diff --git a/.changeset/patched-node-toolchain.md b/.changeset/patched-node-toolchain.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14402a840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/patched-node-toolchain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+---
+
+Pin development and release tooling to Node 24.22.1, including Nix-generated TypeScript launchers.
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0bb19098a..44dc69a2c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
         nodejsSrc = nodejsSources.${system} or (throw "no nodejs ${nodejsVersion} binary for ${system}");
         nodejs = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
           pname = "nodejs";
+          passthru.python = pkgs.python3;
+          meta.platforms = builtins.attrNames nodejsSources;
           version = nodejsVersion;
           src = pkgs.fetchurl nodejsSrc;
           sourceRoot = "node-v${nodejsVersion}-${
@@ -95,6 +97,10 @@
             runHook postInstall
           '';
         };
+        # keep generated compiler launchers on the patched runtime
+        typescript = pkgs.typescript.override {
+          buildNpmPackage = pkgs.buildNpmPackage.override { inherit nodejs; };
+        };
         tools = with pkgs; [
           git
           nixfmt-classic
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/inactiveInvalidation.test.ts b/packages/vue/test/inactiveInvalidation.test.ts
index 448bd3b64..83810a469 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/inactiveInvalidation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/inactiveInvalidation.test.ts
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ const mountSuspense = (atom: any) => {
   return { app, getPromise: () => promise }
 }
 
-const settle = (p: Promise<any> | undefined) =>
-  Promise.race([
-    Promise.resolve(p).then(() => "resolved" as const, () => "rejected" as const),
-    new Promise<"pending">((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve("pending"), 40))
-  ])
+const settle = async (promise: Promise<unknown> | undefined) => {
+  expect(promise).toBeDefined()
+  await promise
+}
 
 const fullKeyOf = (self: { id: string }) => [...makeQueryKey(self), undefined]