diff --git a/.github/setup-node/action.yml b/.github/setup-node/action.yml
index 22cb81618a1efb..fccce2e4e93bcf 100644
--- a/.github/setup-node/action.yml
+++ b/.github/setup-node/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ runs:
           with:
               node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
               node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
+              check-latest: true
               cache: npm
 
         - name: Get Node.js and npm version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip.yml b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip.yml
index 8f649f1e15889d..a2628bf7af6160 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-zip.yml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4.0.0
               with:
                   node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+                  check-latest: true
                   cache: npm
 
             - name: Build Gutenberg plugin ZIP file
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version-file: 'main/.nvmrc'
                   registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+                  check-latest: true
 
             - name: Publish packages to npm ("latest" dist-tag)
               run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml
index 3b4d51bddbda0b..23b245cb6f114b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle-size.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4.0.0
               with:
                   node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+                  check-latest: true
                   cache: npm
 
             - uses: preactjs/compressed-size-action@8119d3d31b6e57b167e09c81dfa877eada3bcb35 # v2.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-block.yml b/.github/workflows/create-block.yml
index 0e4325b53f69da..d817ac1e0be976 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-block.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-block.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
     checks:
-        name: Checks
+        name: Checks w/Node.js ${{ matrix.node }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
         runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/gutenberg' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                node: ['16']
-                os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+                node: ['20', '21']
+                os: ['macos-latest', 'ubuntu-latest', 'windows-latest']
 
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml b/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml
index ddbf714cb50232..d065bf8afad44d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ jobs:
         name: Puppeteer
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/gutenberg' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-        strategy:
-            fail-fast: false
 
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm-packages.yml
index 18bdb63a6c3770..163012451d6002 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm-packages.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version-file: 'cli/.nvmrc'
                   registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+                  check-latest: true
 
             - name: Setup Node.js (for WP major version)
               if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'wp' && github.event.inputs.wp_version }}
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version-file: 'publish/.nvmrc'
                   registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+                  check-latest: true
 
             - name: Publish development packages to npm ("next" dist-tag)
               if: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_type == 'development' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yml
index b8154e335776a2..785b42a19054db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-automation.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ jobs:
     pull-request-automation:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/gutenberg' }}
-        strategy:
-            matrix:
-                node: ['16']
 
         steps:
             # Checkout defaults to using the branch which triggered the event, which
@@ -23,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Use desired version of Node.js
               uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4.0.0
               with:
-                  node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+                  node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+                  check-latest: true
 
             - name: Cache NPM packages
               uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml
index ff8c27b14e39e8..2465f357a97cf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4.0.0
               with:
                   node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+                  check-latest: true
                   cache: npm
 
             - name: Npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 78f70cc4ed9f74..b6d5465ab43a6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
     unit-js:
-        name: JavaScript
+        name: JavaScript (Node.js ${{ matrix.node }})
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/gutenberg' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                node: ['16']
+                node: ['20', '21']
 
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
 
-            - name: Npm build
+            - name: npm build
               # It's not necessary to run the full build, since Jest can interpret
               # source files with `babel-jest`. Some packages have their own custom
               # build tasks, however. These must be run.
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index b6a7d89c68e0ca..209e3ef4b6247c 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+20
diff --git a/docs/contributors/code/getting-started-with-code-contribution.md b/docs/contributors/code/getting-started-with-code-contribution.md
index c3282c0f8003da..30a78037ab75e3 100644
--- a/docs/contributors/code/getting-started-with-code-contribution.md
+++ b/docs/contributors/code/getting-started-with-code-contribution.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The following guide is for setting up your local environment to contribute to th
 ## Prerequisites
 
 -   Node.js
-    Gutenberg is a JavaScript project and requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/). The project is built using Node.js v16, and npm v8. See the [LTS release schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule) for details.
+    Gutenberg is a JavaScript project that requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/). The project is currently built using Node.js v20 and npm v10. Though best efforts are made to always use the Active LTS version of Node.js, this will not always be the case. For more details, please refer to the [Node.js release schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule).
 
 We recommend using the [Node Version Manager](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) (nvm) since it is the easiest way to install and manage node for macOS, Linux, and Windows 10 using WSL2. See [our Development Tools guide](/docs/getting-started/devenv/README.md#development-tools) or the Nodejs site for additional installation instructions.
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 478570140e51aa..88404c01a18a91 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@
 				"worker-farm": "1.7.0"
 			},
 			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=16.0.0",
-				"npm": ">=8 <9"
+				"node": ">=20.10.0",
+				"npm": ">=10.2.3"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1dd7fba270773..489a55cd904538 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues"
 	},
 	"engines": {
-		"node": ">=16.0.0",
-		"npm": ">=8 <9"
+		"node": ">=20.10.0",
+		"npm": ">=10.2.3"
 	},
 	"config": {
 		"IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN": true
diff --git a/platform-docs/docs/intro.md b/platform-docs/docs/intro.md
index 79a142731891e5..b8961040715c7b 100644
--- a/platform-docs/docs/intro.md
+++ b/platform-docs/docs/intro.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Let's discover how to use the **Gutenberg Block Editor** to build your own block
 
 ## What you'll need
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) version 16.14 or above.
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) version 20.10 or above.
 - We're going to be using "vite" to setup our single page application (SPA) that contains a block editor. You can use your own setup, and your own application for this.
 
 ## Preparing the SPA powered by Vite.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ registerCoreBlocks();
 function Editor() {
   const [blocks, setBlocks] = useState([]);
   return (
-    {/* 
+    {/*
         The BlockEditorProvider is the wrapper of the block editor's state.
         All the UI elements of the block editor need to be rendered within this provider.
       */}
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ const root = createRoot(document.getElementById("app"));
 root.render(<Editor />);
 ```
 
-That's it! You now have a very basic block editor with several block types included by default: paragraphs, headings, lists, quotes, images...
\ No newline at end of file
+That's it! You now have a very basic block editor with several block types included by default: paragraphs, headings, lists, quotes, images...