diff --git a/gax/package.json b/gax/package.json
index 6f17b4f8d..0286915bf 100644
--- a/gax/package.json
+++ b/gax/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-private-methods": "^7.18.6",
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.10",
     "@types/ncp": "^2.0.8",
-    "@types/node": "^22.13.1",
+    "@types/node": "^21.0.0",
     "@types/node-fetch": "^2.6.12",
     "@types/object-hash": "^3.0.6",
     "@types/proxyquire": "^1.3.31",