diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e8d375cf9..2d7031b2ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ FAST_TESTS?=FALSE
 FAST_BENCH?=FALSE
 NIGHTLY_TESTS?=FALSE
 BENCH_OP_FLAVOR?=DEFAULT
-NODE_VERSION=22
+NODE_VERSION=22.4
 FORWARD_COMPAT?=OFF
 BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_URL=https://github.com/zama-ai/tfhe-backward-compat-data.git
 BACKWARD_COMPAT_DATA_BRANCH=v0.1