Node.js + pnpm Compatibility

pnpm version requirements across Node.js releases. pnpm 8 dropped Node 14; pnpm 9 dropped Node 16. 17 combinations verified against official release notes.

Node.js 22 + pnpm 9

pnpm 9 requires Node ≥ 18.12.0; Node.js 22 satisfies this. Install via `npm install -g pnp…

✓ Works

Node.js 20 + pnpm 9

pnpm 9 requires Node ≥ 18.12.0; Node.js 20 satisfies this. Both Node.js 20 (Active LTS thr…

✓ Works

Node.js 20 + pnpm 8

pnpm 8 requires Node ≥ 16.14.0; Node.js 20 satisfies this. Works without issues. Upgrading…

✓ Works

Node.js 18 + pnpm 9

pnpm 9 requires Node ≥ 18.12.0; Node.js 18.12.0 and later satisfy this. Verify with `node …

✓ Works

Node.js 18 + pnpm 8

pnpm 8 requires Node ≥ 16.14.0; Node.js 18 satisfies this. Works without issues. pnpm 8 in…

✓ Works

Node.js 16 + pnpm 9

pnpm 9 requires Node ≥ 18.12.0. Node.js 16 does not meet this requirement. pnpm 9.0.0 (rel…

✗ Incompatible

Node.js 16 + pnpm 8

pnpm 8 requires Node ≥ 16.14.0; Node.js 16.14.0 and later satisfy this. Works without erro…

✓ Works

Node.js 14 + pnpm 8

pnpm 8.0.0 (released April 2023) dropped Node.js 14 support and requires Node ≥ 16.14.0. N…

✗ Incompatible

Node.js 14 + pnpm 7

pnpm 7 requires Node ≥ 14.6.0; Node.js 14.6.0 and later satisfy this. Technically function…

⚠ Partial

Node.js 22 + pnpm 8

pnpm 8 requires Node ≥ 16.14.0; Node.js 22 satisfies this. pnpm 8 introduced stricter lock…

✓ Works

Node.js 22 + pnpm 7

pnpm 7 requires Node ≥ 14.6.0; Node.js 22 satisfies this. However, pnpm 7 is unmaintained …

⚠ Partial

Node.js 20 + pnpm 7

pnpm 7 requires Node ≥ 14.6.0; Node.js 20 satisfies this. This combination runs correctly …

⚠ Partial

Node.js 18 + pnpm 7

pnpm 7 requires Node ≥ 14.6.0; Node.js 18 satisfies this. pnpm 7 was common during the Nod…

✓ Works

Node.js 16 + pnpm 7

pnpm 7 requires Node ≥ 14.6.0; Node.js 16 satisfies this. This was a common combination du…

✓ Works

Node.js 14 + pnpm 9

pnpm 9 requires Node.js ≥ 18.12.0 (dropped Node 16 support in pnpm 9.0.0, April 2024). Nod…

✗ Incompatible

Node.js 12 + pnpm 8

pnpm 8 requires Node ≥ 16.14.0 (dropped Node 14 in pnpm 8.0.0, April 2023). Node.js 12 doe…

✗ Incompatible

Node.js 12 + pnpm 7

pnpm 7 requires Node ≥ 14.6.0. Node.js 12 does not satisfy this — pnpm 7 fails with an eng…

✗ Incompatible