diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index aa7e63a..5e0240d 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "": {
       "devDependencies": {
         "@biomejs/biome": "catalog:build",
+        "@types/node": "catalog:",
         "tsc-alias": "^1.8.16",
         "typescript": "5.9.3",
       },
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
   },
   "catalog": {
     "@types/bun": "^1.3.3",
+    "@types/node": "^25.5.0",
   },
   "catalogs": {
     "build": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 390ab2d..2db9a9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@biomejs/biome": "catalog:build",
+		"@types/node": "catalog:",
 		"tsc-alias": "^1.8.16",
 		"typescript": "5.9.3"
 	},
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@
 			"packages/*"
 		],
 		"catalog": {
-			"@types/bun": "^1.3.3"
+			"@types/bun": "^1.3.3",
+			"@types/node": "^25.5.0"
 		},
 		"catalogs": {
 			"build": {
diff --git a/scripts/npm-publish/pack-and-validate.mjs b/scripts/npm-publish/pack-and-validate.mjs
index afc3a5b..6266b4c 100644
--- a/scripts/npm-publish/pack-and-validate.mjs
+++ b/scripts/npm-publish/pack-and-validate.mjs
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ for (const entry of packed) {
 		devDependencies: {
 			typescript: rootPackage.devDependencies.typescript,
 			'@types/bun': rootPackage.workspaces.catalog['@types/bun'],
+			// bun-types asks for @types/node '*'; npm reads that as the stale latest tag, bun as the newest.
+			'@types/node': rootPackage.workspaces.catalog['@types/node'],
 			'@types/react': clientReact?.devDependencies?.['@types/react'],
 			'@types/react-dom': clientReact?.devDependencies?.['@types/react-dom'],
 		},