diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
index e5160e104..9fe037d6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           # Action runs: using: node20 as defined in
           # https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/blob/master/action.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml b/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml
index 2413b88dc..36b3a118f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-basic-pnpm.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
         # See https://github.com/actions/setup-node
       - name: Install Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: 'pnpm'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-node-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/example-node-versions.yml
index b5cb68d3d..62a8eea3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-node-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-node-versions.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
           - 25
     name: Cypress E2E on Node v${{ matrix.node }}
     steps:
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - run: node -v
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern-pnp.yml b/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern-pnp.yml
index f17db9ddd..a84bc02a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern-pnp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern-pnp.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           npm install -g corepack
           corepack enable yarn
       - name: Set up Yarn cache
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern.yml b/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern.yml
index b86c8570e..c29549ffd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-yarn-modern.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           npm install -g corepack
           corepack enable yarn
       - name: Set up Yarn cache
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d3bd47d5f..8d45c29b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           # Action runs: using: node20 as defined in
           # https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/blob/master/action.yml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c2c7c412..a352de148 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -566,8 +566,8 @@ jobs:
         node: [20, 22, 24, 25]
     name: E2E on Node v${{ matrix.node }}
     steps:
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - run: node -v
@@ -1185,9 +1185,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: 10
       - name: Install Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 24
           cache: 'pnpm'
           cache-dependency-path: examples/basic-pnpm/pnpm-lock.yaml
       - name: Cypress run
@@ -1258,9 +1258,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - run: corepack enable # (experimental and optional)
       - name: Set up Yarn cache
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 24
           cache: yarn
           cache-dependency-path: examples/yarn-modern/yarn.lock
       - name: Cypress run
@@ -1345,8 +1345,8 @@ jobs:
         node: [20, 22, 24, 25]
     name: E2E on Node v${{ matrix.node }}
     steps:
-      - name: Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - name: Checkout
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ jobs:
         node: [20, 22, 24, 25]
     name: E2E on Node v${{ matrix.node }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6