diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix
index adb13af633d1..17c2d72fe041 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/ares-cli/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   buildNpmPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
+  nodejs_22,
 }:
+
 buildNpmPackage rec {
   pname = "ares-cli";
   version = "3.2.1";
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-L8suZDtXVchVyvp7KCv0UaceJqqGBdfopd5tZzwj3MY=";
   };
 
+  nodejs = nodejs_22;
+
   dontNpmBuild = true;
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-ATIxe/sulfOpz5KiWauDAPZrlfUOFyiTa+5ECFbVd+0=";