[0.81] Lower minimum Node.js version to 20.19.4 (#52879)

motiz88 · huntie · robhogan · web-flow · commit 225ca2b6a6b6 · 2025-07-28T14:37:23.000+01:00
* Lower minimum Node.js version to 20.19.4 (#52678) Summary: Pull Request resolved: #52678 From partner feedback, there's still appetite to support Node 20.x for the next <1y of life. Lower min version to `20.19.4` (Jul 2025) and widen test matrix in CI. Changelog: [General][Breaking] - Our new minimum Node version is Node.js 20 (Overrides #51840) Reviewed By: cortinico Differential Revision: D78494491 fbshipit-source-id: c8d9dc6250cb11f8a12ca7e761b65f4a8dae9265 * Bump Metro to ^0.83.1, lower minimum Node.js version to 20.19 Summary: Metro release notes: https://github.com/facebook/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.1 The only public-facing change is a lowering of the minimum Node.js version from 22.14 to 20.19. This will need picking to RN `0.81-stable` Changelog: [General][Changed] Metro to ^0.83.1 Reviewed By: huntie Differential Revision: D78895160 fbshipit-source-id: b9ccffe972249b73897f51c14873861e57a97161 * Do not setup-node twice in test_js (#52737) Summary: I've noticed that test_js (20) and test_js (24) are actually running on Node 22. That's because the `yarn-install` action is invoking setup-node again with the default value (22). This changes it. Also I'm cleaning up the workflows so that every `yarn-install` invocation is happening just after the `setup-node` invocation. ## Changelog: [INTERNAL] - Pull Request resolved: #52737 Test Plan: CI which will most likely be red for test_js (20) so will need a follow-up Reviewed By: cipolleschi Differential Revision: D78664671 Pulled By: cortinico fbshipit-source-id: c73390930d1511d1bf0f2d4ea92e83f50b10247f --------- Co-authored-by: Alex Hunt <huntie@meta.com> Co-authored-by: Rob Hogan <robhogan@meta.com> Co-authored-by: Nicola Corti <ncor@meta.com>
diff --git a/.github/actions/build-hermes-macos/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-hermes-macos/action.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - name: Setup xcode
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-xcode
-    - name: Setup node.js
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Restore Hermes workspace
       uses: ./.github/actions/restore-hermes-workspace
     - name: Restore Cached Artifacts
@@ -45,6 +43,8 @@ runs:
           echo "ARTIFACTS_EXIST=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "ARTIFACTS_EXIST=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
+    - name: Setup node.js
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Yarn- Install Dependencies
       if: ${{ steps.check_if_apple_artifacts_are_there.outputs.ARTIFACTS_EXIST != 'true' }}
       uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
diff --git a/.github/actions/build-npm-package/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-npm-package/action.yml
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ runs:
     - name: Print Artifacts Directory
       shell: bash
       run: ls -lR ./packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/external-artifacts/artifacts/
-    - name: Setup node.js
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Setup gradle
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gradle
       with:
         cache-encryption-key: ${{ inputs.gradle-cache-encryption-key }}
+    - name: Setup node.js
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Install dependencies
       uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
     - name: Build packages
diff --git a/.github/actions/create-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-release/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
+    - name: Setup node.js
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Yarn install
       uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
     - name: Configure Git
diff --git a/.github/actions/maestro-ios/action.yml b/.github/actions/maestro-ios/action.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ runs:
       with:
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'zulu'
+    - name: Setup node.js
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Run yarn install
       uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
     - name: Start Metro in Debug
diff --git a/.github/actions/prepare-hermes-workspace/action.yml b/.github/actions/prepare-hermes-workspace/action.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - name: Setup node.js
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
-
     - name: Setup hermes version
       shell: bash
       id: hermes-version
@@ -67,6 +64,8 @@ runs:
           echo "HERMES_CACHED=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
 
+    - name: Setup node.js
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Yarn- Install Dependencies
       if: ${{ steps.meaningful-cache.outputs.HERMES_CACHED != 'true' }}
       uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
diff --git a/.github/actions/test-ios-helloworld/action.yml b/.github/actions/test-ios-helloworld/action.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ runs:
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-xcode
     - name: Setup node.js
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
+    - name: Run yarn install
+      uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
     - name: Create Hermes folder
       shell: bash
       run: mkdir -p "$HERMES_WS_DIR"
@@ -34,8 +36,6 @@ runs:
     - name: Print Downloaded hermes
       shell: bash
       run: ls -lR "$HERMES_WS_DIR"
-    - name: Run yarn
-      uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
     - name: Setup ruby
       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/actions/yarn-install/action.yml b/.github/actions/yarn-install/action.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: yarn-install
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - name: Setup node.js
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
     - name: Install dependencies
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node-version: ["24", "22"]
+        # node-version: ["24", "22", "20.19.4"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
     "jest-snapshot": "^29.7.0",
     "markdownlint-cli2": "^0.17.2",
     "markdownlint-rule-relative-links": "^3.0.0",
-    "metro-babel-register": "^0.83.0",
+    "metro-babel-register": "^0.83.1",
     "metro-memory-fs": "^0.82.5",
-    "metro-transform-plugins": "^0.83.0",
+    "metro-transform-plugins": "^0.83.1",
     "micromatch": "^4.0.4",
     "node-fetch": "^2.2.0",
     "nullthrows": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/assets/package.json b/packages/assets/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "path-support.js",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "index.js"
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json b/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
     "@react-native/dev-middleware": "0.81.0-rc.2",
     "debug": "^4.4.0",
     "invariant": "^2.2.4",
-    "metro": "^0.83.0",
-    "metro-config": "^0.83.0",
-    "metro-core": "^0.83.0",
+    "metro": "^0.83.1",
+    "metro-config": "^0.83.1",
+    "metro-core": "^0.83.1",
     "semver": "^7.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "metro-resolver": "^0.83.0"
+    "metro-resolver": "^0.83.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@react-native-community/cli": "*",
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-cli-utils/package.json b/packages/core-cli-utils/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/packages/debugger-frontend/package.json b/packages/debugger-frontend/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     "BUILD_INFO"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/debugger-shell/package.json b/packages/debugger-shell/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0",
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4",
     "electron": ">=36.3.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/package.json b/packages/dev-middleware/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "ws": "^6.2.3"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "selfsigned": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
     "hermes-eslint": "0.29.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
     "hermes-eslint": "0.29.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/package.json b/packages/gradle-plugin/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "./gradlew build",
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/package.json b/packages/metro-config/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.js",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-native/js-polyfills": "0.81.0-rc.2",
     "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.81.0-rc.2",
-    "metro-config": "^0.83.0",
-    "metro-runtime": "^0.83.0"
+    "metro-config": "^0.83.1",
+    "metro-runtime": "^0.83.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/new-app-screen/package.json b/packages/new-app-screen/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/polyfills/package.json b/packages/polyfills/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "files": [
     "console.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-babel-preset/package.json b/packages/react-native-babel-preset/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/react-native-babel-transformer/package.json b/packages/react-native-babel-transformer/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json b/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn clean && node scripts/build.js --verbose",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-compatibility-check/package.json b/packages/react-native-compatibility-check/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "bin": {
     "react-native": "cli.js"
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
     "invariant": "^2.2.4",
     "jest-environment-node": "^29.7.0",
     "memoize-one": "^5.0.0",
-    "metro-runtime": "^0.83.0",
-    "metro-source-map": "^0.83.0",
+    "metro-runtime": "^0.83.1",
+    "metro-source-map": "^0.83.1",
     "nullthrows": "^1.1.1",
     "pretty-format": "^29.7.0",
     "promise": "^8.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/package.json b/packages/rn-tester/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/rn-tester"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-native start",
diff --git a/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json b/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": {
diff --git a/private/helloworld/package.json b/private/helloworld/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/private/react-native-bots/package.json b/private/react-native-bots/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rnx-kit/rn-changelog-generator": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/private/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json b/private/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "TypeScript related unit test for @react-native/codegen",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 22.14.0"
+    "node": ">= 20.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn clean && node scripts/build.js --verbose && tsc",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
