diff --git a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md
index 65fcc0d3681..b1b2e9ed5aa 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md
+++ b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You can extend declarative agents using plugins to retrieve data and execute tas
 >
 > To run this app template in your local dev machine, you will need:
 >
-> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 18, 20, 22
+> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 22
 > - A [Microsoft 365 account for development](https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/toolkit/accounts)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Visual Studio Code Extension](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit) version 5.0.0 and higher or [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit-cli)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Copilot license](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/prerequisites#prerequisites)
diff --git a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep
index 3f9e644fd9b..78db59a880c 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep
+++ b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ resource functionApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2021-02-01' = {
         }
         {
           name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION'
-          value: '~18' // Set NodeJS version to 18.x
+          value: '~22' // Set NodeJS version to 22.x
         }
         {
           name: 'API_KEY'
diff --git a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl
index 288f316e571..94595d7505b 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl
+++ b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You can extend declarative agents using plugins to retrieve data and execute tas
 >
 > To run this app template in your local dev machine, you will need:
 >
-> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 18, 20, 22
+> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 22
 > - A [Microsoft 365 account for development](https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/toolkit/accounts)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Visual Studio Code Extension](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit) version 5.0.0 and higher or [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit-cli)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Copilot license](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/prerequisites#prerequisites)
diff --git a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl
index e1cd2bf40b1..c79111bdfeb 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl
+++ b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ resource functionApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2021-02-01' = {
         }
         {
           name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION'
-          value: '~18' // Set NodeJS version to 18.x
+          value: '~22' // Set NodeJS version to 22.x
         }
         {
           name: 'aadAppClientId'
diff --git a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md
index 6f6e8bdc638..b1cff268320 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md
+++ b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ You can extend declarative agents using plugins to retrieve data and execute tas
 >
 > To run this app template in your local dev machine, you will need:
 >
-> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 18, 20, 22
+> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 22
 > - A [Microsoft 365 account for development](https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/toolkit/accounts)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Visual Studio Code Extension](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit) version 5.0.0 and higher or [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit-cli)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Copilot license](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/prerequisites#prerequisites)
diff --git a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep
index 37bf64a80f4..c329a8f648a 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep
+++ b/templates/vsc/js/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ resource functionApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2021-02-01' = {
         }
         {
           name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION'
-          value: '~18' // Set NodeJS version to 18.x
+          value: '~22' // Set NodeJS version to 22.x
         }
       ]
       ftpsState: 'FtpsOnly'
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md
index dbeb2d4c740..466d7ee2382 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You can extend declarative agents using plugins to retrieve data and execute tas
 >
 > To run this app template in your local dev machine, you will need:
 >
-> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 18, 20, 22
+> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 22
 > - A [Microsoft 365 account for development](https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/toolkit/accounts)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Visual Studio Code Extension](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit) version 5.0.0 and higher or [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit-cli)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Copilot license](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/prerequisites#prerequisites)
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep
index e4c47a944b3..eaf408d213d 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-bearer/infra/azure.bicep
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ resource functionApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2021-02-01' = {
         }
         {
           name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION'
-          value: '~18' // Set NodeJS version to 18.x
+          value: '~22' // Set NodeJS version to 22.x
         }
         {
           name: 'API_KEY'
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl
index f6fc58be26c..26e7a4aa2ea 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/README.md.tpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You can extend declarative agents using plugins to retrieve data and execute tas
 >
 > To run this app template in your local dev machine, you will need:
 >
-> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 18, 20, 22
+> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 22
 > - A [Microsoft 365 account for development](https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/toolkit/accounts)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Visual Studio Code Extension](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit) version 5.0.0 and higher or [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit-cli)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Copilot license](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/prerequisites#prerequisites)
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl
index e1cd2bf40b1..c79111bdfeb 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch-oauth/infra/azure.bicep.tpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ resource functionApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2021-02-01' = {
         }
         {
           name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION'
-          value: '~18' // Set NodeJS version to 18.x
+          value: '~22' // Set NodeJS version to 22.x
         }
         {
           name: 'aadAppClientId'
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md
index 893f7fd0861..52e914e7713 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You can extend declarative agents using plugins to retrieve data and execute tas
 >
 > To run this app template in your local dev machine, you will need:
 >
-> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 18, 20, 22
+> - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 22
 > - A [Microsoft 365 account for development](https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/toolkit/accounts)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit Visual Studio Code Extension](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit) version 5.0.0 and higher or [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit CLI](https://aka.ms/teams-toolkit-cli)
 > - [Microsoft 365 Copilot license](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/prerequisites#prerequisites)
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep
index 8021c1d2116..b8b7131485b 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/declarative-agent-with-action-from-scratch/infra/azure.bicep
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ resource functionApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2021-02-01' = {
         }
         {
           name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION'
-          value: '~18' // Set NodeJS version to 18.x
+          value: '~22' // Set NodeJS version to 22.x
         }
       ]
       ftpsState: 'FtpsOnly'
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/README.md b/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/README.md
index d38a34e5bb5..4a7b01de9da 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/README.md
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Version|Date|Comments
 - [Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TeamsDevApp.ms-teams-vscode-extension)
 - [Azure Functions Visual Studio Code extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-azurefunctions)
 - [Microsoft 365 Developer tenant](https://developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/dev-program) with [uploading custom apps enabled](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/platform/m365-apps/prerequisites#prepare-a-developer-tenant-for-testing)
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 18, 20, 22
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/), supported versions: 22
 - Have the ability to admin consent in Entra Admin Center. See [Grant tenant-wide admin consent to an application](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/enterprise-apps/grant-admin-consent?pivots=portal#prerequisites) for the required roles
 
 ## Minimal path to awesome - Debug against a real Microsoft 365 tenant
diff --git a/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/infra/azure.bicep b/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/infra/azure.bicep
index 3d4c96d78f3..24c699fd716 100644
--- a/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/infra/azure.bicep
+++ b/templates/vsc/ts/graph-connector/infra/azure.bicep
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ resource functionApp 'Microsoft.Web/sites@2021-02-01' = {
         }
         {
           name: 'WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION'
-          value: '~20' // Set NodeJS version to 20.x
+          value: '~22' // Set NodeJS version to 22.x
         }
         {
           name: 'APPINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATIONKEY'