install fails if node version >20.x.x even if it claims it supports up to 22.x.x (current lts)

[jacopomazzoni]

Bug report

Required System information

• Node.js version: 20.18.1
• NPM version: 10.8.2
• Strapi version: 5.5.1
• Database: sqlite
• Operating system: macos
• Is your project Javascript or Typescript: TS

Describe the bug

installing using yarn as described in the homepage throws an error on the latest node 24 that strapi supports versions 18-22.
switching to 22 allows to get to the install wizard up to a certain point when it throws this error:
error @strapi/[email protected]: The engine "node" is incompatible with this module. Expected version ">=18.0.0 <=20.x.x". Got "22.12.0"

then you need to downgrade to node 20, then it works,
suboptimal experience, is there a valid reason why @strapi/[email protected] wants node version 20 instead of 22 or could this requirement be removed? or made clearer at the first check?

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. install node 22
2. run yarn create strapi
3. See error

Expected behavior

either require node 22 or 20, make up your mind

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[derrickmehaffy]

Transferring this issue to the proper repo

[thanhnd1o2]

I got the same issue