diff --git a/.evergreen/ci_matrix_constants.js b/.evergreen/ci_matrix_constants.js
index fc3a344432b..a0f74a2b9f5 100644
--- a/.evergreen/ci_matrix_constants.js
+++ b/.evergreen/ci_matrix_constants.js
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ const MONGODB_VERSIONS = ['latest', 'rapid', '6.0', '5.0', '4.4', '4.2', '4.0',
 const versions = [
   { codeName: 'fermium', versionNumber: 14 },
   { codeName: 'gallium', versionNumber: 16 },
-  { codeName: 'hydrogen', versionNumber: 18 }
+  { codeName: 'hydrogen', versionNumber: 18 },
+  { codeName: 'iron', versionNumber: 20 }
 ];
-const NODE_VERSIONS = versions.map(({ codeName }) => codeName);
-NODE_VERSIONS.sort();
+const NODE_VERSIONS = versions.map(({ versionNumber }) => versionNumber).sort();
 const LOWEST_LTS = NODE_VERSIONS[0];
 const LATEST_LTS = NODE_VERSIONS[NODE_VERSIONS.length - 1];
 
diff --git a/.evergreen/config.in.yml b/.evergreen/config.in.yml
index cbe5edcc5e4..856c79a25bf 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.in.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.in.yml
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ functions:
         working_dir: "src"
         script: |
           ${PREPARE_SHELL}
-          NODE_LTS_NAME=${NODE_LTS_NAME} NPM_OPTIONS=${NPM_OPTIONS}\
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION=${NODE_LTS_VERSION} NPM_OPTIONS=${NPM_OPTIONS}\
             bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
 
   "install aws-credential-providers":
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ functions:
           rm -f ./prepare_atlas_connectivity.sh
 
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-atlas-tests.sh
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ functions:
           export PYTHON_BINARY=$([ "Windows_NT" = "$OS" ] && echo "/cygdrive/c/python/python38/python.exe" || echo "/opt/mongodbtoolchain/v3/bin/python3")
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
           export DRIVERS_TOOLS="${DRIVERS_TOOLS}"
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
           export MONGODB_URI="${MONGODB_URI}"
           export TEST_SOCKS5_CSFLE="${TEST_SOCKS5_CSFLE}"
           export SSL="${SSL}"
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ functions:
           export KRB5_NEW_KEYTAB='${gssapi_auth_new_keytab_base64}'
           export KRB5_PRINCIPAL='${gssapi_auth_principal}'
           export MONGODB_URI='${gssapi_auth_mongodb_uri}'
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-kerberos-tests.sh
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ functions:
         script: |
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
           export MONGODB_URI='${plain_auth_mongodb_uri}'
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-ldap-tests.sh
 
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ functions:
           script: |
             export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
             export MONGODB_URI='mongodb://mhuser:pencil@localhost'
-            export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+            export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
             bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-data-lake-tests.sh
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ functions:
         working_dir: "src"
         script: |
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME=${NODE_LTS_NAME}
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION=${NODE_LTS_VERSION}
           export DRIVERS_TOOLS="${DRIVERS_TOOLS}"
           export SSL_CA_FILE="${SSL_CA_FILE}"
           export SSL_KEY_FILE="${SSL_KEY_FILE}"
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: hydrogen
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 18 
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: rapid
diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index dc8ef7c2f92..ac645c9d3e4 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ functions:
         working_dir: src
         script: |
           ${PREPARE_SHELL}
-          NODE_LTS_NAME=${NODE_LTS_NAME} NPM_OPTIONS=${NPM_OPTIONS}\
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION=${NODE_LTS_VERSION} NPM_OPTIONS=${NPM_OPTIONS}\
             bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
   install aws-credential-providers:
     - command: shell.exec
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ functions:
           rm -f ./prepare_atlas_connectivity.sh
 
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-atlas-tests.sh
   run socks5 tests:
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ functions:
 
           export DRIVERS_TOOLS="${DRIVERS_TOOLS}"
 
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           export MONGODB_URI="${MONGODB_URI}"
 
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ functions:
           export KRB5_NEW_KEYTAB='${gssapi_auth_new_keytab_base64}'
           export KRB5_PRINCIPAL='${gssapi_auth_principal}'
           export MONGODB_URI='${gssapi_auth_mongodb_uri}'
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-kerberos-tests.sh
   run ldap tests:
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ functions:
         script: |
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
           export MONGODB_URI='${plain_auth_mongodb_uri}'
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-ldap-tests.sh
   run data lake tests:
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ functions:
         script: |
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
           export MONGODB_URI='mongodb://mhuser:pencil@localhost'
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME='${NODE_LTS_NAME}'
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION='${NODE_LTS_VERSION}'
 
           bash ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/.evergreen/run-data-lake-tests.sh
   run tls tests:
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ functions:
         working_dir: src
         script: |
           export PROJECT_DIRECTORY="$(pwd)"
-          export NODE_LTS_NAME=${NODE_LTS_NAME}
+          export NODE_LTS_VERSION=${NODE_LTS_VERSION}
           export DRIVERS_TOOLS="${DRIVERS_TOOLS}"
           export SSL_CA_FILE="${SSL_CA_FILE}"
           export SSL_KEY_FILE="${SSL_KEY_FILE}"
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: hydrogen
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 18
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: rapid
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: run unit tests
   - name: run-lint-checks
     tags:
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: run lint checks
   - name: check-types-typescript-next
     tags:
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: check types
         vars:
           TS_VERSION: next
@@ -2511,7 +2511,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: compile driver
         vars:
           TS_VERSION: current
@@ -2521,7 +2521,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: check types
         vars:
           TS_VERSION: current
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: check types
         vars:
           TS_VERSION: 4.1.6
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: '5.0'
@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: '5.0'
@@ -2580,7 +2580,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: rapid
@@ -2595,7 +2595,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: rapid
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: latest
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
         vars:
           VERSION: latest
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh tests for package
         vars:
           mongosh_package: browser-repl
@@ -3021,7 +3021,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh tests for package
         vars:
           mongosh_package: browser-runtime-electron
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh tests for package
         vars:
           mongosh_package: cli-repl
@@ -3043,7 +3043,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh tests for package
         vars:
           mongosh_package: connectivity-tests
@@ -3054,7 +3054,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh tests for package
         vars:
           mongosh_package: mongosh
@@ -3065,7 +3065,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh tests for package
         vars:
           mongosh_package: node-runtime-worker-thread
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh tests for package
         vars:
           mongosh_package: service-provider-server
@@ -3086,7 +3086,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: compile mongosh
   - name: verify-mongosh-scopes
     tags:
@@ -3094,7 +3094,7 @@ tasks:
     commands:
       - func: install dependencies
         vars:
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       - func: run mongosh package scope test
 task_groups:
   - name: serverless_task_group
@@ -3212,7 +3212,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: rhel8 Node14
     run_on: rhel80-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
       CLIENT_ENCRYPTION: true
     tasks:
       - test-latest-server
@@ -3262,7 +3262,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: rhel8 Node16
     run_on: rhel80-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       CLIENT_ENCRYPTION: true
     tasks:
       - test-latest-server
@@ -3310,7 +3310,55 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: rhel8 Node18
     run_on: rhel80-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: hydrogen
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 18
+      CLIENT_ENCRYPTION: true
+    tasks:
+      - test-latest-server
+      - test-latest-replica_set
+      - test-latest-sharded_cluster
+      - test-rapid-server
+      - test-rapid-replica_set
+      - test-rapid-sharded_cluster
+      - test-6.0-server
+      - test-6.0-replica_set
+      - test-6.0-sharded_cluster
+      - test-5.0-server
+      - test-5.0-replica_set
+      - test-5.0-sharded_cluster
+      - test-4.4-server
+      - test-4.4-replica_set
+      - test-4.4-sharded_cluster
+      - test-4.2-server
+      - test-4.2-replica_set
+      - test-4.2-sharded_cluster
+      - test-4.0-server
+      - test-4.0-replica_set
+      - test-4.0-sharded_cluster
+      - test-3.6-server
+      - test-3.6-replica_set
+      - test-3.6-sharded_cluster
+      - test-latest-server-v1-api
+      - test-atlas-connectivity
+      - test-atlas-data-lake
+      - test-5.0-load-balanced
+      - test-6.0-load-balanced
+      - test-latest-load-balanced
+      - test-auth-kerberos
+      - test-auth-ldap
+      - test-auth-oidc
+      - test-socks5
+      - test-socks5-csfle
+      - test-socks5-tls
+      - test-tls-support-latest
+      - test-tls-support-6.0
+      - test-tls-support-5.0
+      - test-tls-support-4.4
+      - test-tls-support-4.2
+  - name: rhel80-large-Node20
+    display_name: rhel8 Node20
+    run_on: rhel80-large
+    expansions:
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 20
       CLIENT_ENCRYPTION: true
     tasks:
       - test-latest-server
@@ -3358,7 +3406,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: rhel8 Node Latest
     run_on: rhel80-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: latest
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 20
       CLIENT_ENCRYPTION: true
     tasks:
       - test-latest-server
@@ -3391,8 +3439,10 @@ buildvariants:
       - test-5.0-load-balanced
       - test-6.0-load-balanced
       - test-latest-load-balanced
+      - test-auth-kerberos
       - test-auth-ldap
       - test-auth-oidc
+      - test-socks5
       - test-socks5-csfle
       - test-socks5-tls
       - test-tls-support-latest
@@ -3404,7 +3454,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: Windows (VS2019) Node14
     run_on: windows-64-vs2019-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
     tasks:
       - test-latest-server
       - test-latest-replica_set
@@ -3445,7 +3495,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: Windows (VS2019) Node16
     run_on: windows-64-vs2019-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: gallium
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
     tasks:
       - test-latest-server
       - test-latest-replica_set
@@ -3484,7 +3534,46 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: Windows (VS2019) Node18
     run_on: windows-64-vs2019-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: hydrogen
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 18
+    tasks:
+      - test-latest-server
+      - test-latest-replica_set
+      - test-latest-sharded_cluster
+      - test-rapid-server
+      - test-rapid-replica_set
+      - test-rapid-sharded_cluster
+      - test-6.0-server
+      - test-6.0-replica_set
+      - test-6.0-sharded_cluster
+      - test-5.0-server
+      - test-5.0-replica_set
+      - test-5.0-sharded_cluster
+      - test-4.4-server
+      - test-4.4-replica_set
+      - test-4.4-sharded_cluster
+      - test-4.2-server
+      - test-4.2-replica_set
+      - test-4.2-sharded_cluster
+      - test-4.0-server
+      - test-4.0-replica_set
+      - test-4.0-sharded_cluster
+      - test-3.6-server
+      - test-3.6-replica_set
+      - test-3.6-sharded_cluster
+      - test-latest-server-v1-api
+      - test-atlas-data-lake
+      - test-socks5
+      - test-socks5-tls
+      - test-tls-support-latest
+      - test-tls-support-6.0
+      - test-tls-support-5.0
+      - test-tls-support-4.4
+      - test-tls-support-4.2
+  - name: windows-64-vs2019-Node20
+    display_name: Windows (VS2019) Node20
+    run_on: windows-64-vs2019-large
+    expansions:
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 20
     tasks:
       - test-latest-server
       - test-latest-replica_set
@@ -3520,10 +3609,10 @@ buildvariants:
       - test-tls-support-4.4
       - test-tls-support-4.2
   - name: macos-1100
-    display_name: MacOS 11 Node18
+    display_name: MacOS 11 Node20
     run_on: macos-1100
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: hydrogen
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 20
       CLIENT_ENCRYPTION: true
     tasks:
       - test-rapid-server
@@ -3559,7 +3648,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: MONGODB-AWS Auth test
     run_on: ubuntu1804-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
     tasks:
       - aws-latest-auth-test-run-aws-auth-test-with-regular-aws-credentials
       - aws-latest-auth-test-run-aws-auth-test-with-assume-role-credentials
@@ -3651,7 +3740,7 @@ buildvariants:
     display_name: Serverless Test
     run_on: rhel80-large
     expansions:
-      NODE_LTS_NAME: fermium
+      NODE_LTS_VERSION: 14
     tasks:
       - serverless_task_group
   - name: rhel8-test-gcp-kms
diff --git a/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js b/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
index 41731ae649f..50e429af312 100644
--- a/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
+++ b/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
@@ -429,15 +429,12 @@ for (const {
     return !isAWSTask && !isSkippedTaskOnWindows;
   });
 
-  for (const NODE_LTS_NAME of testedNodeVersions) {
-    const nodeVersionNumber = versions.find(
-      ({ codeName }) => codeName === NODE_LTS_NAME
-    ).versionNumber;
-    const nodeLtsDisplayName =
-      nodeVersionNumber === undefined ? `Node Latest` : `Node${nodeVersionNumber}`;
-    const name = `${osName}-${NODE_LTS_NAME}`;
+  for (const NODE_LTS_VERSION of testedNodeVersions) {
+    const nodeLTSCodeName = versions.find(({ versionNumber }) => versionNumber === NODE_LTS_VERSION).codeName;
+    const nodeLtsDisplayName = `Node${NODE_LTS_VERSION}`;
+    const name = `${osName}-${NODE_LTS_VERSION >= 20 ? nodeLtsDisplayName : nodeLTSCodeName}`;
     const display_name = `${osDisplayName} ${nodeLtsDisplayName}`;
-    const expansions = { NODE_LTS_NAME };
+    const expansions = { NODE_LTS_VERSION };
     const taskNames = tasks.map(({ name }) => name);
 
     if (clientEncryption) {
@@ -453,7 +450,7 @@ for (const {
       name: `${osName}-node-latest`,
       display_name: `${osDisplayName} Node Latest`,
       run_on,
-      expansions: { NODE_LTS_NAME: 'latest' },
+      expansions: { NODE_LTS_VERSION: LATEST_LTS },
       tasks: tasks.map(({ name }) => name)
     };
     if (clientEncryption) {
@@ -466,11 +463,10 @@ for (const {
 
 BUILD_VARIANTS.push({
   name: 'macos-1100',
-  display_name: `MacOS 11 Node${versions.find(version => version.codeName === LATEST_LTS).versionNumber
-    }`,
+  display_name: `MacOS 11 Node${LATEST_LTS}`,
   run_on: 'macos-1100',
   expansions: {
-    NODE_LTS_NAME: LATEST_LTS,
+    NODE_LTS_VERSION: LATEST_LTS,
     CLIENT_ENCRYPTION: true
   },
   tasks: ['test-rapid-server']
@@ -486,7 +482,7 @@ SINGLETON_TASKS.push(
         {
           func: 'install dependencies',
           vars: {
-            NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+            NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
           }
         },
         { func: 'run unit tests' }
@@ -499,7 +495,7 @@ SINGLETON_TASKS.push(
         {
           func: 'install dependencies',
           vars: {
-            NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+            NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
           }
         },
         { func: 'run lint checks' }
@@ -520,7 +516,7 @@ function* makeTypescriptTasks() {
           {
             func: 'install dependencies',
             vars: {
-              NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+              NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
             }
           },
           {
@@ -540,7 +536,7 @@ function* makeTypescriptTasks() {
         {
           func: 'install dependencies',
           vars: {
-            NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+            NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
           }
         },
         {
@@ -559,7 +555,7 @@ function* makeTypescriptTasks() {
       {
         func: 'install dependencies',
         vars: {
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
         }
       },
       { func: 'run typescript next' }
@@ -598,7 +594,7 @@ BUILD_VARIANTS.push({
   display_name: 'MONGODB-AWS Auth test',
   run_on: 'ubuntu1804-large',
   expansions: {
-    NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+    NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
   },
   tasks: AWS_AUTH_TASKS
 });
@@ -616,7 +612,7 @@ for (const version of ['5.0', 'rapid', 'latest']) {
         {
           func: 'install dependencies',
           vars: {
-            NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+            NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
           }
         },
         {
@@ -665,7 +661,7 @@ BUILD_VARIANTS.push({
   display_name: 'Serverless Test',
   run_on: DEFAULT_OS,
   expansions: {
-    NODE_LTS_NAME: LOWEST_LTS
+    NODE_LTS_VERSION: LOWEST_LTS
   },
   tasks: ['serverless_task_group']
 });
@@ -706,7 +702,7 @@ BUILD_VARIANTS.push({
 for (const variant of BUILD_VARIANTS.filter(
   variant =>
     variant.expansions &&
-    ['gallium', 'hydrogen', 'latest'].includes(variant.expansions.NODE_LTS_NAME)
+    [16, 18, 20].includes(variant.expansions.NODE_LTS_VERSION)
 )) {
   variant.tasks = variant.tasks.filter(
     name => !['test-zstd-compression', 'test-snappy-compression'].includes(name)
@@ -715,14 +711,14 @@ for (const variant of BUILD_VARIANTS.filter(
 
 // TODO(NODE-5021): Drop support for Kerberos 1.x on in 6.0.0
 for (const variant of BUILD_VARIANTS.filter(
-  variant => variant.expansions && ['latest'].includes(variant.expansions.NODE_LTS_NAME)
+  variant => variant.expansions && ['latest'].includes(variant.expansions.NODE_LTS_VERSION)
 )) {
   variant.tasks = variant.tasks.filter(name => !['test-auth-kerberos'].includes(name));
 }
 
 // TODO(NODE-4897): Debug socks5 tests on node latest
 for (const variant of BUILD_VARIANTS.filter(
-  variant => variant.expansions && ['latest'].includes(variant.expansions.NODE_LTS_NAME)
+  variant => variant.expansions && ['latest'].includes(variant.expansions.NODE_LTS_VERSION)
 )) {
   variant.tasks = variant.tasks.filter(name => !['test-socks5'].includes(name));
 }
diff --git a/.evergreen/generate_mongosh_tasks.js b/.evergreen/generate_mongosh_tasks.js
index 6d129058269..6d689ba7064 100644
--- a/.evergreen/generate_mongosh_tasks.js
+++ b/.evergreen/generate_mongosh_tasks.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const mongoshTestTasks = scopes.map(packageName => {
       {
         func: 'install dependencies',
         vars: {
-          NODE_LTS_NAME: 'gallium'
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
         }
       },
       {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const compileTask = {
     {
       func: 'install dependencies',
       vars: {
-        NODE_LTS_NAME: 'gallium'
+        NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       }
     },
     { func: 'compile mongosh' }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const scopeVerificationTask = {
     {
       func: 'install dependencies',
       vars: {
-        NODE_LTS_NAME: 'gallium'
+        NODE_LTS_VERSION: 16
       }
     },
     { func: 'run mongosh package scope test' }
diff --git a/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh b/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
index 17148dca660..106ee5957e2 100644
--- a/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/install-dependencies.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o errexit  # Exit the script with error if any of the commands fail
 
-NODE_LTS_NAME=${NODE_LTS_NAME:-fermium}
+NODE_LTS_VERSION=${NODE_LTS_VERSION:-14}
 NODE_ARTIFACTS_PATH="${PROJECT_DIRECTORY:-$(pwd)}/node-artifacts"
 if [[ "$OS" = "Windows_NT" ]]; then NODE_ARTIFACTS_PATH=$(cygpath --unix "$NODE_ARTIFACTS_PATH"); fi
 
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ curl "${CURL_FLAGS[@]}" "https://nodejs.org/dist/index.tab" --output node_index.
 
 while IFS=$'\t' read -r -a row; do
   node_index_version="${row[0]}"
+  node_index_major_version=$(echo $node_index_version | sed -E 's/^v([0-9]+).*$/\1/')
   node_index_date="${row[1]}"
   node_index_lts="${row[9]}"
   [[ "$node_index_version" = "version" ]] && continue # skip tsv header
-  [[ "$NODE_LTS_NAME" = "latest" ]] && break # first line is latest
-  [[ "$NODE_LTS_NAME" = "$node_index_lts" ]] && break # case insensitive compare
+  [[ "$NODE_LTS_VERSION" = "latest" ]] && break # first line is latest
+  [[ "$NODE_LTS_VERSION" = "$node_index_major_version" ]] && break # case insensitive compare
 done < node_index.tab
 
 if [[ "$OS" = "Windows_NT" ]]; then
diff --git a/.evergreen/run-kerberos-tests.sh b/.evergreen/run-kerberos-tests.sh
index 391feedf774..25dcdf01f4a 100644
--- a/.evergreen/run-kerberos-tests.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/run-kerberos-tests.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ set -o xtrace
 npm install kerberos@">=2.0.0-beta.0"
 npm run check:kerberos
 
-npm install kerberos@"^1.1.7"
-npm run check:kerberos
+if [ "$NODE_LTS_VERSION" != "latest" ] && [ $NODE_LTS_VERSION -lt 20 ]; then
+  npm install kerberos@"^1.1.7"
+  npm run check:kerberos
+fi
+
 set +o xtrace
 
 # destroy ticket
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
index 531d8e71709..3420f4b515e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18.x]
+        node-version: [20.x]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}