diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 5c34037..f307962 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 	// Comment out to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
 	"remoteUser": "node",
 	"features": {
-		"docker-from-docker": "latest",
-	},
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-outside-of-docker:1": {}
+	}
 
 	// "mounts": [
 	// 	"source=depeg-ui-node_modules,target=/workspaces/depeg-ui/node_modules,type=volume"
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
index 218092e..51cae84 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
       args:
-        VARIANT: 18-bullseye
+        VARIANT: 20-bullseye
     volumes:
       - ..:/workspaces/staking-backend-processor:cached
       - staking-backend-processor-node_modules:/workspaces/staking-backend-processor/node_modules
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c26a449..d8dda36 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
     ignore:
     - dependency-name: "node"
-      versions: ["19-alpine", "20-alpine"]
+      versions: ["21-alpine"]
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 30
     ignore:
     - dependency-name: "@types/node" 
-      versions: ["19.x", "20.x"]
+      versions: ["21.x"]
     - dependency-name: "@etherisc/gif-interface"
       # ignore all updates to this dependency 
     - dependency-name: "@etherisc/depeg-contracts"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5b3d3f6..740fabf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '20'
 
       - name: NPM install
         run: npm install
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 315cdda..9e146cf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG VARIANT=node:18-alpine
+ARG VARIANT=node:20-alpine
 # Install dependencies only when needed
 FROM ${VARIANT} AS deps
 # Check https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/tree/b4117f9333da4138b03a546ec926ef50a31506c3#nodealpine to understand why libc6-compat might be needed.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6895c92..ddf2c9c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@etherisc/registry-contracts": "1.1.2-6e0b482",
         "@typechain/ethers-v5": "^11.1.2",
-        "@types/node": "^18.19.8",
+        "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
         "ts-node-dev": "^2.0.0",
         "typechain": "^8.3.2",
         "typescript": "^5.3.3"
@@ -929,9 +929,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Y4XFY5VJAuw0FgAqPNd6NNoV44jbq9Bz2L7Rh/J6jLTiHBSBJa9fxqQIvkIld4GsoDOcCbvzOUAbLPsSKKg+uA=="
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "18.19.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.19.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g1pZtPhsvGVTwmeVoexWZLTQaOvXwoSq//pTL0DHeNzUDrFnir4fgETdhjhIxjVnN+hKOuh98+E1eMLnUXstFg==",
+      "version": "20.11.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.11.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g557vgQjUUfN76MZAN/dt1z3dzcUsimuysco0KeluHgrPdJXkP/XdAURgyO2W9fZWHRtRBiVKzKn8vyOAwlG+w==",
       "dependencies": {
         "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
       }
@@ -3642,9 +3642,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Y4XFY5VJAuw0FgAqPNd6NNoV44jbq9Bz2L7Rh/J6jLTiHBSBJa9fxqQIvkIld4GsoDOcCbvzOUAbLPsSKKg+uA=="
     },
     "@types/node": {
-      "version": "18.19.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.19.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g1pZtPhsvGVTwmeVoexWZLTQaOvXwoSq//pTL0DHeNzUDrFnir4fgETdhjhIxjVnN+hKOuh98+E1eMLnUXstFg==",
+      "version": "20.11.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.11.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g557vgQjUUfN76MZAN/dt1z3dzcUsimuysco0KeluHgrPdJXkP/XdAURgyO2W9fZWHRtRBiVKzKn8vyOAwlG+w==",
       "requires": {
         "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b52f0f9..a25cb70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@etherisc/registry-contracts": "1.1.2-6e0b482",
     "@typechain/ethers-v5": "^11.1.2",
-    "@types/node": "^18.19.8",
+    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
     "ts-node-dev": "^2.0.0",
     "typechain": "^8.3.2",
     "typescript": "^5.3.3"