diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 3b8f02f53e..b8f18fbf9b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -118,10 +118,9 @@ buildscript {
 if (enableKnit == "true") apply(plugin = "kotlinx-knit")
 
 rootProject.plugins.withType(NodeJsRootPlugin::class.java) {
-  // 16+ required for Apple Silicon support
-  // https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-49109#focus=Comments-27-5259190.0-0
   rootProject.the<NodeJsRootExtension>().download = true
-  rootProject.the<NodeJsRootExtension>().version = "20.5.0"
+  rootProject.the<NodeJsRootExtension>().version = "21.0.0-v8-canary20231024d0ddc81258"
+  rootProject.the<NodeJsRootExtension>().downloadBaseUrl = "https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary"
 }
 rootProject.plugins.withType(YarnPlugin::class.java) {
   rootProject.the<YarnRootExtension>().yarnLockMismatchReport = YarnLockMismatchReport.WARNING
diff --git a/packages/uuid b/packages/uuid
index cbe93aa66e..d215fc812e 160000
--- a/packages/uuid
+++ b/packages/uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cbe93aa66e5d2191154137826a7afb4f228df3a2
+Subproject commit d215fc812e6f7c746458c36a7652f6dd60ef45b6