diff --git a/cmake/ports/node/CONTROL b/cmake/ports/node/CONTROL
index fa5ca5af7b..b3a3b18e3e 100644
--- a/cmake/ports/node/CONTROL
+++ b/cmake/ports/node/CONTROL
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Copyright 2023 Overte e.V.
+# Copyright 2023-2025 Overte e.V.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 Source: node
-Version: 18.14.2-1
+Version: 18.20.7
 Homepage: https://nodejs.org/
 Description: Node.js JavaScript runtime.
diff --git a/cmake/ports/node/portfile.cmake b/cmake/ports/node/portfile.cmake
index f9d76a124c..ace8c22d45 100644
--- a/cmake/ports/node/portfile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ports/node/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2023-2024 Overte e.V.
+# Copyright 2023-2025 Overte e.V.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set(NODE_VERSION 18.14.2)
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ else ()
     vcpkg_from_github(
         OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
         REPO nodejs/node
-        REF v18.20.2
-        SHA512 10d3637c26274677d137f76bbb648d0e7851c994634a16c89858c3a13094a0692ea2cb9a787c6463c3001abd71dab0d83123127bc305171d097c48d21d691678
-        HEAD_REF v18.20.2
-        PATCHES replace-distutils.patch replace-distutils2.patch
+        REF v18.20.7
+        SHA512 0d7000937b9b5089affc23daa7222938213bd5d77b8ed872d8cb424570fbc3e1567362c18ee8ef99413be098f7ff9fb82d49b9fc92fc93589628b07d1464b3ff
+        HEAD_REF v18.20.7
     )
     # node cannot configure out of source, which VCPKG expects. So we copy the source to the configure directory.
     file(COPY ${SOURCE_PATH}/ DESTINATION "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}")
diff --git a/cmake/ports/node/replace-distutils.patch b/cmake/ports/node/replace-distutils.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e48bea186..0000000000
--- a/cmake/ports/node/replace-distutils.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-commit 95534ad82f4e33f53fd50efe633d43f8da70cba6
-Author: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
-Date:   Wed Nov 8 21:20:53 2023 +0100
-
-    build: fix build with Python 3.12
-    
-    Replace `distutils.version.StrictVersion` with
-    `packaging.version.Version`.
-    
-    Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/50209#issuecomment-1795852539
-    PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/50582
-    Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <rlau@redhat.com>
-    Reviewed-By: Chengzhong Wu <legendecas@gmail.com>
-
-diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
-index 33671a0342..be95decd56 100755
---- a/configure.py
-+++ b/configure.py
-@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import bz2
- import io
- from pathlib import Path
- 
--from distutils.version import StrictVersion
--
- # If not run from node/, cd to node/.
- os.chdir(Path(__file__).parent)
- 
-@@ -30,6 +28,7 @@ tools_path = Path('tools')
- 
- sys.path.insert(0, str(tools_path / 'gyp' / 'pylib'))
- from gyp.common import GetFlavor
-+from packaging.version import Version
- 
- # imports in tools/configure.d
- sys.path.insert(0, str(tools_path / 'configure.d'))
-@@ -1566,10 +1565,10 @@ def configure_openssl(o):
-     # supported asm compiler for AVX2. See https://github.com/openssl/openssl/
-     # blob/OpenSSL_1_1_0-stable/crypto/modes/asm/aesni-gcm-x86_64.pl#L52-L69
-     openssl110_asm_supported = \
--      ('gas_version' in variables and StrictVersion(variables['gas_version']) >= StrictVersion('2.23')) or \
--      ('xcode_version' in variables and StrictVersion(variables['xcode_version']) >= StrictVersion('5.0')) or \
--      ('llvm_version' in variables and StrictVersion(variables['llvm_version']) >= StrictVersion('3.3')) or \
--      ('nasm_version' in variables and StrictVersion(variables['nasm_version']) >= StrictVersion('2.10'))
-+      ('gas_version' in variables and Version(variables['gas_version']) >= Version('2.23')) or \
-+      ('xcode_version' in variables and Version(variables['xcode_version']) >= Version('5.0')) or \
-+      ('llvm_version' in variables and Version(variables['llvm_version']) >= Version('3.3')) or \
-+      ('nasm_version' in variables and Version(variables['nasm_version']) >= Version('2.10'))
- 
-     if is_x86 and not openssl110_asm_supported:
-       error('''Did not find a new enough assembler, install one or build with
diff --git a/cmake/ports/node/replace-distutils2.patch b/cmake/ports/node/replace-distutils2.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 14d10d6b99..0000000000
--- a/cmake/ports/node/replace-distutils2.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff -ru node/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py node.patched/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py
---- node/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py	2024-04-10 14:12:07.000000000 +0200
-+++ node.patched/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py	2025-02-27 21:58:01.579193906 +0100
-@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
- import sys
- import threading
- import traceback
--from distutils.version import StrictVersion
-+from packaging.version import Version
- from gyp.common import GypError
- from gyp.common import OrderedSet
- 
-@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@
-         else:
-             ast_code = compile(cond_expr_expanded, "<string>", "eval")
-             cached_conditions_asts[cond_expr_expanded] = ast_code
--        env = {"__builtins__": {}, "v": StrictVersion}
-+        env = {"__builtins__": {}, "v": Version}
-         if eval(ast_code, env, variables):
-             return true_dict
-         return false_dict