diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1293dd5b7..f8e233b27 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.45
+1.9.0
diff --git a/fixtures/util/override_buildpack/override.yml b/fixtures/util/override_buildpack/override.yml
index 600e501dc..fd1513e61 100644
--- a/fixtures/util/override_buildpack/override.yml
+++ b/fixtures/util/override_buildpack/override.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ nodejs:
     cf_stacks:
     - cflinuxfs3
     - cflinuxfs4
+    - cflinuxfs5
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index 997cf5da9..dc31e9926 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default_versions:
 - name: node
   version: 22.x
 - name: python
-  version: 3.11.x
+  version: 3.13.x
 include_files:
 - CHANGELOG
 - CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ dependency_deprecation_dates:
   name: python
   date: 2029-10-07
   link: https://peps.python.org/pep-0719/
+- version_line: 3.14.x
+  name: python
+  date: 2030-10-07
+  link: https://peps.python.org/pep-0745/
 dependencies:
 - name: node
   version: 20.19.3
@@ -167,8 +171,24 @@ dependencies:
   sha256: d923c02aa27386583a1ecea31220a1aaadb7cc323be32dc8f71b1dd5ba81af62
   cf_stacks:
   - cflinuxfs5
-  source: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.13.12/Python-3.13.12.tgz
-  source_sha256: 12e7cb170ad2d1a69aee96a1cc7fc8de5b1e97a2bdac51683a3db016ec9a2996
+  source: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.13.9/Python-3.13.9.tgz
+  source_sha256: c4c066af19c98fb7835d473bebd7e23be84f6e9874d47db9e39a68ee5d0ce35c
+- name: python
+  version: 3.14.3
+  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/python/python_3.14.3_linux_x64_cflinuxfs4_a54b3e20.tgz
+  sha256: a54b3e20698a979d70fdc15af5a426b6bcf861ba6f37055e1da535c6562a8122
+  cf_stacks:
+  - cflinuxfs4
+  source: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.3/Python-3.14.3.tgz
+  source_sha256: d7fe130d0501ae047ca318fa92aa642603ab6f217901015a1df6ce650d5470cd
+- name: python
+  version: 3.14.3
+  uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/python/python_3.14.3_linux_x64_cflinuxfs5_62e6a7a7.tgz
+  sha256: 62e6a7a7a369c77412c1db87799128cd87a27bbfd14969c01ff4719a7bd7049f
+  cf_stacks:
+  - cflinuxfs5
+  source: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.3/Python-3.14.3.tgz
+  source_sha256: d7fe130d0501ae047ca318fa92aa642603ab6f217901015a1df6ce650d5470cd
 - name: yarn
   version: 1.22.22
   uri: https://buildpacks.cloudfoundry.org/dependencies/yarn/yarn_1.22.22_linux_noarch_any-stack_b6132b86.tgz
diff --git a/src/nodejs/integration/init_test.go b/src/nodejs/integration/init_test.go
index 50d8e5384..cfcd7a718 100644
--- a/src/nodejs/integration/init_test.go
+++ b/src/nodejs/integration/init_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&settings.Serial, "serial", false, "run serial buildpack tests")
 	flag.StringVar(&settings.Platform, "platform", "cf", `switchblade platform to test against ("cf" or "docker")`)
 	flag.StringVar(&settings.GitHubToken, "github-token", "", "use the token to make GitHub API requests")
-	flag.StringVar(&settings.Stack, "stack", "cflinuxfs3", "stack to use when pushing apps")
+	flag.StringVar(&settings.Stack, "stack", "cflinuxfs5", "stack to use when pushing apps")
 }
 
 func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/nodejs/integration/npm_test.go b/src/nodejs/integration/npm_test.go
index c1ec38ff3..2186592a2 100644
--- a/src/nodejs/integration/npm_test.go
+++ b/src/nodejs/integration/npm_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cloudfoundry/switchblade"
@@ -72,9 +73,24 @@ func testNPM(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.T, sp
 				Expect(file.Close()).To(Succeed())
 
 				pkg["engines"] = map[string]string{"npm": "^8"}
+
+				// Remove cpu-features (native module) because npm 8's bundled
+				// node-gyp v9.1.0 requires distutils, which was removed in Python 3.12+.
+				// This test validates npm version selection, not native compilation.
+				deps := pkg["dependencies"].(map[string]interface{})
+				delete(deps, "cpu-features")
+				pkg["dependencies"] = deps
+
 				content, err := json.Marshal(pkg)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(source, "package.json"), content, 0600)).To(Succeed())
+
+				// Also remove the require('cpu-features') from server.js so the
+				// app doesn't crash at startup trying to load the missing module.
+				serverJS, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(source, "server.js"))
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				serverJS = []byte(strings.Replace(string(serverJS), "const features = require('cpu-features')();\n", "", 1))
+				Expect(os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(source, "server.js"), serverJS, 0600)).To(Succeed())
 			})
 
 			it.After(func() {