diff --git a/components/README.md b/components/README.md
index 03680fccf37..be6918d11ae 100644
--- a/components/README.md
+++ b/components/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function CowButton(props) {
 
 Usage requirements for dependent projects:
 
-- Node v18 and yarn
+- Node v22.11.0+ and yarn
 - The following `dependencies` (peer dependencies of `@opentrons/components`)
   - `react`: `17.0.1`,
   - `react-router-dom`: `^4.2.2`,
diff --git a/opentrons-ai-server/README.md b/opentrons-ai-server/README.md
index 041328a5c99..357e7d949aa 100644
--- a/opentrons-ai-server/README.md
+++ b/opentrons-ai-server/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The opentrons-ai-server/api/settings.py file manages environment variables and s
    1. This allows formatting of of `.md` and `.json` files.
 1. select the python version `pyenv local 3.12.6`.
    1. This will create a `.python-version` file in this directory.
-1. select the node version with `nvs` or `nvm` currently 18.19\*.
+1. select the node version with `nvs` or `nvm` currently 22.11\*.
 1. Install pipenv and python dependencies using `make setup`.
 1. Install docker if you plan to run and build the docker container locally.
 1. `make teardown` will remove the virtual environment but requires pipenv to be installed.