diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 5871e601c..dc864a052 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v20.12.1
\ No newline at end of file
+v24.2.0
diff --git a/backend/.nvmrc b/backend/.nvmrc
index 5871e601c..4bbfbca25 100644
--- a/backend/.nvmrc
+++ b/backend/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v20.12.1
\ No newline at end of file
+v24.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index e6a828848..27b475e8a 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Wait a little until your backend is up and running at [http://localhost:4000/](h
 
 For the local installation you need a recent version of
 [Node](https://nodejs.org/en/) (>= `v16.19.0`). We are using
-`v20.12.1` and therefore we recommend to use the same version
+`v24.2.0` and therefore we recommend to use the same version
 ([see](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/issues/4082)
 some known problems with more recent node versions). You can use the
 [node version manager](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) `nvm` to switch
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ between different local Node versions:
 ```sh
 # install Node
 $ cd backend
-$ nvm install v20.12.1
-$ nvm use v20.12.1
+$ nvm install v24.2.0
+$ nvm use v24.2.0
 ```
 
 Install node dependencies with [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/):
diff --git a/frontend/.nvmrc b/frontend/.nvmrc
index 5871e601c..4bbfbca25 100644
--- a/frontend/.nvmrc
+++ b/frontend/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v20.12.1
\ No newline at end of file
+v24.2.0
\ No newline at end of file