diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 550a4d8925e5c..587fdd518cd47 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -529,27 +529,26 @@ namespace :node do
     # 2. Updating a nightly build for the next nightly build
     # 3. Switching from nightlies to a release build.
 
-    if bump_nightly && old_version.include?('-next')
+    if bump_nightly && old_version.include?('-nightly')
       # This is the case where we are updating a nightly build to the next nightly build.
-      # This change is usually done by the CI system and never committed. We use npm version for this.
-      sh 'npm --prefix ./javascript/node/selenium-webdriver version prerelease --preid=next'
+      # This change is usually done by the CI system and never committed.
+      # The "-nightlyYmdHM" is removed to add a new timestamp.
+      new_version = old_version.gsub(/\-nightly\d+$/, '') + "-nightly#{Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")}"
     elsif bump_nightly
       # This is the case after a production release and the version number is configured
-      # to start doing nightly builds. We use npm version for this.
-      # Bump to the next preminor version, e.g. from 4.19.x to 4.20.0-next.0
-      sh 'npm --prefix ./javascript/node/selenium-webdriver version preminor --no-git-tag-version --preid=next'
+      # to start doing nightly builds.
+      new_version = old_version + "-nightly#{Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")}"
     else
-      if old_version.include?('-next')
-        # From a nightly build to a release build. We use npm version for this.
-        sh 'npm --prefix ./javascript/node/selenium-webdriver version minor --no-git-tag-version'
+      if old_version.include?('-nightly')
+        # From a nightly build to a release build.
+        new_version = old_version.gsub(/\-nightly\d+$/, '')
       else
         # From a release build to a nightly build. We use npm version for this.
-        sh 'npm --prefix ./javascript/node/selenium-webdriver version preminor --no-git-tag-version --preid=next'
+        new_version = updated_version(old_version.gsub(/\-nightly\d+$/, ''), arguments[:version])
+        new_version = new_version + "-nightly#{Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")}"
       end
     end
 
-    # Fetching the new version number
-    new_version = node_version
     ['javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/package.json',
      'package-lock.json',
      'javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/BUILD.bazel'].each do |file|
@@ -557,7 +556,7 @@ namespace :node do
       File.open(file, "w") { |f| f.puts text }
     end
 
-    Rake::Task['node:changelog'].invoke unless new_version.include?('-next') || bump_nightly
+    Rake::Task['node:changelog'].invoke unless new_version.include?('-nightly') || bump_nightly
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/BUILD.bazel b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/BUILD.bazel
index 24b18d405da4c..15ad1553065a6 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ load("//javascript:defs.bzl", "mocha_test")
 
 npm_link_all_packages(name = "node_modules")
 
-VERSION = "4.20.0-next.4"
+VERSION = "4.20.0-nightly202404191827"
 
 BROWSER_VERSIONS = [
     "v85",
diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/package.json b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/package.json
index f9d0d7a7c20c9..a67655565f154 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/package.json
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "selenium-webdriver",
-  "version": "4.20.0-next.4",
+  "version": "4.20.0-nightly202404191827",
   "description": "The official WebDriver JavaScript bindings from the Selenium project",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cd05500a63003..826a3f225c0a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "javascript/node/selenium-webdriver": {
-      "version": "4.20.0-next.4",
+      "version": "4.20.0-nightly202404191827",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "jszip": "^3.10.1",