbopack telemetry
   NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1 # Disable Next telemetry
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release-templates.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release-templates.yml
index e322f0ed9b..f371e8dab7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release-templates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release-templates.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.6.0
+  NODE_VERSION: 23.11.0
   PNPM_VERSION: 9.7.1
   DO_NOT_TRACK: 1 # Disable Turbopack telemetry
   NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1 # Disable Next telemetry
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
index 80477e7a42..f455ad2da2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         default: ''
 
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.6.0
+  NODE_VERSION: 23.11.0
   PNPM_VERSION: 9.7.1
   DO_NOT_TRACK: 1 # Disable Turbopack telemetry
   NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1 # Disable Next telemetry
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-prerelease.yml
index b8575800fb..cdc43c7142 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-prerelease.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.6.0
+  NODE_VERSION: 23.11.0
   PNPM_VERSION: 9.7.1
   DO_NOT_TRACK: 1 # Disable Turbopack telemetry
   NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1 # Disable Next telemetry
diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
index 535e1cca76..5afafd98f8 100644
--- a/.node-version
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v22.6.0
+v23.11.0
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 535e1cca76..5afafd98f8 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v22.6.0
+v23.11.0
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 4e644f8f56..51d91bdccc 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pnpm 9.7.1
-nodejs 22.6.0
+nodejs 23.11.0
diff --git a/test/helpers/snapshot.ts b/test/helpers/snapshot.ts
index eb5fb86ba3..84273b8179 100644
--- a/test/helpers/snapshot.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/snapshot.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { PgTable } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core'
 import type { SQLiteTable } from 'drizzle-orm/sqlite-core'
 import type { Payload } from 'payload'
 
-import { GenericTable } from '@payloadcms/drizzle/types'
 import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm'
 
 import { isMongoose } from './isMongoose.js'
diff --git a/test/test.env b/test/test.env
index 4176ad8698..fcc9f8eda2 100644
--- a/test/test.env
+++ b/test/test.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-NODE_OPTIONS="--no-deprecation"
+NODE_OPTIONS="--no-deprecation --no-experimental-strip-types"