diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index f9c5a089..ce82118f 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
         "*.ts": "$(capture).test.ts,$(capture).d.ts"
     },
     "oxc.typeAware": true,
-    "js/ts.experimental.useTsgo": false,
-    "js/ts.tsdk.path": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
+    "js/ts.experimental.useTsgo": true,
 
     "cSpell.language": "de,en",
     "editor.formatOnSaveMode": "modificationsIfAvailable",
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d9b7d632..6147493e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ FROM node:alpine
     RUN echo "RELEASE_IDENTIFIER=${RELEASE_IDENTIFIER:-debug}" >> /app/.env && \
         echo "BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-0}" >> /app/.env
 
-    ENTRYPOINT ["node", "--env-file", "/app/.env", "src/app.ts"]
+    ENTRYPOINT ["node", "--env-file", "/app/.env", "--require", "./src/polyfills.ts", "src/app.ts"]
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f726bc88..ca2647e8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
         "lefthook": "^2.1.3",
         "oxfmt": "^0.36.0",
         "oxlint": "^1.51.0",
-        "oxlint-tsgolint": "^0.16.0",
-        "typescript": "^6.0.1-rc"
+        "oxlint-tsgolint": "^0.16.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=25.6.1"
@@ -5412,20 +5411,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-oJFu94HQb+KVduSUQL7wnpmqnfmLsOA/nAh6b6EH0wCEoK0/mPeXU6c3wKDV83MkOuHPRHtSXKKU99IBazS/2w==",
       "license": "0BSD"
     },
-    "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "6.0.1-rc",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-6.0.1-rc.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7XlzYb+p/7YxX6qSOzwB4mxVFRdAgWWkj1PgAZ+jzldeuFV6Z77vwFbNxHsUXAL/bhlWY2jCT8shLwDJR8337g==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "bin": {
-        "tsc": "bin/tsc",
-        "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14.17"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/undici": {
       "version": "6.21.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-6.21.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 058b259b..19432255 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
     "lefthook": "^2.1.3",
     "oxfmt": "^0.36.0",
     "oxlint": "^1.51.0",
-    "oxlint-tsgolint": "^0.16.0",
-    "typescript": "^6.0.1-rc"
+    "oxlint-tsgolint": "^0.16.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=25.6.1"
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 689d5326..bc018c3d 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ import * as sentry from "@sentry/node";
 import { readConfig, databasePath, args } from "#/service/config.ts";
 import log from "#log";
 
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
-import "#/polyfills.ts";
-
 import * as kysely from "#/storage/db/db.ts";
 
 import type { ReactionHandler } from "#/handler/ReactionHandler.ts";
@@ -58,16 +55,6 @@ log.info(`Bot starting up...${release ? ` (release: ${release})` : ""}`);
 
 const config = await readConfig();
 
-// This polyfill requires that Temporal is already available in the runtime
-// We cannot add it in the polyfills.ts because that file is also used as --require argument for ts-node
-// TODO: Remove this once temporal is available in Node.js, see: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/57127
-if (typeof Date.prototype.toTemporalInstant !== "function") {
-    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: hack
-    (Date.prototype as any).toTemporalInstant = function () {
-        return Temporal.Instant.fromEpochMilliseconds(this.getTime());
-    };
-}
-
 if (config.sentry?.dsn) {
     sentry.init({
         dsn: config.sentry.dsn,
diff --git a/src/commands/lauscher.ts b/src/commands/lauscher.ts
index 2ddc27b3..058a51a4 100644
--- a/src/commands/lauscher.ts
+++ b/src/commands/lauscher.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import type { ApplicationCommand } from "#/commands/command.ts";
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
 import assertNever from "#/utils/assertNever.ts";
 import { getPlaybackStats, setUserRegistration, type TrackStat } from "#/service/lauscher.ts";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 import { truncateToLength } from "#/utils/stringUtils.ts";
 import { chunkArray } from "#/utils/arrayUtils.ts";
 import { Vec2 } from "#/utils/math.ts";
diff --git a/src/commands/vote.ts b/src/commands/vote.ts
index c830f463..2cbfe8d3 100644
--- a/src/commands/vote.ts
+++ b/src/commands/vote.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { parseArgs, type ParseArgsConfig } from "node:util";
 
 import { cleanContent } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { MessageCommand } from "#/commands/command.ts";
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
diff --git a/src/commands/woisvote.ts b/src/commands/woisvote.ts
index 42b01a7a..f31ef869 100644
--- a/src/commands/woisvote.ts
+++ b/src/commands/woisvote.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill"; // TODO: Remove once Node.js ships temporal
-
 import {
     type CommandInteraction,
     type Message,
diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 4d6d8367..ba5eb407 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import type {
 } from "discord.js";
 import { ChannelType } from "discord.js";
 import { SpotifyApi } from "@spotify/web-api-ts-sdk";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { UserMapEntry } from "#/commands/aoc.ts";
 import { readConfig } from "#/service/config.ts";
diff --git a/src/handler/reaction/quoteHandler.ts b/src/handler/reaction/quoteHandler.ts
index bfb0bb0e..b87c46bc 100644
--- a/src/handler/reaction/quoteHandler.ts
+++ b/src/handler/reaction/quoteHandler.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
     type GuildTextBasedChannel,
     hyperlink,
 } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { BotContext, QuoteConfig } from "#/context.ts";
 import type { ReactionHandler } from "../ReactionHandler.ts";
diff --git a/src/polyfills.ts b/src/polyfills.ts
index c7787152..ec2e40c8 100644
--- a/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
+import { Temporal as PolyfillTemporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 declare global {
     // type polyfill for Math.sumPrecise (currently in stage 2):
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ declare global {
         getOrInsert(key: K, defaultValue: V): V;
         getOrInsertComputed<TK extends K>(key: TK, callbackFunction: (key: TK) => V): V;
     }
+}
 
-    interface Date {
-        toTemporalInstant(): Temporal.Instant;
-    }
+globalThis.Temporal = PolyfillTemporal as typeof Temporal;
+
+// TODO: Remove this once temporal is available in Node.js, see: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/57127
+if (typeof Date.prototype.toTemporalInstant !== "function") {
+    Date.prototype.toTemporalInstant = function () {
+        return Temporal.Instant.fromEpochMilliseconds(this.getTime());
+    };
 }
 
 if (typeof Math.sumPrecise !== "function") {
diff --git a/src/service/ban.ts b/src/service/ban.ts
index 3932c166..4d8e2dec 100644
--- a/src/service/ban.ts
+++ b/src/service/ban.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { time, type GuildMember, type User, TimestampStyles } from "discord.js";
 import * as sentry from "@sentry/node";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
 import * as ban from "#/storage/ban.ts";
diff --git a/src/service/fadingMessage.ts b/src/service/fadingMessage.ts
index 7e1929e3..c9c1f741 100644
--- a/src/service/fadingMessage.ts
+++ b/src/service/fadingMessage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { TextChannel } from "discord.js";
 import * as sentry from "@sentry/node";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
 
diff --git a/src/service/lauscher.ts b/src/service/lauscher.ts
index bb81fc20..86b9c350 100644
--- a/src/service/lauscher.ts
+++ b/src/service/lauscher.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 import type { Activity, User } from "discord.js";
 
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
diff --git a/src/service/loot.ts b/src/service/loot.ts
index 54e4929f..340256e2 100644
--- a/src/service/loot.ts
+++ b/src/service/loot.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { User, Snowflake, Message } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { LootId, LootInsertable, LootOrigin } from "#/storage/db/model.ts";
 import type { LootAttributeKindId, LootKindId } from "./lootData.ts";
diff --git a/src/service/lootDrop.ts b/src/service/lootDrop.ts
index cc092308..f3cfa582 100644
--- a/src/service/lootDrop.ts
+++ b/src/service/lootDrop.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
     type MessageComponentInteraction,
     type BaseMessageOptions,
 } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 import * as sentry from "@sentry/node";
 
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
diff --git a/src/service/poll.ts b/src/service/poll.ts
index cb1c3c0a..fb24f254 100644
--- a/src/service/poll.ts
+++ b/src/service/poll.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { GuildMember, Message, MessageReaction, TextBasedChannel, User } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import * as legacyDelayedPoll from "#/service/delayedPollLegacy.ts";
 import type { Poll, PollId } from "#/storage/db/model.ts";
diff --git a/src/service/pollEmbed.ts b/src/service/pollEmbed.ts
index cbbe64d4..ccf213bd 100644
--- a/src/service/pollEmbed.ts
+++ b/src/service/pollEmbed.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
     TimestampStyles,
     type User,
 } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 export const LETTERS = [
     ":regional_indicator_a:",
diff --git a/src/service/roll.ts b/src/service/roll.ts
index 85ebff3f..8e98f00a 100644
--- a/src/service/roll.ts
+++ b/src/service/roll.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { cleanContent, type APIEmbed, type TextChannel, type User } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 export async function rollInChannel(
     author: User,
diff --git a/src/service/voiceState.ts b/src/service/voiceState.ts
index f0106c6e..66ed5970 100644
--- a/src/service/voiceState.ts
+++ b/src/service/voiceState.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { VoiceState } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
 import log from "#log";
diff --git a/src/storage/ban.ts b/src/storage/ban.ts
index 26a6dd81..c4ec9145 100644
--- a/src/storage/ban.ts
+++ b/src/storage/ban.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { GuildMember, Snowflake, User } from "discord.js";
-import type { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { Ban } from "./db/model.ts";
 import db from "#db";
diff --git a/src/storage/db/date-plugin.ts b/src/storage/db/date-plugin.ts
index fc5ef22b..3694740a 100644
--- a/src/storage/db/date-plugin.ts
+++ b/src/storage/db/date-plugin.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type {
     RootOperationNode,
     UnknownRow,
 } from "kysely";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import log from "#log";
 
diff --git a/src/storage/emote.ts b/src/storage/emote.ts
index 95e979bb..06fa75f0 100644
--- a/src/storage/emote.ts
+++ b/src/storage/emote.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { sql } from "kysely";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 import type { Message, Snowflake } from "discord.js";
 
 import type { Emote } from "./db/model.ts";
diff --git a/src/storage/fadingMessage.ts b/src/storage/fadingMessage.ts
index 2eb88c06..16d4450b 100644
--- a/src/storage/fadingMessage.ts
+++ b/src/storage/fadingMessage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { Message } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { FadingMessage } from "./db/model.ts";
 import db from "#db";
diff --git a/src/storage/lauscher.ts b/src/storage/lauscher.ts
index bed52a8d..b104a719 100644
--- a/src/storage/lauscher.ts
+++ b/src/storage/lauscher.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill"; // TODO: Remove once Node.js ships temporal
 import type { User } from "discord.js";
 
 import type { LauscherRegistration, LauscherSpotifyLogEntry } from "#/storage/db/model.ts";
diff --git a/src/storage/loot.ts b/src/storage/loot.ts
index c39f6dae..da3229ae 100644
--- a/src/storage/loot.ts
+++ b/src/storage/loot.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type {
     User,
 } from "discord.js";
 import { type ExpressionBuilder, sql } from "kysely";
-import type { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { BotContext } from "#/context.ts";
 import type {
diff --git a/src/storage/poll.ts b/src/storage/poll.ts
index b5d86c39..dcbfcba8 100644
--- a/src/storage/poll.ts
+++ b/src/storage/poll.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { Snowflake } from "discord.js";
-import type { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import db from "#db";
 import type { Poll, PollAnswer, PollId, PollOption, PollOptionId } from "./db/model.ts";
diff --git a/src/storage/reminders.ts b/src/storage/reminders.ts
index 8172c583..2c183196 100644
--- a/src/storage/reminders.ts
+++ b/src/storage/reminders.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { Snowflake, User } from "discord.js";
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { Reminder } from "./db/model.ts";
 
diff --git a/src/storage/woisAction.ts b/src/storage/woisAction.ts
index 21df81ad..5be29bb2 100644
--- a/src/storage/woisAction.ts
+++ b/src/storage/woisAction.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { Message, PartialMessage, Snowflake, User } from "discord.js";
-import type { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill";
 
 import type { WoisAction } from "./db/model.ts";
 import db from "#db";
diff --git a/src/utils/dateUtils.ts b/src/utils/dateUtils.ts
index e104d9c2..ab5fb00e 100644
--- a/src/utils/dateUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/dateUtils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { Temporal } from "@js-temporal/polyfill"; // TODO: Remove once Node.js ships temporal
-
 const timeFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("de-DE", {
     hour: "2-digit",
     minute: "2-digit",