diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index ec822cb27d0..b2a8e35f536 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -4884,22 +4884,22 @@
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       </component>
-      <component group="org.nodejs" name="node" version="18.12.1">
-         <artifact name="node-18.12.1-darwin-arm64.tar.gz">
-            <md5 value="ea6e506665e186ee49d631d8f0a77387" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
-            <sha256 value="9857042e18a0530a19f22f29a38de4fed5608e32543216f9afb6edea8d0dfdd3" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="org.nodejs" name="node" version="20.2.0">
+         <artifact name="node-20.2.0-darwin-arm64.tar.gz">
+            <md5 value="fc1bf8dac08592c584650d0a42eb180c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+            <sha256 value="8dd23fb204b2c239239085761ccae232c5cdc129f633489598a8759248e5f063" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="node-18.12.1-darwin-x64.tar.gz">
-            <md5 value="c1a7f7ba77d27d1d32faa1211c534e35" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
-            <sha256 value="90ac0e8148f3fb52bcfc01d9f7d7963ce565dd0add0cd8d3e0698fbd7ecf1e5a" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="node-20.2.0-darwin-x64.tar.gz">
+            <md5 value="a4e546ac1f3697b1f5a43e264fd0d31c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+            <sha256 value="d92bc1e96b2458595f41f5e75749ad4d2b1dd8e96b5ebc34cf5a45ab21797cb3" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
-         <artifact name="node-18.12.1-linux-x64.tar.gz">
-            <md5 value="0a82e52e3837661b1c5f35df6f8a8a2d" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
-            <sha256 value="a8fcacb8033504e6d704bdee821f7005ee3774db25c799bcf2a13b5bda7de172" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="node-20.2.0-linux-x64.tar.gz">
+            <md5 value="1355ed671071ec015066089d8df416ff" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+            <sha256 value="cb0eff87d37f0df1dcd176a58b9ed0be3b5c08a02fe133a5dffd11dcae29626b" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
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-         <artifact name="node-18.12.1-win-x64.zip">
-            <md5 value="2dc04e33d96c1bece1dab51501cc6436" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
-            <sha256 value="5478a5a2dce2803ae22327a9f8ae8494c1dec4a4beca5bbf897027380aecf4c7" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         <artifact name="node-20.2.0-win-x64.zip">
+            <md5 value="35dad006b492da89ff60efb10706144f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+            <sha256 value="eda20d37da0c6629414121dc70c639944e0cfce37f0c5351a9c3141bdb80a4ff" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
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       <component group="org.openjdk.jmh" name="jmh-core" version="1.21">
diff --git a/gradle/versions.properties b/gradle/versions.properties
index dee1a81e913..e268757f9b1 100644
--- a/gradle/versions.properties
+++ b/gradle/versions.properties
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ versions.native-platform=0.14
 versions.protobuf-relocated=2.6.1-1
 versions.r8=2.2.64
 versions.robolectric=4.0
-versions.nodejs=18.12.1
+versions.nodejs=20.2.0
 versions.v8=11.7.186
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-test/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-test/build.gradle.kts
index 12026b101a1..ba9f0221ccf 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ with(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.d8.D8RootPlugin.apply(rootProject))
     version = (version as String)
 }
 
-allprojects.forEach {
-    it.tasks.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.tasks.KotlinNpmInstallTask>().configureEach {
-        args.add("--ignore-engines")
-    }
-}
-
 tasks.named<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.yarn.YarnLockCopyTask>("kotlinStoreYarnLock") {
     //A little hacky way to make yarn results
     inputFile.fileValue(projectDir.resolve("yarnLockStub"))