diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 013b70b73..c395dddec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node_version: [18, 20, 22, 24]
+        node_version: [20, 22, 24]
         include:
           # Active LTS + other OS
           - os: macos-latest
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ jobs:
         # does not need to explicitly set chromium after https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/14862 is solved
         run: pnpm playwright install chromium
 
-      - if: matrix.node_version == '18'
-        run: pnpm i -D vite@6.3.5 -w
-
       - name: Build
         run: pnpm run build
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b51a42923..a78df8171 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^14.18.0 || >=16.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.13.1",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/CHANGELOG.md
index 48c74c811..f10da0efa 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Require Node 20.19+, 22.12+
+
+This plugin now requires Node 20.19+ or 22.12+.
+
 ## 0.3.0 (2025-07-18)
 
 ### Add HMR support for compound components ([#518](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/pull/518))
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/package.json b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/package.json
index 5b2f5b1af..693366005 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "type": "module",
-  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "exports": "./dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "tsdown --watch",
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=20.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsconfig.json
index 1d2f67860..70c7eacff 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "include": ["src"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "target": "ES2020",
-    "module": "ES2020",
+    "target": "es2023",
+    "module": "preserve",
     "moduleResolution": "bundler",
     "strict": true,
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsdown.config.ts
index 1f9c7eb25..3e38aa5d7 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-oxc/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'tsdown'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   entry: 'src/index.ts',
+  dts: true,
   copy: [
     {
       from: 'node_modules/@vitejs/react-common/refresh-runtime.js',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-swc/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugin-react-swc/CHANGELOG.md
index 7898a2524..629e79cfd 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-swc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-swc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Require Node 20.19+, 22.12+
+
+This plugin now requires Node 20.19+ or 22.12+.
+
 ## 3.11.0 (2025-07-18)
 
 ### Add HMR support for compound components ([#518](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/pull/518))
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-swc/package.json b/packages/plugin-react-swc/package.json
index 255673c77..1cc53b2b0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-swc/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-swc/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     "build": "tsdown",
     "test": "playwright test"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react.git",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-swc/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-react-swc/src/index.ts
index 49d34920d..432f8fbeb 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-swc/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-swc/src/index.ts
@@ -292,3 +292,12 @@ const transformWithOptions = async (
 }
 
 export default react
+
+// Compat for require
+function pluginForCjs(this: unknown, options: Options): Plugin[] {
+  return react.call(this, options)
+}
+Object.assign(pluginForCjs, {
+  default: pluginForCjs,
+})
+export { pluginForCjs as 'module.exports' }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react-swc/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/plugin-react-swc/tsdown.config.ts
index 8220e365c..dea2c33a0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react-swc/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react-swc/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import packageJSON from './package.json' with { type: 'json' }
 
 export default defineConfig({
   entry: 'src/index.ts',
-  format: ['esm', 'cjs'],
   dts: true,
   tsconfig: './tsconfig.src.json', // https://github.com/sxzz/rolldown-plugin-dts/issues/55
   copy: [
@@ -21,18 +20,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
       to: 'dist/README.md',
     },
   ],
-  outputOptions(outputOpts, format) {
-    if (format === 'cjs') {
-      outputOpts.footer = (chunk) => {
-        // don't append to dts files
-        if (chunk.fileName.endsWith('.cjs')) {
-          return 'module.exports.default = module.exports'
-        }
-        return ''
-      }
-    }
-    return outputOpts
-  },
   onSuccess() {
     writeFileSync(
       'dist/package.json',
@@ -46,15 +33,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
                 key !== 'private',
             ),
           ),
-          main: 'index.cjs',
-          types: 'index.d.ts',
-          module: 'index.js',
-          exports: {
-            '.': {
-              require: './index.cjs',
-              import: './index.js',
-            },
-          },
+          exports: './index.js',
         },
         null,
         2,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c764e635..63f84fbdf 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Require Node 20.19+, 22.12+
+
+This plugin now requires Node 20.19+ or 22.12+.
+
 ## 4.7.0 (2025-07-18)
 
 ### Add HMR support for compound components ([#518](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/pull/518))
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/package.json b/packages/plugin-react/package.json
index 7ff59d14e..35b50c43e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/package.json
@@ -20,15 +20,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./dist/index.cjs",
-  "module": "./dist/index.js",
-  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": {
-      "import": "./dist/index.js",
-      "require": "./dist/index.cjs"
-    }
-  },
+  "exports": "./dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "tsdown --watch",
     "build": "tsdown",
@@ -36,7 +28,7 @@
     "test-unit": "vitest run"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^14.18.0 || >=16.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
index f8dd135a4..4f4a0cead 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
@@ -404,6 +404,15 @@ export default function viteReact(opts: Options = {}): Plugin[] {
 
 viteReact.preambleCode = preambleCode
 
+// Compat for require
+function viteReactForCjs(this: unknown, options: Options): Plugin[] {
+  return viteReact.call(this, options)
+}
+Object.assign(viteReactForCjs, {
+  default: viteReactForCjs,
+})
+export { viteReactForCjs as 'module.exports' }
+
 function canSkipBabel(
   plugins: ReactBabelOptions['plugins'],
   babelOptions: ReactBabelOptions,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-react/tsconfig.json
index 1d2f67860..70c7eacff 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "include": ["src"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "target": "ES2020",
-    "module": "ES2020",
+    "target": "es2023",
+    "module": "preserve",
     "moduleResolution": "bundler",
     "strict": true,
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/plugin-react/tsdown.config.ts
index f816d7ae2..3e38aa5d7 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,11 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'tsdown'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   entry: 'src/index.ts',
-  format: ['esm', 'cjs'],
+  dts: true,
   copy: [
     {
       from: 'node_modules/@vitejs/react-common/refresh-runtime.js',
       to: 'dist/refresh-runtime.js',
     },
   ],
-  outputOptions(outputOpts, format) {
-    if (format === 'cjs') {
-      outputOpts.footer = (chunk) => {
-        // don't append to dts files
-        if (chunk.fileName.endsWith('.cjs')) {
-          return 'module.exports.default = module.exports'
-        }
-        return ''
-      }
-    }
-    return outputOpts
-  },
 })
diff --git a/playground/tsconfig.json b/playground/tsconfig.json
index b33cf555e..d6e393de0 100644
--- a/playground/tsconfig.json
+++ b/playground/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   "include": ["*.ts", "**/__tests__/*.ts", "**/vite.config.ts"],
   "exclude": ["**/dist/**"],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "target": "ES2020",
-    "module": "ESNext",
+    "target": "ES2023",
+    "module": "preserve",
     "outDir": "dist",
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "allowJs": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "moduleResolution": "Node",
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "noUnusedLocals": true,