diff --git a/src/utils/compat/node.d.ts b/src/utils/compat/node.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..034127ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/compat/node.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// the installed @types/node package is version 12 so that backwards compatibility is maintained
+// node: prefix is removed by Babel, so define the types of those packages here so that TypeScript can find them
+
+declare module "node:fs" {
+  import fs from "fs"
+  export = fs
+}
+
+declare module "node:path" {
+  import path from "path"
+  export = path
+}
+
+declare module "node:child_process" {
+  import child_process from "child_process"
+  export = child_process
+}
+
+declare module "node:os" {
+  import os from "os"
+  export = os
+}
+
+declare module "node:util" {
+  import util from "util"
+  export = util
+}
+
+declare module "node:stream" {
+  import stream from "stream"
+  export = stream
+}
+
+declare module "node:zlib" {
+  import zlib from "zlib"
+  export = zlib
+}
+
+declare module "node:crypto" {
+  import crypto from "crypto"
+  export = crypto
+}
+declare module "node:http" {
+  import http from "http"
+  export = http
+}
+
+declare module "node:https" {
+  import https from "https"
+  export = https
+}
+
+declare module "node:events" {
+  import events from "events"
+  export = events
+}
+
+declare module "node:assert" {
+  import assert from "assert"
+  export = assert
+}
+
+declare module "node:constants" {
+  import constants from "constants"
+  export = constants
+}
+
+declare module "node:querystring" {
+  import querystring from "querystring"
+  export = querystring
+}
+
+declare module "node:url" {
+  import url from "url"
+  export = url
+}
+
+declare module "node:fs/promises" {
+  import fsPromises from "fs/promises"
+  export = fsPromises
+}
+
+declare module "node:path/posix" {
+  import pathPosix from "path/posix"
+  export = pathPosix
+}
+
+declare module "node:path/win32" {
+  import pathWin32 from "path/win32"
+  export = pathWin32
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index f937e9de..74758f03 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
     "noEmit": true,
-    // target Node.js 12 https://node.green/#ES2019
     "lib": [
-      "ES2019"
+      // target Node.js 12 https://node.green/#ES2019
+      "ES2019",
+      // https://node.green/#ES2020-features-String-prototype-matchAll
+      "ES2020.String"
     ],
     "target": "ESNext",
     "allowJs": true,