diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb58d88..cf11d78 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ brave-falcon-7       building  acme/api#88               fix/timeout    jdoe
 
 ## Installation
 
-Requires Node ≥ 20.
+Requires Node ≥ 24.
 
 ```bash
 npm install -g lfc-cli
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db8ff84..eca16b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "LICENSE"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=20"
+    "node": ">=24"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsup",
diff --git a/src/lib/doctor.ts b/src/lib/doctor.ts
index 47abf10..b09931e 100644
--- a/src/lib/doctor.ts
+++ b/src/lib/doctor.ts
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ function permissionCheck(args: {
 
 function nodeVersionCheck(): DoctorCheck {
   const major = Number(process.versions.node.split('.')[0]);
-  const ok = major >= 20;
+  const ok = major >= 24;
   return {
     id: 'node_version',
     label: 'node',
     status: ok ? 'ok' : 'error',
-    message: ok ? `node ${process.version}` : `node ${process.version}; expected >=20`,
+    message: ok ? `node ${process.version}` : `node ${process.version}; expected >=24`,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/tsup.config.ts b/tsup.config.ts
index 25952f9..ea3b5ca 100644
--- a/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/tsup.config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'tsup';
 export default defineConfig({
   entry: ['src/index.ts'],
   format: 'esm',
-  target: 'node20',
+  target: 'node24',
   clean: true,
   banner: {
     // shebang + createRequire shim so bundled CJS deps can require() node builtins from ESM