diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json
index d75ebb148639..31cd129f0750 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/tanstackstart-react/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "@tanstack/react-start": "^1.136.0",
     "@tanstack/react-router": "^1.136.0",
     "react": "^19.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "^19.2.0"
+    "react-dom": "^19.2.0",
+    "nitro": "3.0.1-alpha.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^19.2.0",
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@
     "typescript": "^5.9.0",
     "vite": "7.2.0",
     "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^5.1.4",
-    "nitro": "^3.0.0",
     "@playwright/test": "~1.56.0",
     "@sentry-internal/test-utils": "link:../../../test-utils"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "extends": "../../package.json"
+    "extends": "../../package.json",
+    "node": "22.20.0"
   }
 }