diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index f9ac06ab9c0..89ea939dce2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           pushd functions
           npm install
           popd
-          npx firebase-tools@13.0.2 deploy --only functions:callTest --project jscore-sandbox-141b5 --token $FIREBASE_CLI_TOKEN
+          npx firebase-tools@14.24.2 deploy --only functions:callTest --project jscore-sandbox-141b5 --token $FIREBASE_CLI_TOKEN
         working-directory: ./config
         env:
           FIREBASE_CLI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FIREBASE_CLI_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/config/firebase.json b/config/firebase.json
index ccf3b6fe785..9b1cdcd2e8d 100644
--- a/config/firebase.json
+++ b/config/firebase.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
     "indexes": "firestore.indexes.json"
   },
   "functions": {
-    "runtime": "nodejs18"
+    "runtime": "nodejs20"
   }
 }
diff --git a/config/functions/index.js b/config/functions/index.js
index d4cd08998ff..d992251caf7 100644
--- a/config/functions/index.js
+++ b/config/functions/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cors = require('cors')({ origin: true });
-const functions = require('firebase-functions');
+const functions = require('firebase-functions/v1');
 
 /*
  * These backend test helpers are copied from the iOS and Android SDKs, but are
diff --git a/config/functions/package.json b/config/functions/package.json
index 4b823c3de04..01e469968bd 100644
--- a/config/functions/package.json
+++ b/config/functions/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "2.8.5",
     "firebase-admin": "11.11.1",
-    "firebase-functions": "3.24.1"
+    "firebase-functions": "^7.0.0"
   },
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
diff --git a/scripts/ci-test/deploy-if-needed.ts b/scripts/ci-test/deploy-if-needed.ts
index 854d0ca3b0c..ce4e8a4f7d7 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-test/deploy-if-needed.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci-test/deploy-if-needed.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ interface DeployOptions {
   token: string;
   cwd: string;
   only?: string;
+  force: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ async function deployIfNeeded() {
   const deployOptions: DeployOptions = {
     project: config.projectId,
     token,
-    cwd: resolve(root, 'config')
+    cwd: resolve(root, 'config'),
+    force: true
   };
   if (flags.length === 0) {
     console.log(