diff --git a/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-python-handlers-base-project.ts b/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-python-handlers-base-project.ts
index 337c67beb..def152db3 100644
--- a/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-python-handlers-base-project.ts
+++ b/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-python-handlers-base-project.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export abstract class GeneratedPythonHandlersBaseProject extends PythonProject {
     });
     TypeSafeApiCommandEnvironment.ensure(this);
     this.options = options;
-    this.runtimeVersion = options.runtimeVersion ?? PythonVersion.PYTHON_3_11;
+    this.runtimeVersion = options.runtimeVersion ?? PythonVersion.PYTHON_3_13;
     this.tstDir = "test";
 
     if (options.pytest ?? true) {
diff --git a/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-typescript-handlers-base-project.ts b/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-typescript-handlers-base-project.ts
index d5cfafd24..75abb447e 100644
--- a/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-typescript-handlers-base-project.ts
+++ b/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/codegen/handlers/generated-typescript-handlers-base-project.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export abstract class GeneratedTypescriptHandlersBaseProject extends TypeScriptP
       npmignoreEnabled: false,
     });
     this.options = options;
-    this.runtimeVersion = options.runtimeVersion ?? NodeVersion.NODE_18;
+    this.runtimeVersion = options.runtimeVersion ?? NodeVersion.NODE_22;
 
     TypeSafeApiCommandEnvironment.ensure(this);
 
diff --git a/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/types.ts b/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/types.ts
index 5c720b8e9..c12a822d0 100644
--- a/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/types.ts
+++ b/packages/type-safe-api/src/project/types.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export interface GeneratedTypeScriptHandlersOptions
 
   /**
    * Runtime version to target for the handlers
-   * @default NodeVersion.NODE_18
+   * @default NodeVersion.NODE_22
    */
   readonly runtimeVersion?: NodeVersion;
 }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export interface GeneratedPythonHandlersOptions
 
   /**
    * Runtime version to target for the handlers
-   * @default PythonVersion.PYTHON_3_11
+   * @default PythonVersion.PYTHON_3_13
    */
   readonly runtimeVersion?: PythonVersion;
 }