diff --git a/.changeset/beige-lamps-march.md b/.changeset/beige-lamps-march.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e46a3e1d196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-lamps-march.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": major
+"electron-builder": major
+---
+
+chore: bump `engine` node requirement to >22.12 to update to latest `electron/XX` packages (in order to support Electron 36)
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json b/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json
index f7e54dac174..8bc2ab12d4e 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/app-builder-lib"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.0.0"
+    "node": ">=22.12.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "electron",
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/package.json b/packages/electron-builder/package.json
index 7723874a71c..a7ae7adc446 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/electron-builder"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.0.0"
+    "node": ">=22.12.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "electron",