Ruby apps now default to Node version 24.13.0

Change effective on 26 January 2026

Applications using the heroku/ruby buildpack that do not have a version of Node installed by another buildpack (such as the heroku/nodejs buildpack) will now receive:

  • Node version 24.13.0

These versions and instructions on how to specify a specific version of these binaries can be found on the installed binaries section of the Heroku Ruby Support page.