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 ba9f0221ccf..ca04a230a6b 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
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 with(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(rootProject)) {
-    nodeVersion = "20.2.0"
+    // canary nodejs that supports recent Wasm GC changes
+    nodeVersion = "21.0.0-v8-canary202309167e82ab1fa2"
+    nodeDownloadBaseUrl = "https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary"
 }
 
 with(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.d8.D8RootPlugin.apply(rootProject)) {
@@ -17,6 +19,12 @@ 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"))