diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-electron-package-apps.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-electron-package-apps.reusable.yml
index b8ab731c0..b99ed2768 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-electron-package-apps.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-electron-package-apps.reusable.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       - name: 📊 Generate Build Information
         id: build-info
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-apps.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-apps.reusable.yml
index 0c7d6a5d2..7b4d37bef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-apps.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-apps.reusable.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       # Install Rust toolchain for Tauri compilation
       - name: 🦀 Install Rust Toolchain
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-e2e-app.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-e2e-app.reusable.yml
index b03cfaaaa..0bb26a219 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-e2e-app.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-e2e-app.reusable.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       - name: 🦀 Install Rust Toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-package-app.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-package-app.reusable.yml
index 955b3afbf..cdc38e4c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-package-app.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-build-tauri-package-app.reusable.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       # Download the pre-built packages from the main build job
       # This ensures workspace dependencies (e.g. @wdio/native-spy dist/) are available
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-build.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-build.reusable.yml
index dd5b6c6e2..af7542e28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-build.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-build.reusable.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       # Generate build information for tracking
       - name: 📊 Generate Build Information
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-lint.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-lint.reusable.yml
index c31f25a20..f9176cf7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-lint.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-lint.reusable.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       # Cache ESLint and Prettier results
       - name: 📦 Cache Linting Results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-package.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-package.reusable.yml
index f72912f42..c9170cb09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-package.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-package.reusable.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       # Install Rust toolchain for auto-installing tauri-driver if testing Tauri service
       # The @wdio/tauri-service will automatically install tauri-driver via cargo if not found
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-unit.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-unit.reusable.yml
index 46f72255b..34b5f69d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-unit.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-unit.reusable.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       # Download the pre-built packages from the build job
       # This ensures all tests use the same build artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release-publish.reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/_release-publish.reusable.yml
index d461771da..3c70965b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release-publish.reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release-publish.reusable.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,18 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
 
+      # Request OIDC token for NPM
+      - name: Request OIDC token for NPM
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
+        run: |
+          # Request OIDC token from GitHub Actions
+          TOKEN=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_TOKEN" \
+            "$ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL&audience=npm:registry.npmjs.org" | jq -r '.value')
+          echo "NPM_ID_TOKEN=$TOKEN" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          # Configure both npm and pnpm to use the OIDC token
+          npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken "$TOKEN"
+          pnpm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken "$TOKEN"
+
       # Publish all versioned packages to NPM
       - name: Publish to NPM
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace/action.yml b/.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace/action.yml
index f50969884..16fb6122c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace/action.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ name: 'Setup Development Environment'
 description: 'Sets up Node.js environment with PNPM for CI/CD workflows'
 inputs:
   node-version:
-    description: 'Node.js version to use for the environment (e.g., "20")'
-    required: true
+    description: 'Node.js version to use for the environment (e.g., "24")'
+    required: false
+    default: '24'
 
 runs:
   using: composite
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b739314fb..4ec35de5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: ${{ matrix.scenario }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
       artifact_size: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact_size }}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: ${{ matrix.scenario }}
       variant: window
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: ${{ matrix.scenario }}
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'windows-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: ${{ matrix.scenario }}
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: ${{ matrix.scenario }}
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-embedded'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'windows-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-embedded'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'macos-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-embedded'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'macos-15-intel'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-embedded'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-crabnebula'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'windows-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-crabnebula'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'macos-latest'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-crabnebula'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       os: 'macos-15-intel'
-      node-version: '20'
+      node-version: '24'
       scenario: 'tauri-basic-crabnebula'
       test-type: ${{ matrix.test-type }}
       build_id: ${{ needs.build.outputs.build_id }}
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Setup Development Environment
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/setup-workspace
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '24'
 
       - name: 📦 Download Build Artifacts
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-archive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-native.yml b/.github/workflows/release-native.yml
index 0d82cbeab..bcfa8db6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-native.yml
@@ -38,18 +38,16 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Setup pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
-          cache: 'pnpm'
+          node-version: '24'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          run_install: true
 
       - name: Build packages
         run: pnpm turbo run build --filter='@wdio/native-types...' --filter='@wdio/native-utils...'
@@ -144,32 +142,32 @@ jobs:
           # Note: Commits and tags created locally by package-versioner
           # Push will happen after successful publish
 
-      - name: Configure NPM registry
-        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
-        run: |
-          pnpm config set registry "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
-
       - name: Publish to NPM
+        id: publish
         env:
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
         run: |
           if [ "${{ inputs.dry_run }}" = "true" ]; then
             echo "🧪 DRY RUN: Testing NPM publish (will not actually publish)"
-            DRY_RUN_FLAG="--dry-run"
+            echo "Would publish @wdio/native-types@${{ steps.version.outputs.types_version }}..."
+            echo "Would publish @wdio/native-utils@${{ steps.version.outputs.utils_version }}..."
           else
             echo "🚀 LIVE RELEASE: Publishing to NPM"
-            DRY_RUN_FLAG=""
-          fi
 
-          echo "Publishing @wdio/native-types@${{ steps.version.outputs.types_version }}..."
-          cd packages/native-types
-          pnpm publish --access public --no-git-checks $DRY_RUN_FLAG
-          cd ../..
+            # Read actual versions from package.json after bumping
+            TYPES_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' packages/native-types/package.json)
+            UTILS_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' packages/native-utils/package.json)
+
+            echo "Publishing @wdio/native-types@${TYPES_VERSION}..."
+            pnpm --filter @wdio/native-types publish --access public --no-git-checks --provenance
+
+            echo "Publishing @wdio/native-utils@${UTILS_VERSION}..."
+            pnpm --filter @wdio/native-utils publish --access public --no-git-checks --provenance
 
-          echo "Publishing @wdio/native-utils@${{ steps.version.outputs.utils_version }}..."
-          cd packages/native-utils
-          pnpm publish --access public --no-git-checks $DRY_RUN_FLAG
-          cd ../..
+            # Output actual published versions for later steps
+            echo "types_version=${TYPES_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "utils_version=${UTILS_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
       - name: Push Version Commits and Tags
         if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
@@ -185,14 +183,14 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           # Create release for native-types
-          gh release create "@wdio/native-types@v${{ steps.version.outputs.types_version }}" \
-            --title "@wdio/native-types v${{ steps.version.outputs.types_version }}" \
+          gh release create "@wdio/native-types@v${{ steps.publish.outputs.types_version }}" \
+            --title "@wdio/native-types v${{ steps.publish.outputs.types_version }}" \
             --notes-file packages/native-types/CHANGELOG.md \
             --latest=false
 
           # Create release for native-utils
-          gh release create "@wdio/native-utils@v${{ steps.version.outputs.utils_version }}" \
-            --title "@wdio/native-utils v${{ steps.version.outputs.utils_version }}" \
+          gh release create "@wdio/native-utils@v${{ steps.publish.outputs.utils_version }}" \
+            --title "@wdio/native-utils v${{ steps.publish.outputs.utils_version }}" \
             --notes-file packages/native-utils/CHANGELOG.md \
             --latest=false
 
@@ -207,8 +205,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "### 📋 Package Versions" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| Package | Target Version | Status |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "|---------|----------------|--------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| @wdio/native-types | ${{ steps.version.outputs.types_version }} | ${{ inputs.dry_run && '🧪 Dry run tested' || '✅ Published' }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| @wdio/native-utils | ${{ steps.version.outputs.utils_version }} | ${{ inputs.dry_run && '🧪 Dry run tested' || '✅ Published' }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          if [ "${{ inputs.dry_run }}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "| @wdio/native-types | ${{ steps.version.outputs.types_version }} | 🧪 Dry run tested |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "| @wdio/native-utils | ${{ steps.version.outputs.utils_version }} | 🧪 Dry run tested |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "| @wdio/native-types | ${{ steps.publish.outputs.types_version }} | ✅ Published |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "| @wdio/native-utils | ${{ steps.publish.outputs.utils_version }} | ✅ Published |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
           if [ "${{ inputs.dry_run }}" = "true" ]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-npm.ts b/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-npm.ts
index 1bb5861b2..7e648b991 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-npm.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-npm.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ async function main() {
 
     // Skip private packages
     if (pkgJson.private) {
-      console.log(`   ⏭️  Skipping private package`);
+      console.log('   ⏭️  Skipping private package');
       skipped.push(scopedName);
       continue;
     }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async function main() {
     if (fs.existsSync(licensePath)) {
       try {
         fs.copyFileSync(licensePath, targetLicensePath);
-        console.log(`   📄 Copied LICENSE file`);
+        console.log('   📄 Copied LICENSE file');
       } catch (error) {
         console.warn(`   ⚠️  Warning: Could not copy LICENSE file: ${(error as Error).message}`);
       }
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ async function main() {
         console.log(`   🔍 Dry run - would publish to NPM with tag "${npmTag}"`);
         published.push(scopedName);
       } else {
-        // Use pnpm publish with the specific package filter
+        // Use pnpm publish - it auto-detects NPM_ID_TOKEN for OIDC when available
         // --provenance flag enables OIDC trusted publishing
         const publishCmd = `pnpm --filter ${scopedName} publish --tag ${npmTag} --access public --no-git-checks --provenance`;
         runCommand(publishCmd);
-        console.log(`   ✅ Published successfully`);
+        console.log('   ✅ Published successfully');
         published.push(scopedName);
       }
     } catch (error) {