diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4cfa56ec640e..68ecae92b8bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: 'packages/e2e-tests/package.json'
       - name: Restore caches
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-cache
         env:
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get node version
         id: versions
         run: |
-          echo "echo node=$(jq -r '.volta.node' package.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "echo node=$(jq -r '.volta.node' packages/e2e-tests/package.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Validate Verdaccio
         run: yarn test:validate
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/Dockerfile.publish-packages b/packages/e2e-tests/Dockerfile.publish-packages
index 79151bb0ae9e..117535a0e326 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/Dockerfile.publish-packages
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/Dockerfile.publish-packages
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This Dockerfile exists for the purpose of using a specific node/npm version (ie. the same we use in CI) to run npm publish with
-ARG NODE_VERSION=16.19.0
+ARG NODE_VERSION=18.17.1
 FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}
 
 WORKDIR /sentry-javascript/packages/e2e-tests
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/package.json
index 21c6832b3e65..371f7313093e 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/package.json
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
   "name": "@sentry-internal/e2e-tests",
   "version": "7.68.0",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
-  },
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "fix": "run-s fix:eslint fix:prettier",
@@ -32,6 +29,7 @@
     "yaml": "2.2.2"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "extends": "../../package.json"
+    "node": "18.17.1",
+    "yarn": "1.22.19"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json
index 0fd95034f36c..58b89cb7dda7 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.27.1"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "16.19.0",
-    "yarn": "1.22.19"
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/playwright.config.ts b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/playwright.config.ts
index dafe32a31126..734bda58c10f 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-next-app/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import type { PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test';
 import { devices } from '@playwright/test';
 
+// Fix urls not resolving to localhost on Node v17+
+// See: https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3821#issuecomment-1413727575
+import { setDefaultResultOrder } from 'dns';
+setDefaultResultOrder('ipv4first');
+
 const testEnv = process.env.TEST_ENV;
 
 if (!testEnv) {
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-react-app/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-react-app/package.json
index 1cdcc07f6617..07c4210736a8 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-react-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-react-app/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     ]
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "16.19.0",
-    "yarn": "1.22.19"
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app/package.json
index 06adb8434d79..ad98b05b0d55 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app/package.json
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=14"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
index 7edc1429c308..461eabaf4dc2 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "@sentry/utils": "latest || *"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "16.19.0",
-    "yarn": "1.22.19"
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/playwright.config.ts b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/playwright.config.ts
index c0c413c0627b..391b5eac610e 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import type { PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test';
 import { devices } from '@playwright/test';
 
+// Fix urls not resolving to localhost on Node v17+
+// See: https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/3821#issuecomment-1413727575
+import { setDefaultResultOrder } from 'dns';
+setDefaultResultOrder('ipv4first');
+
 const testEnv = process.env.TEST_ENV;
 
 if (!testEnv) {
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-app/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-app/package.json
index 1c1264bd52ec..02dcb35da7fe 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-app/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.27.1"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "16.19.0",
-    "yarn": "1.22.19"
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json
index 72e1fc09c055..2ea0b4077e18 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-create-hash-router/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "16.19.0",
-    "yarn": "1.22.19"
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react-tracing-import/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react-tracing-import/package.json
index 72a6f223e960..bb5b06eb0378 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react-tracing-import/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react-tracing-import/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "16.19.0",
-    "yarn": "1.22.19"
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react/package.json
index 5d0d4716ef1c..ab9f06cb3ca0 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/standard-frontend-react/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     "serve": "14.0.1"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "16.19.0",
-    "yarn": "1.22.19"
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }