diff --git a/layers/meta-opentrons/conf/distro/opentrons.conf b/layers/meta-opentrons/conf/distro/opentrons.conf
index 72db9689..eef8c778 100644
--- a/layers/meta-opentrons/conf/distro/opentrons.conf
+++ b/layers/meta-opentrons/conf/distro/opentrons.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_hidapi = "0.11.2"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_python3-pyjwt = "2.6.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_python3-setuptools = "62.3.1"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_python3-jupyter-packaging = "0.12.0"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_nodejs = "18.18.2"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_nodejs = "20.11.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_python3-wrapt = "1.16.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_vulkan-tools = "1.2.182.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_vulkan-headers = "1.2.182.0"