diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 3516580bbbc..2a393af592b 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-20.17.0
+20.18.0
diff --git a/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.js b/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.js
index 3bb58fb1215..4ee215b2258 100644
--- a/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.js
+++ b/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ exports.referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
         'libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75)',
         'libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3)',
         'libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2)',
+        'libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.36.9)',
         'libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3)',
         'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10)',
         'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10) | libgtk-4-1',
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ exports.referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
         'libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75)',
         'libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3)',
         'libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2)',
+        'libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.36.9)',
         'libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3)',
         'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10)',
         'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10) | libgtk-4-1',
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ exports.referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
         'libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75)',
         'libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3)',
         'libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2)',
+        'libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.36.9)',
         'libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3)',
         'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10)',
         'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10) | libgtk-4-1',
diff --git a/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.ts b/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.ts
index e3d78d1139a..6c8f053d26b 100644
--- a/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.ts
+++ b/build/linux/debian/dep-lists.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
 		'libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75)',
 		'libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3)',
 		'libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2)',
+		'libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.36.9)',
 		'libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3)',
 		'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10)',
 		'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10) | libgtk-4-1',
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export const referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
 		'libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75)',
 		'libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3)',
 		'libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2)',
+		'libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.36.9)',
 		'libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3)',
 		'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10)',
 		'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10) | libgtk-4-1',
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ export const referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
 		'libdrm2 (>= 2.4.75)',
 		'libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3)',
 		'libgbm1 (>= 17.1.0~rc2)',
+		'libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.36.9)',
 		'libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3)',
 		'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10)',
 		'libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.9.10) | libgtk-4-1',
diff --git a/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.js b/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.js
index 6857f6b7c1a..04abee1d30a 100644
--- a/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.js
+++ b/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ exports.referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.0)(64bit)',
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.3)(64bit)',
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.2.0)(64bit)',
+        'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
         'libgio-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
         'libglib-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
         'libgobject-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ exports.referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.0)',
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.5)',
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.3.0)',
+        'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0',
         'libgio-2.0.so.0',
         'libglib-2.0.so.0',
         'libgobject-2.0.so.0',
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ exports.referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.3)(64bit)',
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.2.0)(64bit)',
         'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.5.0)(64bit)',
+        'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
         'libgio-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
         'libglib-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
         'libgobject-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
diff --git a/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.ts b/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.ts
index 8fd025e51c2..8761e40cb1e 100644
--- a/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.ts
+++ b/build/linux/rpm/dep-lists.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export const referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.0)(64bit)',
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.3)(64bit)',
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.2.0)(64bit)',
+		'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
 		'libgio-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
 		'libglib-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
 		'libgobject-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ export const referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.0)',
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.5)',
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.3.0)',
+		'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0',
 		'libgio-2.0.so.0',
 		'libglib-2.0.so.0',
 		'libgobject-2.0.so.0',
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ export const referenceGeneratedDepsByArch = {
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_3.3)(64bit)',
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.2.0)(64bit)',
 		'libgcc_s.so.1(GCC_4.5.0)(64bit)',
+		'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
 		'libgio-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
 		'libglib-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
 		'libgobject-2.0.so.0()(64bit)',
diff --git a/build/npm/postinstall.js b/build/npm/postinstall.js
index 239f0688e09..88e3c9eb1bb 100644
--- a/build/npm/postinstall.js
+++ b/build/npm/postinstall.js
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ function setNpmrcConfig(dir, env) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Force node-gyp to use process.config on macOS
+	// which defines clang variable as expected. Otherwise we
+	// run into compilation errors due to incorrect compiler
+	// configuration.
+	// NOTE: This means the process.config should contain
+	// the correct clang variable. So keep the version check
+	// in preinstall sync with this logic.
+	// Change was first introduced in https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6e0a2bb54c5bbeff0e9e33e1a0c683ed980a8a0f
+	if (dir === 'remote' && process.platform === 'darwin') {
+		env['npm_config_force_process_config'] = 'true';
+	} else {
+		delete env['npm_config_force_process_config'];
+	}
+
 	if (dir === 'build') {
 		env['npm_config_target'] = process.versions.node;
 		env['npm_config_arch'] = process.arch;
diff --git a/build/npm/preinstall.js b/build/npm/preinstall.js
index b98f22977bf..6619382d247 100644
--- a/build/npm/preinstall.js
+++ b/build/npm/preinstall.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ const minorNodeVersion = parseInt(nodeVersion[2]);
 const patchNodeVersion = parseInt(nodeVersion[3]);
 
 if (!process.env['VSCODE_SKIP_NODE_VERSION_CHECK']) {
-	if (majorNodeVersion < 20) {
-		console.error('\x1b[1;31m*** Please use latest Node.js v20 LTS for development.\x1b[0;0m');
+	if (majorNodeVersion < 20 || (majorNodeVersion === 20 && minorNodeVersion < 18)) {
+		console.error('\x1b[1;31m*** Please use Node.js v20.18.0 or later for development.\x1b[0;0m');
 		throw new Error();
 	}
 }