feat: added engines.runtime to pnpm CLI

The pnpm CLI will now be installed with Node.js

.changeset/loud-tables-teach.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"pnpm": major
+---
+
+The pnpm CLI now gets installed with a specific version of Node.js, which it uses for its runtime. This makes pnpm more stable and it doesn't rely on your globally install Node.js anymore.

.meta-updater/src/index.ts

@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ async function updateManifest (workspaceDir: string, manifest: ProjectManifest,
     bugs: {
       url: 'https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues',
     },
-    engines: {
-      node: '>=20.19',
-    },
+    engines: manifest.engines?.runtime != null
+      ? manifest.engines
+      : { node: '>=20.19' },
     files,
     funding: 'https://opencollective.com/pnpm',
     homepage,

pnpm/package.json

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "catalog:",
     "@pnpm/assert-project": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/fs.v8-file": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/byline": "catalog:",
     "@pnpm/cache.commands": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/cli-meta": "workspace:*",
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@
     "@pnpm/exec.build-commands": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/filter-workspace-packages": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/find-workspace-dir": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/fs.v8-file": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/lockfile.types": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/logger": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/modules-yaml": "workspace:*",
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@
     "deep-require-cwd": "catalog:",
     "delay": "catalog:",
     "dir-is-case-sensitive": "catalog:",
-    "get-port": "catalog:",
     "esbuild": "catalog:",
     "execa": "catalog:",
     "exists-link": "catalog:",
+    "get-port": "catalog:",
     "ini": "catalog:",
     "is-windows": "catalog:",
     "load-json-file": "catalog:",
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@
     "write-yaml-file": "catalog:"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=20.19"
+    "runtime": {
+      "name": "node",
+      "version": "24.11.0",
+      "onFail": "download"
+    }
   },
   "pnpm": {
     "overrides": {