diff --git a/.changeset/loud-feet-bathe.md b/.changeset/loud-feet-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65a4506b9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/loud-feet-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/backend": patch
+---
+
+Fix Node 18 compatibility issues with `snakecase-keys`.
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index f2bd8803333..c234322e1fa 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
     "@clerk/shared": "workspace:^",
     "@clerk/types": "workspace:^",
     "cookie": "1.0.2",
-    "snakecase-keys": "9.0.2",
     "standardwebhooks": "^1.0.0",
     "tslib": "catalog:repo"
   },
@@ -120,6 +119,7 @@
     "@edge-runtime/vm": "5.0.0",
     "msw": "2.10.4",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+    "snakecase-keys": "9.0.2",
     "vitest-environment-miniflare": "2.14.4"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 10b40f924d9..7152b653f89 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -378,9 +378,6 @@ importers:
       cookie:
         specifier: 1.0.2
         version: 1.0.2
-      snakecase-keys:
-        specifier: 9.0.2
-        version: 9.0.2
       standardwebhooks:
         specifier: ^1.0.0
         version: 1.0.0
@@ -397,6 +394,9 @@ importers:
       npm-run-all:
         specifier: ^4.1.5
         version: 4.1.5
+      snakecase-keys:
+        specifier: 9.0.2
+        version: 9.0.2
       vitest-environment-miniflare:
         specifier: 2.14.4
         version: 2.14.4(vitest@3.0.5(@edge-runtime/vm@5.0.0)(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.0.14)(jiti@2.4.2)(jsdom@24.1.3)(lightningcss@1.27.0)(msw@2.10.4(@types/node@24.0.14)(typescript@5.8.3))(terser@5.43.1)(tsx@4.19.2)(yaml@2.8.0))
@@ -13011,6 +13011,7 @@ packages:
   source-map@0.8.0-beta.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2ymg6oRBpebeZi9UUNsgQ89bhx01TcTkmNTGnNO88imTmbSgy4nfujrgVEFKWpMTEGA11EDkTt7mqObTPdigIA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
+    deprecated: The work that was done in this beta branch won't be included in future versions
 
   space-separated-tokens@2.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PEGlAwrG8yXGXRjW32fGbg66JAlOAwbObuqVoJpv/mRgoWDQfgH1wDPvtzWyUSNAXBGSk8h755YDbbcEy3SH2Q==}