diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c09c49ff..dd22fb51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ jobs:
         run: uv sync
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "22.12"
+          node-version: "22.13"
       - name: Bare Metal ${{ matrix.script.name }}
         run: sh tests/test_bare.sh ${{ matrix.script.args }}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9cb8e4b3..87c828ba 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: pyproject-fmt
 
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: node-version-checker
+        name: node-version-checker
+        entry: python scripts/node_version.py
+        language: python
+        files: .
+
 ci:
   autoupdate_schedule: weekly
   skip: []
diff --git a/scripts/node_version.py b/scripts/node_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6264f8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/node_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+TEMPLATED_ROOT = ROOT / "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}"
+DOCKERFILE = TEMPLATED_ROOT / "compose" / "local" / "node" / "Dockerfile"
+PACKAGE_JSON = TEMPLATED_ROOT / "package.json"
+CI_YML = ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "ci.yml"
+
+
+def main():
+    new_version = get_version_from_dockerfile()
+    old_version = get_version_from_package_json()
+    if old_version != new_version:
+        update_package_json_version(old_version, new_version)
+        update_ci_node_version(old_version, new_version)
+
+
+def get_version_from_dockerfile():
+    # Extract version out of base image name:
+    # FROM docker.io/node:22.13-bookworm-slim
+    # -> 22.13
+    with DOCKERFILE.open("r") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if "FROM docker.io/node:" in line:
+                _, _, docker_tag = line.partition(":")
+                version_str, _, _ = docker_tag.partition("-")
+                return version_str
+
+
+def get_version_from_package_json():
+    package_json = json.loads(PACKAGE_JSON.read_text())
+    return package_json["engines"]["node"]
+
+
+def update_package_json_version(old_version, new_version):
+    package_json_text = PACKAGE_JSON.read_text()
+    package_json_text = package_json_text.replace(
+        f'"node": "{old_version}"',
+        f'"node": "{new_version}"',
+    )
+    PACKAGE_JSON.write_text(package_json_text)
+
+
+def update_ci_node_version(old_version, new_version):
+    yml_content = CI_YML.read_text()
+    yml_content = yml_content.replace(
+        f'node-version: "{old_version}"',
+        f'node-version: "{new_version}"',
+    )
+    CI_YML.write_text(yml_content)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
index 87e22c4f..64ef9758 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM docker.io/node:22.12-bookworm-slim
+FROM docker.io/node:22.13-bookworm-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
index 832428fe..11c41cc7 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "webpack-merge": "^6.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "22.12"
+    "node": "22.13"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     "last 2 versions"