diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 5bf4400f22..b832e4001d 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-24.15.0
+24.16.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cdae10e0f0..cc1e3b0b4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
     "debug": "4.4.3",
     "direction": "2.0.1",
     "dom-accessibility-api": "0.7.1",
-    "electron": "42.3.0",
+    "electron": "42.4.0",
     "electron-builder": "26.11.1",
     "electron-mocha": "13.1.0",
     "emoji-regex-xs": "2.0.1",
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
     "zod": "4.3.6"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "24.15.0"
+    "node": "24.16.0"
   },
   "build": {
     "appId": "org.whispersystems.signal-desktop",
@@ -610,6 +610,6 @@
     ]
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "24.15.0"
+    "node": "24.16.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 2363034522..a65d565a9c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 0.7.1
         version: 0.7.1
       electron:
-        specifier: 42.3.0
-        version: 42.3.0
+        specifier: 42.4.0
+        version: 42.4.0
       electron-builder:
         specifier: 26.11.1
         version: 26.11.1(electron-builder-squirrel-windows@26.11.1)
@@ -1169,6 +1169,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0cp4PsWQ/9avqTVMCtZ+GirikIA36ikvjtHweU4/j8yLtgObI0+JUPhYFScgwlteveGB1rt3Cm8UhN04XayDig==, tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/@develar/schema-utils/-/schema-utils-2.6.5.tgz}
     engines: {node: '>= 8.9.0'}
 
+  '@electron-internal/extract-zip@1.0.2':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VJuNETNPEhrmQEZezeTZO5TZMV+dobBRyJ7zHjGJWIhMS7m7W1UeClt69u4hkUxv9ZZVxuli/E9Yvc4gDNHGsg==, tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron-internal/extract-zip/-/extract-zip-1.0.2.tgz}
+    engines: {node: '>=22.12.0'}
+
   '@electron/asar@3.4.1':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-i4/rNPRS84t0vSRa2HorerGRXWyF4vThfHesw0dmcWHp+cspK743UanA0suA5Q5y8kzY2y6YKrvbIUn69BCAiA==, tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/asar/-/asar-3.4.1.tgz}
     engines: {node: '>=10.12.0'}
@@ -6414,8 +6418,8 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>= 12.20.55'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  electron@42.3.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9ZiLdRXk+WDxW1OgIUz8J2rIQ5TYU9o629gCOjU48Q3dQiOmym7osWsH5Ubs/Jh4uuFLn6m6SBD2rmRXLAPz9g==, tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-42.3.0.tgz}
+  electron@42.4.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OXXqh9LD9KxXPv2Fe25EfU9N9AvWTuV6V81sfhQaNvTAXCd9ONA+Q4OWvMe+CmYD6xIwjFxGGtG/ZphDYYC5OQ==, tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-42.4.0.tgz}
     engines: {node: '>= 22.12.0'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -11405,6 +11409,8 @@ snapshots:
       ajv: 6.14.0
       ajv-keywords: 3.5.2(ajv@6.14.0)
 
+  '@electron-internal/extract-zip@1.0.2': {}
+
   '@electron/asar@3.4.1':
     dependencies:
       commander: 5.1.0
@@ -17236,11 +17242,11 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  electron@42.3.0:
+  electron@42.4.0:
     dependencies:
+      '@electron-internal/extract-zip': 1.0.2
       '@electron/get': 5.0.0
       '@types/node': 24.12.0
-      extract-zip: 2.0.1
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color