diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d506f34..4f03638 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 - upgrade dependencies
+- ignore `@types/node` in `maintain:outdated` (misleading `latest` dist-tag)
 
 ## [0.1.7] - 2026-09-16
 
diff --git a/development/tooling.md b/development/tooling.md
index e5d7d5b..b619050 100644
--- a/development/tooling.md
+++ b/development/tooling.md
@@ -163,6 +163,28 @@ rules disabled in `.oxlintrc.json`.
   are part of the public API.
 - The narrower scope keeps the signal high without config-file boilerplate.
 
+### `maintain:outdated` ignores `@types/node`
+
+#### Decision (2026-09)
+
+Pass `--ignore-packages @types/node`.
+
+#### Why
+
+- DT pins `@types/node`'s `latest` dist-tag to LTS (22.x); current-line types
+  ride other tags. Scan sees latest < installed — permanent "reverted", exit
+  1, zero signal. `--ignore-pre-releases` no help: 22.20.3 is stable.
+
+#### Rejected
+
+- `--types major,minor,patch`: hides real reverted reports elsewhere.
+- `@types/node@26.*`: tag stays wrong across majors; un-pin per bump = ritual.
+
+#### Known issue
+
+- A genuinely behind `@types/node` goes unreported; match it to
+  `.node-version` by hand.
+
 ### `attw` targets ESM-only
 
 #### Decision (2026-09)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f762cff..d1c2c53 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "create:release": "./scripts/release.sh",
         "maintain": "npm run maintain:knip; npm run maintain:outdated",
         "maintain:knip": "knip --include dependencies,exports,files",
-        "maintain:outdated": "check-outdated --ignore-pre-releases",
+        "maintain:outdated": "check-outdated --ignore-pre-releases --ignore-packages @types/node",
         "test": "npm run check:tsc && node --test --strip-types \"src/**/*.test.ts\"",
         "test:ci": "c8 --reporter=text --reporter=lcov --reporter=html node --test --strip-types \"src/**/*.test.ts\"",
         "test:unit": "node --test --strip-types \"src/**/*.test.ts\"",