diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0de2490ea..faa5bcbab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
     }
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@parcel/transformer-image": "2.10.1",
-    "@size-limit/preset-big-lib": "^11.0.1",
-    "@types/mocha": "^10.0.6",
+    "@parcel/transformer-image": "2.13.2",
+    "@size-limit/preset-big-lib": "^11.1.6",
+    "@types/mocha": "^10.0.10",
     "canvas": "^2.11.2",
-    "chai": "4.3.10",
+    "chai": "5.1.2",
     "filehound": "^1.17.6",
-    "gulp": "^4.0.2",
+    "gulp": "^5.0.0",
     "gulp-concat": "^2.6.1",
     "gulp-connect": "^5.7.0",
     "gulp-exec": "^5.0.0",
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@
     "gulp-util": "^3.0.8",
     "mocha": "10.2.0",
     "mocha-headless-chrome": "^4.0.0",
-    "parcel": "2.10.1",
+    "parcel": "2.13.2",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
-    "rollup": "^4.9.1",
+    "rollup": "^4.28.1",
     "rollup-plugin-typescript2": "^0.36.0",
-    "size-limit": "^11.0.1",
+    "size-limit": "^11.1.6",
     "ts-mocha": "^10.0.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.3.3"
+    "typescript": "^5.7.2"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "canvas",
diff --git a/src/Factory.ts b/src/Factory.ts
index 0040670ac..b1af978d2 100644
--- a/src/Factory.ts
+++ b/src/Factory.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export const Factory = {
 
     // getter
     constructor.prototype[getter] = function () {
-      const ret = {};
+      const ret: Record<string, any> = {};
 
       for (let n = 0; n < len; n++) {
         const component = components[n];
diff --git a/src/shapes/TextPath.ts b/src/shapes/TextPath.ts
index 000a6f41a..1ae774627 100644
--- a/src/shapes/TextPath.ts
+++ b/src/shapes/TextPath.ts
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ Factory.addGetterSetter(TextPath, 'text', EMPTY_STRING);
  * // underline text
  * shape.textDecoration('underline');
  */
-Factory.addGetterSetter(TextPath, 'textDecoration', undefined);
+Factory.addGetterSetter(TextPath, 'textDecoration', '');
 
 /**
  * get/set kerning function.
diff --git a/src/shapes/Transformer.ts b/src/shapes/Transformer.ts
index be875ffe1..3c254a515 100644
--- a/src/shapes/Transformer.ts
+++ b/src/shapes/Transformer.ts
@@ -1765,6 +1765,9 @@ Factory.addGetterSetter(Transformer, 'padding', 0, getNumberValidator());
  */
 
 Factory.addGetterSetter(Transformer, 'nodes');
+// @ts-ignore
+// deprecated
+Factory.addGetterSetter(Transformer, 'node');
 
 /**
  * get/set bounding box function. **IMPORTANT!** boundBondFunc operates in absolute coordinates.