diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 274ec25ac..f18f84943 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ orbs:
 jobs:
   build:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/node:20.8.0
+      - image: cimg/node:20.17.0
       - image: mongo:4.4
 
     working_directory: ~/homebrewery
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           # fallback to using the latest cache if no exact match is found
           - v1-dependencies-
 
-      - run: sudo npm install -g npm@10.2.0
+      - run: sudo npm install -g npm@10.8.2
       - node/install-packages:
           app-dir: ~/homebrewery
           cache-path: node_modules
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/node:20.8.0
+      - image: cimg/node:20.17.0
 
     working_directory: ~/homebrewery
     parallelism: 1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc0b9fea2..39046d4a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
   "version": "3.15.0",
   "engines": {
     "npm": "^10.2.x",
-    "node": "^20.8.x"
+    "node": "^20.17.x"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "node scripts/dev.js",
-    "quick": "node scripts/quick.js",
-    "build": "node scripts/buildHomebrew.js && node scripts/buildAdmin.js",
-    "builddev": "node scripts/buildHomebrew.js --dev",
+    "dev": "node --experimental-require-module scripts/dev.js",
+    "quick": "node --experimental-require-module scripts/quick.js",
+    "build": "node --experimental-require-module scripts/buildHomebrew.js && node --experimental-require-module scripts/buildAdmin.js",
+    "builddev": "node --experimental-require-module scripts/buildHomebrew.js --dev",
     "lint": "eslint --fix",
     "lint:dry": "eslint",
     "stylelint": "stylelint --fix **/*.{less}",
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
     "test:hard-breaks": "jest tests/markdown/hard-breaks.test.js --verbose --noStackTrace",
     "test:emojis": "jest tests/markdown/emojis.test.js --verbose --noStackTrace",
     "test:route": "jest tests/routes/static-pages.test.js --verbose",
-    "phb": "node scripts/phb.js",
+    "phb": "node --experimental-require-module scripts/phb.js",
     "prod": "set NODE_ENV=production && npm run build",
     "postinstall": "npm run build",
-    "start": "node server.js"
+    "start": "node --experimental-require-module server.js"
   },
   "author": "stolksdorf",
   "license": "MIT",