diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f448dd57d7..f5c346632e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "//engines-comment": "Keep this in sync with /aio/package.json and /aio/tools/examples/shared/package.json",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.0.0",
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || ^20.9.0",
     "yarn": ">=1.22.4 <2",
     "npm": "Please use yarn instead of NPM to install dependencies"
   },
diff --git a/packages/animations/package.json b/packages/animations/package.json
index 74ad3b24b3b..0660438f094 100644
--- a/packages/animations/package.json
+++ b/packages/animations/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/bazel/package.json b/packages/bazel/package.json
index f2e5fd02d7a..954acd68433 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/package.json
+++ b/packages/bazel/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "ngc-wrapped": "./src/ngc-wrapped/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/common/package.json b/packages/common/package.json
index 4d2698949b6..56d92e2dd7f 100644
--- a/packages/common/package.json
+++ b/packages/common/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "locales": "locales",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
index b048d6d1fa4..94f94fe533a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular/issues"
diff --git a/packages/compiler/package.json b/packages/compiler/package.json
index dffa0ef7eca..36346b0a67e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 02eddda50c0..e6fe54f804f 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "exports": {
     "./schematics/*": {
diff --git a/packages/elements/package.json b/packages/elements/package.json
index 6b66cd9a559..744dba20b4c 100644
--- a/packages/elements/package.json
+++ b/packages/elements/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/forms/package.json b/packages/forms/package.json
index 6fed09f0c1c..67ac4724e52 100644
--- a/packages/forms/package.json
+++ b/packages/forms/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/language-service/package.json b/packages/language-service/package.json
index 60b46bd0137..37e75bb8596 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/language-service/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": {
diff --git a/packages/localize/package.json b/packages/localize/package.json
index fc05dc8fb38..69e12ae192d 100644
--- a/packages/localize/package.json
+++ b/packages/localize/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json b/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json
index 6146ac2d500..3c418fd1578 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/package.json b/packages/platform-browser/package.json
index ed6a6e03270..54267349480 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/package.json b/packages/platform-server/package.json
index 2320916b6cb..b872a8076b1 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-server/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
diff --git a/packages/router/package.json b/packages/router/package.json
index cf326e3cc6c..e2bdb638425 100644
--- a/packages/router/package.json
+++ b/packages/router/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/angular/angular/issues"
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/package.json b/packages/service-worker/package.json
index 8df6727b841..29c96581415 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/service-worker/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "exports": {
     "./ngsw-worker.js": {
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/package.json b/packages/upgrade/package.json
index 07cc7eb8cca..117d0baf3e2 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/package.json
+++ b/packages/upgrade/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.13.0"
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >=20.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "tslib": "^2.3.0"