diff --git a/.github/WORKFLOWS.md b/.github/WORKFLOWS.md
index ec82adfbfd3..4c5314ea7d6 100644
--- a/.github/WORKFLOWS.md
+++ b/.github/WORKFLOWS.md
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ Runs on push to `master` or `1.x`:
 ```
 Push to master/1.x
 ├─ build-github (populate cache)
-├─ unit-test (matrix: Node 22.x, 24.16.0, 26.x)
-│   └─ Coverage only on 24.16.0
+├─ unit-test (matrix: Node 22.23.2, 24.18.1)
+│   └─ Coverage only on 24.18.1
 ├─ lint
 └─ notify-on-failure (Slack #alerts-build)
 ```
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ Composite actions in `.github/actions/`:
 
 ```yaml
 inputs:
-  node-version:        # default: '24.16.0'
+  node-version:        # default: '24.18.1'
   enable-docker-cache: # default: 'false' (Blacksmith Buildx)
   build-command:       # default: 'pnpm build'
 ```
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-nodejs/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-nodejs/action.yml
index 8df1ad86ede..39a88ccea1b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-nodejs/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-nodejs/action.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ description: 'Configures Node.js with pnpm, installs Aikido SafeChain for supply
 
 inputs:
   node-version:
-    description: 'Node.js version to use. Pinned to 24.18.0 by default for reproducible builds.'
+    description: 'Node.js version to use. Pinned to 24.18.1 by default for reproducible builds.'
     required: false
-    default: '24.18.0'
+    default: '24.18.1'
   enable-docker-cache:
     description: 'Whether to set up Blacksmith Buildx for Docker layer caching (Blacksmith runners only).'
     required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
index 257edd3af53..00fdf46825f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         # While we're on alpine 3.22 awaiting NODE-4184 (graphicsmagick → sharp
         # migration that unblocks 3.23), Node 26 base builds can't succeed.
         # Restore '26' to this matrix once 3.23 is back.
-        node_version: ['22', '24.18.0']
+        node_version: ['22', '24.18.1']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
index b40842ce5ed..1a6b7f66719 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node-version: [22.22.3, 24.18.0]
+        node-version: [22.23.2, 24.18.1]
     with:
       ref: ${{ github.sha }}
       nodeVersion: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      collectCoverage: ${{ matrix.node-version == '24.18.0' }}
+      collectCoverage: ${{ matrix.node-version == '24.18.1' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml
index 13cd3ca04d6..c54e8c58496 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Docker: Build
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=7168'
-  NODE_VERSION: '24.16.0'
+  NODE_VERSION: '24.18.1'
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml
index 120bb555897..b44ece40f00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
         with:
-          node-version: 24.18.0
+          node-version: 24.18.1
 
       - name: Fetch read-all live ledger from BigQuery
         # Read-all (no ?package= param): one curl returns every row across
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml b/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml
index b433aad49c2..16717a15a47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
         with:
-          node-version: 24.18.0
+          node-version: 24.18.1
 
       # Remove after https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/8547 gets resolved
       - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml
index a1a53b67919..bacd6306f07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
         with:
-          node-version: '24.18.0'
+          node-version: '24.18.1'
 
       # A version bump only edits one package.json, so no workspace install/build
       # is needed. `pnpm ls -r --only-projects` reads the workspace config directly.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linting-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linting-reusable.yml
index e19ee67a0aa..87d85ec3b65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linting-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linting-reusable.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         description: Version of node to use.
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: 24.18.0
+        default: 24.18.1
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=7168
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit-reusable.yml
index 799fef5511e..8adff5314d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit-reusable.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         description: Version of node to use.
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: 24.18.0
+        default: 24.18.1
       collectCoverage:
         required: false
         default: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-workflow-scripts-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-workflow-scripts-reusable.yml
index e1794442f23..6c91c2c745e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-workflow-scripts-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-workflow-scripts-reusable.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         description: Version of node to use.
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: 24.18.0
+        default: 24.18.1
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=7168
diff --git a/docker/images/engine/Dockerfile b/docker/images/engine/Dockerfile
index 01479b0613e..8c1f835486f 100644
--- a/docker/images/engine/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/images/engine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-ARG NODE_VERSION=24.16.0
+ARG NODE_VERSION=24.18.1
 
-FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine3.22
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine3.24
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
diff --git a/docker/images/n8n-base/Dockerfile b/docker/images/n8n-base/Dockerfile
index d6560e97ad7..e91fddd5474 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/images/n8n-base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Pinned to a multi-arch index digest (linux/amd64 + linux/arm64) for reproducible builds.
 # The tag is the human-readable version; Docker resolves by the digest. Bump the tag and
 # digest together when updating the base image.
-FROM dhi.io/node:24.18.0-alpine3.24-dev@sha256:d508453231109fbe96a39045ecc794ac18f8b99ca218a0806833d65bb2750e03
+FROM dhi.io/node:24.18.1-alpine3.24-dev@sha256:074b5aa92e1ce74cd575214211bbcb8d1550710aec59558da734a67d84d31679
 
 # Install all dependencies in a single layer to minimize image size
 RUN apk add --no-cache busybox-binsh && \
diff --git a/docker/images/n8n/Dockerfile b/docker/images/n8n/Dockerfile
index d86bd04ae13..799364ac63f 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/images/n8n/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-ARG NODE_VERSION=24.18.0
+ARG NODE_VERSION=24.18.1
 ARG N8N_VERSION=snapshot
 
 # Builder stage exists because the runtime base image has no toolchain.
 # Pinned to multi-arch index digest (linux/amd64 + linux/arm64) for reproducible builds.
 # Bump the digest together with the tag when updating the base image.
-# Digest pins to node:24.18.0-alpine3.24 (Node 24.18.0, Alpine 3.24).
-FROM node:24.18.0-alpine3.24@sha256:a0b9bf06e4e6193cf7a0f58816cc935ff8c2a908f81e6f1a95432d679c54fbfd AS builder
+# Digest pins to node:24.18.1-alpine3.24 (Node 24.18.1, Alpine 3.24).
+FROM node:24.18.1-alpine3.24@sha256:f70403e87646dc51b45295f4b8b70cdad0b63d2297c4c9899119b03f7af7a6b3 AS builder
 COPY ./compiled /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n
 RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ && \
     cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n && \
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ && \
 # base change, so a base rebuild does not reach this image until the digest is
 # manually re-pinned here. Bump the digest together with the tag whenever the base
 # image is intentionally updated.
-# Digest pins to n8nio/base:24.18.0 (Node 24.18.0, Alpine 3.24).
-FROM n8nio/base:24.18.0@sha256:29d9c11f55f02442276512592b439ebb2a1d1043c1339ad5cea4e56862520d22
+# Digest pins to n8nio/base:24.18.1 (Node 24.18.1, Alpine 3.24).
+FROM n8nio/base:24.18.1@sha256:f7a23e449f093b8b203467919e969ca35d12ba959442aadc1f69bb174b160ad2
 
 ARG N8N_VERSION
 ARG N8N_RELEASE_TYPE=dev
diff --git a/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile b/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile
index f44cf729c56..ac913fa04c4 100644
--- a/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-ARG NODE_VERSION=24.16.0
+ARG NODE_VERSION=24.18.1
 ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.13
 
 # ==============================================================================
 # STAGE 1: JavaScript runner (@n8n/task-runner) artifact from CI
 # ==============================================================================
-FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine3.22 AS javascript-runner-builder
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine3.24 AS javascript-runner-builder
 COPY ./dist/task-runner-javascript /app/task-runner-javascript
 
 WORKDIR /app/task-runner-javascript
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ RUN set -e; \
 # ==============================================================================
 # STAGE 4: Node alpine base for JS task runner
 # ==============================================================================
-FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine3.22 AS node-alpine
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine3.24 AS node-alpine
 
 # ==============================================================================
 # STAGE 5: Runtime
diff --git a/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile.distroless b/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile.distroless
index ecd77f5acab..036673a5059 100644
--- a/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile.distroless
+++ b/docker/images/runners/Dockerfile.distroless
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # - Uses distroless nonroot user (UID 65532)
 # ==============================================================================
 
-ARG NODE_VERSION=24.16.0
+ARG NODE_VERSION=24.18.1
 ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.13
 
 
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/Dockerfile b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/Dockerfile
index b97f4fa1246..ac3218e25b0 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/benchmark/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/@n8n/benchmark/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-FROM node:24.18.0 AS base
+FROM node:24.18.1 AS base
 
 # Install required dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gnupg2 curl