diff --git a/node/src/Channel.ts b/node/src/Channel.ts
index b36eaf01c6..abab10c2eb 100644
--- a/node/src/Channel.ts
+++ b/node/src/Channel.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as os from 'node:os';
 import { info, warn } from 'node:console';
 import * as flatbuffers from 'flatbuffers';
-import { WorkerChannel } from '../workerChannel';
+import { WorkerChannel } from 'worker-channel';
 import { Logger } from './Logger';
 import { EnhancedEventEmitter } from './enhancedEvents';
 import { InvalidStateError } from './errors';
diff --git a/node/src/Worker.ts b/node/src/Worker.ts
index 27e15bdf66..d7c9bee5ef 100644
--- a/node/src/Worker.ts
+++ b/node/src/Worker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as process from 'node:process';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
+import { WorkerChannel } from 'worker-channel';
 import { version } from './';
-import { WorkerChannel } from '../workerChannel';
 import { Logger } from './Logger';
 import { EnhancedEventEmitter } from './enhancedEvents';
 import * as ortc from './ortc';
diff --git a/node/workerChannel/package-lock.json b/node/workerChannel/package-lock.json
index e4c39de2b8..8ea0568616 100644
--- a/node/workerChannel/package-lock.json
+++ b/node/workerChannel/package-lock.json
@@ -1,19 +1,41 @@
 {
-	"name": "mediasoup worker native module",
-	"version": "0.0.0",
+	"name": "worker-channel",
+	"version": "1.0.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
-			"name": "mediasoup worker native module",
-			"version": "0.0.0",
+			"name": "worker-channel",
+			"version": "1.0.0",
 			"dependencies": {
+				"debug": "^4.3.4",
 				"node-addon-api": "*"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"typescript": "^5.4.5"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/debug": {
+			"version": "4.3.4",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"ms": "2.1.2"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=6.0"
+			},
+			"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+				"supports-color": {
+					"optional": true
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/ms": {
+			"version": "2.1.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+		},
 		"node_modules/node-addon-api": {
 			"version": "8.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-8.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/node/workerChannel/package.json b/node/workerChannel/package.json
index 4dd765c046..bd96eb166a 100644
--- a/node/workerChannel/package.json
+++ b/node/workerChannel/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-	"name": "mediasoup worker channel",
-	"version": "0.0.0",
+	"name": "worker-channel",
+	"version": "1.0.0",
 	"description": "Node.js Addon to communicate with mediasoup worker",
 	"main": "lib/index.js",
 	"types": "lib/index.d.ts",
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 		"test": "node npm-scripts.mjs test"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"debug": "^4.3.4",
 		"node-addon-api": "*"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
diff --git a/node/workerChannel/src/index.ts b/node/workerChannel/src/index.ts
index e6e49c18ce..de44b5bced 100644
--- a/node/workerChannel/src/index.ts
+++ b/node/workerChannel/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-import { EnhancedEventEmitter } from '../../src/enhancedEvents';
+import { EnhancedEventEmitter } from './enhancedEvents';
 
 const buildType = process.env.MEDIASOUP_BUILDTYPE ?? 'Release';
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const { WorkerChannel: NativeWorkerChannel } = require(
 );
 
 export type WorkerChannelEvents = {
-	data: [Uint8Array];
+	data: [Buffer];
 	error: [number];
 };
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8caf01a522..1f8f8b2da0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 				"ini": "^4.1.2",
 				"node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
 				"supports-color": "^9.4.0",
-				"tar": "^7.1.0"
+				"tar": "^7.1.0",
+				"worker-channel": "file:node/workerChannel"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@octokit/rest": "^20.1.1",
@@ -4889,6 +4890,14 @@
 			"integrity": "sha512-OWND8ei3VtNC9h7V60qff3SVobHr996CTwgxubgyQYEpg290h9J0buyECNNJexkFm5sOajh5G116RYA1c8ZMSw==",
 			"dev": true
 		},
+		"node_modules/node-addon-api": {
+			"version": "8.0.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-8.0.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ipO7rsHEBqa9STO5C5T10fj732ml+5kLN1cAG8/jdHd56ldQeGj3Q7+scUS+VHK/qy1zLEwC4wMK5+yM0btPvw==",
+			"engines": {
+				"node": "^18 || ^20 || >= 21"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/node-domexception": {
 			"version": "1.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-domexception/-/node-domexception-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -6232,6 +6241,10 @@
 				"node": ">= 8"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/worker-channel": {
+			"resolved": "node/workerChannel",
+			"link": true
+		},
 		"node_modules/wrap-ansi": {
 			"version": "7.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz",
@@ -6340,11 +6353,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node/workerChannel": {
-			"name": "mediasoup worker native module",
+			"name": "worker-channel",
 			"version": "0.0.0",
-			"extraneous": true,
 			"dependencies": {
-				"bindings": "*",
 				"node-addon-api": "*"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
@@ -9868,6 +9879,11 @@
 			"integrity": "sha512-OWND8ei3VtNC9h7V60qff3SVobHr996CTwgxubgyQYEpg290h9J0buyECNNJexkFm5sOajh5G116RYA1c8ZMSw==",
 			"dev": true
 		},
+		"node-addon-api": {
+			"version": "8.0.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-8.0.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ipO7rsHEBqa9STO5C5T10fj732ml+5kLN1cAG8/jdHd56ldQeGj3Q7+scUS+VHK/qy1zLEwC4wMK5+yM0btPvw=="
+		},
 		"node-domexception": {
 			"version": "1.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-domexception/-/node-domexception-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -10759,6 +10775,13 @@
 				"isexe": "^2.0.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"worker-channel": {
+			"version": "file:node/workerChannel",
+			"requires": {
+				"node-addon-api": "*",
+				"typescript": "^5.4.5"
+			}
+		},
 		"wrap-ansi": {
 			"version": "7.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0eb048158f..fd6bbf523a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
 		"ini": "^4.1.2",
 		"node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
 		"supports-color": "^9.4.0",
-		"tar": "^7.1.0"
+		"tar": "^7.1.0",
+		"worker-channel": "file:node/workerChannel"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@octokit/rest": "^20.1.1",