diff --git a/apps/cloud/package.json b/apps/cloud/package.json
index a2616a707..b85c768e2 100644
--- a/apps/cloud/package.json
+++ b/apps/cloud/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf dist node_modules"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.14",
+    "@hono/node-server": "^2.0.0",
     "@libsql/client": "^0.17.2",
     "@objectstack/driver-memory": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/driver-sql": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 0d5604c84..97a19b6d6 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@example/app-crm": "workspace:*",
     "@example/app-todo": "workspace:*",
-    "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.14",
+    "@hono/node-server": "^2.0.0",
     "@libsql/client": "^0.17.2",
     "@objectstack/driver-memory": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/driver-sql": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/apps/studio/package.json b/apps/studio/package.json
index d53528570..127650ef0 100644
--- a/apps/studio/package.json
+++ b/apps/studio/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@ai-sdk/google": "^3.0.64",
     "@ai-sdk/openai": "^3.0.53",
     "@ai-sdk/react": "^3.0.170",
-    "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.14",
+    "@hono/node-server": "^2.0.0",
     "@objectstack/client": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/client-react": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/driver-memory": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index f512f403d..1dbb9d3f5 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "@objectstack/spec": "workspace:*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.14",
+    "@hono/node-server": "^2.0.0",
     "@objectstack/driver-memory": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/hono": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/objectql": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/package.json b/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/package.json
index fc6a45d83..d0d461aa1 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.14",
+    "@hono/node-server": "^2.0.0",
     "@objectstack/core": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/spec": "workspace:*",
     "hono": "^4.12.14"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 467f3360e..8b5a2e091 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ importers:
   apps/cloud:
     dependencies:
       '@hono/node-server':
-        specifier: ^1.19.14
-        version: 1.19.14(hono@4.12.14)
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0(hono@4.12.14)
       '@libsql/client':
         specifier: ^0.17.2
         version: 0.17.2
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../examples/app-todo
       '@hono/node-server':
-        specifier: ^1.19.14
-        version: 1.19.14(hono@4.12.14)
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0(hono@4.12.14)
       '@libsql/client':
         specifier: ^0.17.2
         version: 0.17.2
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.0.170
         version: 3.0.170(react@19.2.5)(zod@4.3.6)
       '@hono/node-server':
-        specifier: ^1.19.14
-        version: 1.19.14(hono@4.12.14)
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0(hono@4.12.14)
       '@objectstack/client':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/client
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@ importers:
         version: link:../spec
     devDependencies:
       '@hono/node-server':
-        specifier: ^1.19.14
-        version: 1.19.14(hono@4.12.14)
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0(hono@4.12.14)
       '@objectstack/driver-memory':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../plugins/driver-memory
@@ -1225,8 +1225,8 @@ importers:
   packages/plugins/plugin-hono-server:
     dependencies:
       '@hono/node-server':
-        specifier: ^1.19.14
-        version: 1.19.14(hono@4.12.14)
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.0.0(hono@4.12.14)
       '@objectstack/core':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../core
@@ -2501,6 +2501,12 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       hono: ^4
 
+  '@hono/node-server@2.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-n3GfHwwCvHCkGmOwKfxUPOlbfzuO64Sbc5XC4NGPIXxkuOnJrdgExdRKmHfF924r914WRJPT397GdqLvdYTeyQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      hono: ^4
+
   '@img/colour@1.1.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Td76q7j57o/tLVdgS746cYARfSyxk8iEfRxewL9h4OMzYhbW4TAcppl0mT4eyqXddh6L/jwoM75mo7ixa/pCeQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
@@ -7663,6 +7669,7 @@ packages:
 
   uuid@8.3.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==}
+    deprecated: uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).
     hasBin: true
 
   v8-compile-cache-lib@3.0.1:
@@ -8642,6 +8649,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       hono: 4.12.14
 
+  '@hono/node-server@2.0.0(hono@4.12.14)':
+    dependencies:
+      hono: 4.12.14
+
   '@img/colour@1.1.0':
     optional: true