diff --git a/spannerlib/wrappers/spannerlib-node/package.json b/spannerlib/wrappers/spannerlib-node/package.json
index c31d9cdd..b5340df7 100644
--- a/spannerlib/wrappers/spannerlib-node/package.json
+++ b/spannerlib/wrappers/spannerlib-node/package.json
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
     "@types/node": "^22.7.5",
     "@types/bindings": "^1.5.0",
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.6",
-    "@babel/core": "^7.24.0",
-    "@babel/cli": "^7.23.9",
+    "@babel/core": "^8.0.0",
+    "@babel/cli": "^8.0.0",
     "sinon": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.3",
     "gts": "^7.0.0",