diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 4120b7f8..624bca2f 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1 +1 @@
-nodejs 20.12.1
+nodejs 22.20.0
diff --git a/app/package-lock.json b/app/package-lock.json
index 5482fe90..97a05342 100644
--- a/app/package-lock.json
+++ b/app/package-lock.json
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
         "typescript": "^5.0.2",
         "vite": "^6.2.0",
         "vite-plugin-pwa": "^0.21.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22.20.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 1c6e9e38..f32d7acb 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "type": "module",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.20.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --host",
     "build": "tsc && vite build",
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 9323ab54..f1d75519 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:20-alpine as third-party-ext
+FROM node:22.20.0-alpine as third-party-ext
 RUN apk add python3 g++ make
 WORKDIR /extensions
 ADD extensions .
diff --git a/backend/directus-sync.config.js b/backend/directus-sync.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2763e8fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/directus-sync.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module.exports = {
+  // Directus connection settings
+  directusUrl: process.env.DIRECTUS_URL || 'http://localhost:8055',
+  directusEmail: process.env.DIRECTUS_EMAIL || 'admin@it4c.dev',
+  directusPassword: process.env.DIRECTUS_PASSWORD || 'admin123',
+  
+  // Sync settings
+  dumpPath: './directus-config/development',
+  seedPath: './directus-config/development/seed',
+  
+  // Reduce verbosity of dependency warnings
+  logLevel: 'info',
+  
+  // Increase timeout for complex operations
+  timeout: 30000,
+  
+  // Retry settings for dependency resolution
+  maxRetries: 5,
+  retryDelay: 1000
+}
diff --git a/backend/extensions/package.json b/backend/extensions/package.json
index 0823fed7..e7058de5 100644
--- a/backend/extensions/package.json
+++ b/backend/extensions/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "directus-extensions",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.20.0"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "directus-extension-sync": "3.0.4"
   }
diff --git a/lib/package-lock.json b/lib/package-lock.json
index 67b32352..0e3a6f6c 100644
--- a/lib/package-lock.json
+++ b/lib/package-lock.json
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
         "vite-plugin-svgr": "^4.3.0",
         "vitest": "^3.0.5"
       },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22.20.0"
+      },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index 0a1fe6bc..f36a57de 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   "description": "Reuseable React Components to build mapping apps for real life communities and networks",
   "repository": "https://github.com/utopia-os/utopia-ui",
   "homepage": "https://utopia-os.org/",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.20.0"
+  },
   "module": "./dist/index.esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/index.cjs",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",