From 0ef8c55ff7be73df61078df5d0eb367fbacd6a29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Gross <git@joshmgross.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Bump required Node version to 22

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 7 +++++++
 README.md                | 4 ++--
 package-lock.json        | 2 +-
 package.json             | 2 +-
 src/index.ts             | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b87179d..c41e970 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+      with:
+        node-version: '22'
     - uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
       with:
         path: ~/.npm
@@ -32,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
         branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: ['22', '24']
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -39,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
     - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
       with:
         path: ~/.npm
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f2cab1..0142f5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ console.log(results)
 
 ### Custom fetch function
 
-Node.js version 18 includes a built-in global `fetch` function. When using an older version of Node.js, you can provide a custom fetch function implementation. We recommend the [`undici`][1] package on which Node's built-in fetch is based.
+The driver uses the global `fetch` function by default. You can provide a custom fetch function implementation, for example to configure proxies or connection pooling. We recommend the [`undici`][1] package on which Node's built-in fetch is based.
 
 [1]: https://github.com/nodejs/undici
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const results = await conn.execute('select 1 from dual')
 console.log(results)
 ```
 
-To leverage HTTP/2, you can use the [`fetch-h2`][2] shim. `fetch-h2` also supports Node.js 12+.
+To leverage HTTP/2, you can use the [`fetch-h2`][2] shim.
 
 [2]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/fetch-h2
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 19cc4f7..55afe82 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "undici": "^8.3.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=22"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 531d8a2..fe22ace 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=22"
   },
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 815f00d..ab5b77d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class Connection {
 
   constructor(config: Config) {
     this.config = config
-    this.fetch = config.fetch || fetch!
+    this.fetch = config.fetch || fetch
     this.session = null
 
     if (config.url) {