diff --git a/ct/kan.sh b/ct/kan.sh
index a6943b5cc..da254a644 100644
--- a/ct/kan.sh
+++ b/ct/kan.sh
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ function update_script() {
   fi
 
   if check_for_gh_tag "kan" "kanbn/kan"; then
+    NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
+    
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop kan
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
     create_backup /opt/kan/.env
-
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag "kan" "kanbn/kan" "latest"
-
     restore_backup
 
     msg_info "Building Application"
diff --git a/install/kan-install.sh b/install/kan-install.sh
index fbd220522..42b12e582 100644
--- a/install/kan-install.sh
+++ b/install/kan-install.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 PG_VERSION="16" setup_postgresql
 PG_DB_NAME="kan" PG_DB_USER="kan" setup_postgresql_db
-NODE_VERSION="20" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag "kan" "kanbn/kan" "latest"