diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a5d75022..9b209eab 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo docker exec sharp sh -c "apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs"
       - run: sudo docker exec sharp sh -c "npm install --build-from-source"
       - run: sudo docker exec sharp sh -c "npm test"
-      - run: "[[ -n $CIRCLE_TAG ]] && sudo docker exec --env prebuild_upload sharp sh -c \"npx prebuild --runtime napi --target 7 --upload=$prebuild_upload\" || true"
+      - run: "[[ -n $CIRCLE_TAG ]] && sudo docker exec --env prebuild_upload sharp sh -c \"npx prebuild --upload=$prebuild_upload\" || true"
   linux-arm64-glibc-node-20:
     resource_class: arm.medium
     machine:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo docker exec sharp sh -c "apk add build-base git python3 font-noto --update-cache"
       - run: sudo docker exec sharp sh -c "npm install --build-from-source"
       - run: sudo docker exec sharp sh -c "npm test"
-      - run: "[[ -n $CIRCLE_TAG ]] && sudo docker exec --env prebuild_upload sharp sh -c \"npx prebuild --runtime napi --target 7 --upload=$prebuild_upload\" || true"
+      - run: "[[ -n $CIRCLE_TAG ]] && sudo docker exec --env prebuild_upload sharp sh -c \"npx prebuild --upload=$prebuild_upload\" || true"
   linux-arm64-musl-node-20:
     resource_class: arm.medium
     machine:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-darwin-arm64v8.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-darwin-arm64v8.yml
index e28673da..ae06af77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-darwin-arm64v8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-darwin-arm64v8.yml
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.prebuild && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         env:
           prebuild_upload: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx prebuild --runtime napi --target 7
+        run: npx prebuild
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1b85bafc..2edf0521 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.prebuild && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         env:
           prebuild_upload: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx prebuild --runtime napi --target 7
+        run: npx prebuild
diff --git a/.prebuildrc b/.prebuildrc
index dbe2cff8..6da59666 100644
--- a/.prebuildrc
+++ b/.prebuildrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "runtime": "napi",
   "include-regex": "(sharp-.+\\.node|libvips-cpp\\.dll)",
   "strip": true
 }
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 436ead95..fd05b45e 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   }, {
     'target_name': 'sharp-<(platform_and_arch)',
     'defines': [
-      'NAPI_VERSION=7',
+      'NAPI_VERSION=9',
       'NODE_ADDON_API_DISABLE_DEPRECATED',
       'NODE_API_SWALLOW_UNTHROWABLE_EXCEPTIONS'
     ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7aab8a33..b99a793d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
       "win32-x64": "sha512-BwKckinJZ0Fu/EcunqiLPwOLEBWp4xf8GV7nvmVuKKz5f6B+GxoA2k9aa2wueqv4r4RJVgV/aWXZWFKOIjre/Q=="
     },
     "runtime": "napi",
-    "target": 7
+    "target": 9
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
   },
   "binary": {
     "napi_versions": [
-      7
+      9
     ]
   },
   "semistandard": {