diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test-windows.yml
index 146a5133..37ea6a82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-test-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test-windows.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: moonrepo/setup-toolchain@261c62cb5b0f580c7be7c8cd0f023a2e96756095 # v0
         with:
           auto-install: true
+          # Pin proto to 0.56.3 — v0.56.4 has a regression in starbase_archive
+          # 0.13.0 that prevents Node 24 from extracting on Windows Server 2025.
+          # Remove this pin once proto 0.57+ ships with the fix.
+          # See: https://github.com/moonrepo/proto/issues/1006
+          proto-version: "0.56.3"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
diff --git a/.prototools b/.prototools
index 5dc8cead..c45619f6 100644
--- a/.prototools
+++ b/.prototools
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bun = "1.3.13"
-node = "22"
+node = "24"
 npm = "11.14.0"
 gh = "2.92.0"