diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 50cea508ea..769d36a5cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
           cache: 'yarn'
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: yarn test
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index eadcfa1dde..58aaa72da9 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 {
   "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
     "source.fixAll.eslint": "explicit"
-  },
-  "files.exclude": {
-    "dist/": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b26bad7b88..417d823f70 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Release Drafter'
 description: 'Drafts your next release notes as pull requests are merged into master.'
 runs:
-  using: 'node20'
+  using: 'node24'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
 branding:
   icon: edit-2
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b9aa1620b..6344bcbe15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "repository": "https://github.com/release-drafter/release-drafter",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "ncc build action.js --target es2021",
+    "build": "ncc build action.js --target es2023",
     "start": "probot run ./index.js",
     "test": "node --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test:watch": "node --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js --watch --notify --notifyMode=change --coverage",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "prettier": "2.7.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=20.0.0"
+    "node": ">=24.0.0"
   },
   "jest": {
     "testEnvironment": "jest-environment-node",