diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 77f2feb85..dff14a89f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.11.1'
+        node-version: '20.9.0'
     - name: Install global dependencies
       run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3aa65ca85..b09c46f39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.11.1'
+        node-version: '20.9.0'
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5
 
     - name: Cache Desktop node_modules
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.11.1'
+        node-version: '20.9.0'
     
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.11.1'
+        node-version: '20.9.0'
     - run: sudo apt-get install xvfb
 
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.11.1'
+        node-version: '20.9.0'
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5 node-gyp@10.0.1
 
     # Set things up so @nodert-win10-rs4 dependencies build properly
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.11.1'
+        node-version: '20.9.0'
     - name: Install global dependencies
       run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/danger.yml b/.github/workflows/danger.yml
index 96af08909..863987b82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/danger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/danger.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0 # fetch all history
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '20.11.1'
+          node-version: '20.9.0'
       - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5
       - name: Cache danger node_modules
         id: cache-desktop-modules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stories.yml b/.github/workflows/stories.yml
index 75752d72a..9c370e5fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stories.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stories.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '20.11.1'
+          node-version: '20.9.0'
           cache: 'yarn'
       - name: Install global dependencies
         run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10 npm@10.2.5
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 2dbbe00e6..f3f52b42d 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-20.11.1
+20.9.0
diff --git a/app/permissions.ts b/app/permissions.ts
index b6a446cfd..9f2a2711a 100644
--- a/app/permissions.ts
+++ b/app/permissions.ts
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ function _createPermissionHandler(
     // We default 'media' permission to false, but the user can override that for
     // the microphone and camera.
     if (permission === 'media') {
-      // Pacifying typescript because it is always there for 'media' permission
-      if (!('mediaTypes' in details)) {
-        callback(false);
-        return;
-      }
-
       if (
         details.mediaTypes?.includes('audio') ||
         details.mediaTypes?.includes('video')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f39c8f66..6cb350861 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
     "csv-parse": "5.5.2",
     "danger": "11.1.2",
     "debug": "4.3.3",
-    "electron": "30.0.0",
+    "electron": "29.1.5",
     "electron-builder": "24.6.3",
     "electron-mocha": "12.2.0",
     "endanger": "7.0.4",
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
     "read-last-lines/mz/thenify-all/thenify": "3.3.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "20.11.1"
+    "node": "20.9.0"
   },
   "build": {
     "appId": "org.whispersystems.signal-desktop",
diff --git a/ts/scripts/fuse-electron.ts b/ts/scripts/fuse-electron.ts
index b7172c148..259b87862 100644
--- a/ts/scripts/fuse-electron.ts
+++ b/ts/scripts/fuse-electron.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ export async function afterPack({
     // Disables the --inspect and --inspect-brk family of CLI options
     [FuseV1Options.EnableNodeCliInspectArguments]: enableInspectArguments,
     // Enables validation of the app.asar archive on macOS
-    [FuseV1Options.EnableEmbeddedAsarIntegrityValidation]:
-      electronPlatformName === 'darwin',
+    [FuseV1Options.EnableEmbeddedAsarIntegrityValidation]: true,
     // Enforces that Electron will only load your app from "app.asar" instead of
     // its normal search paths
     [FuseV1Options.OnlyLoadAppFromAsar]: true,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 28dcb83a6..dc31e4825 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9259,10 +9259,10 @@ electron-window@^0.8.0:
   dependencies:
     is-electron-renderer "^2.0.0"
 
-electron@30.0.0:
-  version "30.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-30.0.0.tgz#6b72a27dcc46759fac5f12e147ef64554e596391"
-  integrity sha512-GRwKphq/TUhSlb44OwSckXKl50f5OR/pm9MvF3rBLyqcxwfu7L11xejrZ0hDea1eKyCkzGd4B+cIqaQiDguPEA==
+electron@29.1.5:
+  version "29.1.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-29.1.5.tgz#b745b4d201c1ac9f84d6aa034126288dde34d5a1"
+  integrity sha512-1uWGRw/ffA62lcrklxGUgVxVtOHojsg/nwsYr+/F9cVjipZJn8iPv/ABGIIexhmUqWcho8BqfTJ4osCBa29gBg==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^2.0.0"
     "@types/node" "^20.9.0"