diff --git a/docs/adr/0001-gateway-release-policy.md b/docs/adr/0001-gateway-release-policy.md
index fee4f36e6c..ef18291d40 100644
--- a/docs/adr/0001-gateway-release-policy.md
+++ b/docs/adr/0001-gateway-release-policy.md
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ evidence.
   npm tags.
 - Embedded release evidence, the product security floor, and the
   candidate-promotion workflow are removed.
-- Setup continues to pin and verify Node `24.19.0`. This decision changes the
-  OpenClaw npm package selection, not the managed Node runtime.
+- Setup continues to pin and verify its managed Node runtime separately from
+  the OpenClaw npm package selection. The original pin was `24.19.0`; it is now
+  `24.22.1` to meet the upstream installer minimum.
 
 ## Consequences
 
diff --git a/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine/GatewayInstallPolicy.cs b/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine/GatewayInstallPolicy.cs
index ea2fc92c56..b869e04e4b 100644
--- a/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine/GatewayInstallPolicy.cs
+++ b/src/OpenClaw.SetupEngine/GatewayInstallPolicy.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public static class GatewayInstallPolicy
 {
     public const string DefaultInstallUrl = "https://openclaw.ai/install-cli.sh";
     public const int ProtocolGeneration = 4;
-    public const string NodeVersion = "24.19.0";
+    public const string NodeVersion = "24.22.1";
     public const string RecommendedTag = "latest";
     public const string FallbackTag = "extended-stable";
 
diff --git a/tests/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.Tests/SetupStepsTests.cs b/tests/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.Tests/SetupStepsTests.cs
index 1d3ca7c290..38738726aa 100644
--- a/tests/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.Tests/SetupStepsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/OpenClaw.SetupEngine.Tests/SetupStepsTests.cs
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ public void InstallCli_BuildInstallCommand_DefaultsToInstallerLatest()
             GatewayInstallPolicy.NodeVersion);
 
         Assert.Contains(
-            $"bash -s -- --node-version '{GatewayInstallPolicy.NodeVersion}' < \"$installer\"",
+            "bash -s -- --node-version '24.22.1' < \"$installer\"",
             command);
         Assert.DoesNotContain(" --version ", command, StringComparison.Ordinal);
         Assert.DoesNotContain("| bash", command, StringComparison.Ordinal);
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ public void InstallCli_BuildInstallCommand_DownloadsCompletelyBeforeExecuting()
         Assert.Contains("--output \"$installer\"", command);
         Assert.Contains("'https://openclaw.ai/install-cli.sh'", command);
         Assert.Contains("if ! test -s \"$installer\"", command);
-        Assert.Contains("bash -s -- --version '2026.5.22' --node-version '24.19.0' < \"$installer\"", command);
+        Assert.Contains("bash -s -- --version '2026.5.22' --node-version '24.22.1' < \"$installer\"", command);
         Assert.DoesNotContain("--retry", command);
         Assert.DoesNotContain("| bash", command);
     }