diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index ef0618eb8..d8a41404c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # Beginning of yarn setup
-      - name: use node.js 18.x
+      - name: use node.js 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
       - name: cache all node_modules
         id: cache-modules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull.yml b/.github/workflows/pull.yml
index 0214f90cd..851173bc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # Beginning of yarn setup
-      - name: use node.js 18.x
+      - name: use node.js 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
       - name: cache all node_modules
         id: cache-modules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml b/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml
index 36a9564ab..992c44c64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
           repository: backstage/backstage
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Setup Node 18.x
+      - name: Setup Node 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
 
       - name: Setup Python 3.9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
index d299bc2d4..4b8770ece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version-bump.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
       # Beginning of yarn setup
-      - name: use node.js 18.x
+      - name: use node.js 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
       - name: cache all node_modules
         id: cache-modules
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b73f19a6c..48a4a4231 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ARG ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG=heroku
 
 # Stage 1 - Create yarn install skeleton layer
-FROM node:18-bookworm-slim AS packages
+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS packages
 ARG ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG
 
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ COPY packages packages
 RUN find packages \! -name "package.json" -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -print | xargs rm -rf
 
 # Stage 2 - Install dependencies and build packages
-FROM node:18-bookworm-slim AS build
+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim AS build
 ARG ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG
 
 # Set Python interpreter for `node-gyp` to use
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RUN mkdir packages/backend/dist/skeleton packages/backend/dist/bundle \
     && tar xzf packages/backend/dist/bundle.tar.gz -C packages/backend/dist/bundle
 
 # Stage 3 - Build the actual backend image and install production dependencies
-FROM node:18-bookworm-slim
+FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
 ARG ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG
 
 # Set Python interpreter for `node-gyp` to use
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ ENV PORT 7007
 # This switches many Node.js dependencies to production mode.
 ENV NODE_ENV production
 # Sets the max memory size of V8's old memory section
-ENV NODE_OPTIONS "--max-old-space-size=1000"
+# Also disables node snapshot for Node 20 to work with the Scaffolder
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS "--max-old-space-size=1000 --no-node-snapshot"
 
 # Default is 'heroku', for local testing pass in 'local'
 ENV ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG=${ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG}
diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 4cb0e06e2..6e94ac3b4 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.0.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0",
-    "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "*",
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.0",
     "uuid": "^9.0.1"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index dac4d3f58..23bcd0d15 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12659,7 +12659,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/node@npm:*, @types/node@npm:>=12.12.47, @types/node@npm:>=13.7.0, @types/node@npm:^20.1.1, @types/node@npm:^20.10.5":
+"@types/node@npm:*, @types/node@npm:>=12.12.47, @types/node@npm:>=13.7.0, @types/node@npm:^20.0.0, @types/node@npm:^20.1.1, @types/node@npm:^20.10.5":
   version: 20.11.19
   resolution: "@types/node@npm:20.11.19"
   dependencies:
@@ -12668,7 +12668,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/node@npm:^12.0.0, @types/node@npm:^12.7.1":
+"@types/node@npm:^12.7.1":
   version: 12.20.55
   resolution: "@types/node@npm:12.20.55"
   checksum: e4f86785f4092706e0d3b0edff8dca5a13b45627e4b36700acd8dfe6ad53db71928c8dee914d4276c7fd3b6ccd829aa919811c9eb708a2c8e4c6eb3701178c37
@@ -14093,7 +14093,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@playwright/test": ^1.32.3
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": ^6.0.0
     "@testing-library/react": ^14.0.0
-    "@types/node": ^12.0.0
+    "@types/node": ^20.0.0
     "@types/react-dom": "*"
     "@types/uuid": ^9.0.0
     react: ^18.2.0