diff --git a/ct/excalidash.sh b/ct/excalidash.sh
index 976c06218..686fcc301 100644
--- a/ct/excalidash.sh
+++ b/ct/excalidash.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop excalidash
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
-
+    
+    NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "excalidash" "ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash" "tarball"
     ln -sf /opt/excalidash_data/.env /opt/excalidash/backend/.env
     set -a && source /opt/excalidash_data/.env && set +a
diff --git a/install/excalidash-install.sh b/install/excalidash-install.sh
index 3d3e34f1f..f52e383da 100644
--- a/install/excalidash-install.sh
+++ b/install/excalidash-install.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $STD apt install -y \
   nginx
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-NODE_VERSION="20" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 PG_VERSION="18" setup_postgresql
 PG_DB_NAME="excalidash" PG_DB_USER="excalidash" setup_postgresql_db