diff --git a/bin/node.exe b/bin/node.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index be9b631..0000000
Binary files a/bin/node.exe and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/release.js b/release.js
index 2117d93..4d6b978 100644
--- a/release.js
+++ b/release.js
@@ -197,14 +197,17 @@ function ensureBundledNode() {
     const binDir = path.join(__dirname, 'bin');
     const nodeExePath = path.join(binDir, 'node.exe');
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(nodeExePath) && fs.statSync(nodeExePath).size > 10000000) {
+    const nodeVersion = 'v22.14.0';
+    const versionMarker = path.join(binDir, `node-${nodeVersion}.marker`);
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(nodeExePath) && fs.existsSync(versionMarker)) {
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
     fs.mkdirSync(binDir, { recursive: true });
-    console.log('Downloading standalone Node.js runtime for bundling...');
+    console.log(`Downloading standalone Node.js ${nodeVersion} runtime for bundling...`);
 
-    const nodeUrl = 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v20.18.0/win-x64/node.exe';
+    const nodeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/${nodeVersion}/win-x64/node.exe`;
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         const fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(nodeExePath);
         https.get(nodeUrl, (res) => {
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ function ensureBundledNode() {
                     redirectRes.pipe(fileStream);
                     fileStream.on('finish', () => {
                         fileStream.close();
+                        fs.writeFileSync(versionMarker, nodeVersion, 'utf8');
                         resolve();
                     });
                 }).on('error', reject);
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ function ensureBundledNode() {
             res.pipe(fileStream);
             fileStream.on('finish', () => {
                 fileStream.close();
+                fs.writeFileSync(versionMarker, nodeVersion, 'utf8');
                 resolve();
             });
         }).on('error', (err) => {