diff --git a/repoconfig.sh b/repoconfig.sh
index 81c33672d95..8f7c7ca80b8 100644
--- a/repoconfig.sh
+++ b/repoconfig.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ golang_version_check() {
 nodejs_version_check() {
   {
     [ "$1" -eq 18 ] && [ "$2" -ge 12 ] && return 0
-    [ "$1" -ge 20 ] && [ "$2" -ge 9 ] && return 0
+    [ "$1" -eq 20 ] && [ "$2" -ge 9 ] && return 0
   } 2> /dev/null
   echo 1>&2 "need Node.js LTS version ^18.12 or ^20.9, found $1.$2.$3"
   return 1