diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests_cli.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests_cli.yml
index c030779b..e7b7af43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests_cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests_cli.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ jobs:
                 sudo apt-get -y install octave liboctave-dev
         -   name: Info
             run: octave --version
-        -   uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        -   name: Install Deno
+            uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
             with:
-                node-version: 18
+                deno-version: v1.x
         -   uses: actions/setup-python@v5
             name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
             with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests_notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests_notebooks.yml
index 7fa538e4..aa8858de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests_notebooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests_notebooks.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
         -   .github/workflows/*system*
         -   lib
 
-  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+    # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
     workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fed1fd04..e195872b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ jobs:
         -   name: test ${{ matrix.script }}
             run: test ${{ matrix.script }}
 
-        -   name: Install Node
-            uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        -   name: Install Deno
+            uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
             with:
-                node-version: 18
+                deno-version: v1.x
 
         -   name: Install python
             uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_octave.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_octave.yml
index 93bd47e2..b4779777 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_octave.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_octave.yml
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ jobs:
                 sudo apt-get -y -qq update
                 sudo apt-get -y install unzip wget git-annex
 
-        -   name: Install Node
-            uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        -   name: Install Deno
+            uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
             with:
-                node-version: 18
+                deno-version: v1.x
 
         -   name: Install python
             uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_windows.yml
index 10a57409..1ca42a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_windows.yml
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ jobs:
             if: matrix.test_type == 'system'
             run: echo ${{ matrix.test_type }} test ${{ matrix.script }}
 
-        -   name: Install Node
-            uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        -   name: Install Deno
+            uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
             with:
-                node-version: 18
+                deno-version: v1.x
 
         -   name: Install python
             uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 04052e7e..6dcdbd34 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM bids/base_validator:1.13.1
+FROM ubuntu:noble-20240801@sha256:8a37d68f4f73ebf3d4efafbcf66379bf3728902a8038616808f04e34a9ab63ee
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/cpp-lln-lab/bidspm"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://github.com/cpp-lln-lab/bidspm"
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
         /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
         /var/log/apt/term*
 
+## Install validator
+RUN curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh && \
+    export DENO_INSTALL="/root/.deno" && \
+    export PATH="$DENO_INSTALL/bin:$PATH" && \
+    deno install -Agf -n bids-validator jsr:@bids/validator@1.14.12
+
 ## Install SPM
 RUN mkdir /opt/spm12 && \
     curl -SL https://github.com/spm/spm12/archive/r7771.tar.gz | \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e503d73f..17bb7fd0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ARG    = -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop
 .PHONY: help clean clean_demos clean_test update fix_submodule
 
 install:
-	npm install -g bids-validator
+	deno install -Agf -n bids-validator jsr:@bids/validator
 	pip3 install .[dev]
 
 help: ## Show what this Makefile can do
diff --git a/bidspm.def b/bidspm.def
index 4c31a5a9..cd690316 100644
--- a/bidspm.def
+++ b/bidspm.def
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ From: bids/base_validator:1.13.1
         /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
         /var/log/apt/term*
 
+    curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
+    export DENO_INSTALL="/root/.deno"
+    export PATH="$DENO_INSTALL/bin:$PATH"
+    deno install -Agf -n bids-validator jsr:@bids/validator@1.14.12
+
     mkdir /opt/spm12
     curl -fsSL --retry 5 https://github.com/spm/spm12/archive/r7771.tar.gz | tar -xzC /opt/spm12 --strip-components 1
     curl -fsSL --retry 5 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spm/spm-octave/main/spm12_r7771.patch | patch -p0
@@ -55,8 +60,6 @@ From: bids/base_validator:1.13.1
     git -C /opt/bidspm/ submodule foreach --recursive 'git clean --force -dfx'
     git -C /opt/bidspm/ status
 
-
-
     pip install --upgrade pip
     pip install -r /opt/bidspm/requirements.txt
     pip install /opt/bidspm