diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-cats-relax.md b/.changeset/twelve-cats-relax.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..354f4bc511a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-cats-relax.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/vercel': major
+---
+
+Updates Node v18 'retiring' notice to 'deprecated' for Vercel adapter.
+Removes removeDate from 'deprecated' notice text.
diff --git a/packages/integrations/vercel/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/vercel/src/index.ts
index 9234e051aaf6..d00bf4598083 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/vercel/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/vercel/src/index.ts
@@ -80,13 +80,10 @@ const SUPPORTED_NODE_VERSIONS: Record<
 	  }
 	| {
 			status: 'deprecated';
-			removal: Date;
 	  }
 > = {
 	18: {
-		status: 'retiring',
-		removal: new Date('September 1 2025'),
-		warnDate: new Date('October 1 2024'),
+		status: 'deprecated',
 	},
 	20: {
 		status: 'available',
@@ -775,13 +772,10 @@ function getRuntime(process: NodeJS.Process, logger: AstroIntegrationLogger): Ru
 		return `nodejs${major}.x`;
 	}
 	if (support.status === 'deprecated') {
-		const removeDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
-			dateStyle: 'long',
-		}).format(support.removal);
 		logger.warn(
 			`\n` +
 				`\tYour project is being built for Node.js ${major} as the runtime.\n` +
-				`\tThis version is deprecated by Vercel Serverless Functions, and scheduled to be disabled on ${removeDate}.\n` +
+				`\tThis version is deprecated by Vercel Serverless Functions.\n` +
 				`\tConsider upgrading your local version to 22.\n`,
 		);
 		return `nodejs${major}.x`;