diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
index b9a9d75568f..09719567f13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        # This will default to using v20 so that CI will pass.
-        # ref: https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/issues/6017
-        node-version: 'lts/iron'
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
     - uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
       with:
         deno-version: v1.42.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-master.yml b/.github/workflows/push-master.yml
index b5b3859117e..4082c93af48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-master.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        # This will default to using v20 so that CI will pass.
-        # ref: https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/issues/6017
-        node-version: 'lts/iron'
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
     - name: ${{ matrix.step }}
       run: |
         yarn install --immutable
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63edc6ae051..ab84430e8dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "test:one": "polkadot-dev-run-test --env node"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/dev": "^0.81.2",
+    "@polkadot/dev": "^0.82.1",
     "@polkadot/typegen": "workspace:packages/typegen",
     "@types/node": "^22.7.5"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 97378edfab2..bf60f3109bf 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -536,34 +536,34 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@polkadot/dev-test@npm:^0.81.2":
-  version: 0.81.2
-  resolution: "@polkadot/dev-test@npm:0.81.2"
+"@polkadot/dev-test@npm:^0.82.1":
+  version: 0.82.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/dev-test@npm:0.82.1"
   dependencies:
     jsdom: "npm:^24.0.0"
     tslib: "npm:^2.7.0"
-  checksum: 10/1028c3b1804567128f1cc796df2285827bb8d9d54afee8c81f28821d2205e7f4522bd9659eb2e7645a080568d43b394279db12b1c2debdc447d5567317b7c2fc
+  checksum: 10/669690400183b33187a526c9b5d5427957e30ace31635975a7b20d2cbfc4bda002f9ea71bde87e9e37d8153bc5b56b7d6059b52a3fe973fce6023595a438e3df
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@polkadot/dev-ts@npm:^0.81.2":
-  version: 0.81.2
-  resolution: "@polkadot/dev-ts@npm:0.81.2"
+"@polkadot/dev-ts@npm:^0.82.1":
+  version: 0.82.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/dev-ts@npm:0.82.1"
   dependencies:
     json5: "npm:^2.2.3"
     tslib: "npm:^2.7.0"
     typescript: "npm:^5.5.4"
-  checksum: 10/cb25e9523cbad5029f7e149135aa003286d9c907677902e6a1ffe4a905d6c31f6c88a647b3be0e51b09e62528fca2a3121f12a748942ecd6eccefd8da1eb3369
+  checksum: 10/a7ac2a614bf93e2406d65e153f110d55c8b2a7eaf44672622586dd2f9bc0d6e4a36e0a05a66654370a1c66061a7668f0df93151142c7d9a281d56df4827c9418
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@polkadot/dev@npm:^0.81.2":
-  version: 0.81.2
-  resolution: "@polkadot/dev@npm:0.81.2"
+"@polkadot/dev@npm:^0.82.1":
+  version: 0.82.1
+  resolution: "@polkadot/dev@npm:0.82.1"
   dependencies:
     "@eslint/js": "npm:^8.56.0"
-    "@polkadot/dev-test": "npm:^0.81.2"
-    "@polkadot/dev-ts": "npm:^0.81.2"
+    "@polkadot/dev-test": "npm:^0.82.1"
+    "@polkadot/dev-ts": "npm:^0.82.1"
     "@rollup/plugin-alias": "npm:^5.1.0"
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "npm:^25.0.7"
     "@rollup/plugin-dynamic-import-vars": "npm:^2.1.2"
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ __metadata:
     polkadot-exec-rollup: scripts/polkadot-exec-rollup.mjs
     polkadot-exec-tsc: scripts/polkadot-exec-tsc.mjs
     polkadot-exec-webpack: scripts/polkadot-exec-webpack.mjs
-  checksum: 10/304d2e1e5a5669b0888026fd0fb3e82dba75e1a85c9c40481d0832b072bac9ba6f9e9755db4bdce4c2aa10c631ef7f4fba84114a1b6490d25aa5b4f6dff65299
+  checksum: 10/5739c27e09db8bf09582f1016d7db83ca6c09eb9ece9b4c3df05073670dccb5ecb05464e26c4aaea846354dc6cfcea26f6dd727fc2c42bc8e04e04f9319e5321
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -7945,7 +7945,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "root-workspace-0b6124@workspace:."
   dependencies:
-    "@polkadot/dev": "npm:^0.81.2"
+    "@polkadot/dev": "npm:^0.82.1"
     "@polkadot/typegen": "workspace:packages/typegen"
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.7.5"
   languageName: unknown