diff --git a/knip.jsonc b/knip.jsonc
index f3c60f496..d64e5e44f 100644
--- a/knip.jsonc
+++ b/knip.jsonc
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@
         "@vitest/browser-preview",
         "@vitest/browser-webdriverio",
         "@vitest/ui",
-        "chai",
-        "why-is-node-running"
+        "chai"
       ]
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/package.json b/packages/vitest/package.json
index a69efead1..9b423043e 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/package.json
+++ b/packages/vitest/package.json
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     "tinybench": "catalog:",
     "tinyexec": "catalog:",
     "tinyglobby": "catalog:",
-    "why-is-node-running": "^2.3.0"
+    "why-is-node-running": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@antfu/install-pkg": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/hanging-process.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/hanging-process.ts
index 1657acb98..2c7214ec3 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/hanging-process.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/hanging-process.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import type { Reporter } from '../types/reporter'
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 
 export class HangingProcessReporter implements Reporter {
   whyRunning: (() => void) | undefined
 
-  onInit(): void {
-    const _require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
-    this.whyRunning = _require('why-is-node-running')
+  async onInit(): Promise<void> {
+    this.whyRunning = await import('why-is-node-running').then(mod => mod.default)
   }
 
   onProcessTimeout(): void {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e118b85c3..fa47ac104 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -992,8 +992,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 0.2.17
       why-is-node-running:
-        specifier: ^2.3.0
-        version: 2.3.0
+        specifier: ^3.2.1
+        version: 3.2.1
     devDependencies:
       '@antfu/install-pkg':
         specifier: ^2.0.1
@@ -9364,9 +9364,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6x6dK6zJdpTzF4sQeNYxwtvBzf6Eg4GtlesS94HOvTudUeyK2WXAaIfmDgsyslYrRBeFIlsi54AYsFGUuhmvrQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
 
-  siginfo@2.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ybx0WO1/8bSBLEWXZvEd7gMW3Sn3JFlW3TvX1nREbDLRNQNaeNN8WK0meBwPdAaOI7TtRRRJn/Es1zhrrCHu7g==}
-
   signal-exit@4.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bzyZ1e88w9O1iNJbKnOlvYTrWPDl46O1bG0D3XInv+9tkPrxrN8jUUTiFlDkkmKWgn1M6CfIA13SuGqOa9Korw==}
     engines: {node: '>=14'}
@@ -9481,9 +9478,6 @@ packages:
   ssr-no-external-dep@file:test/e2e/deps/vite-ssr-resolve/ssr-no-external-dep:
     resolution: {directory: test/e2e/deps/vite-ssr-resolve/ssr-no-external-dep, type: directory}
 
-  stackback@0.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1XMJE5fQo1jGH6Y/7ebnwPOBEkIEnT4QF32d5R1+VXdXveM0IBMJt8zfaxX1P3QhVwrYe+576+jkANtSS2mBbw==}
-
   statuses@2.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RwNA9Z/7PrK06rYLIzFMlaF+l73iwpzsqRIFgbMLbTcLD6cOao82TaWefPXQvB2fOC4AjuYSEndS7N/mTCbkdQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
@@ -10398,9 +10392,9 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: ^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0}
     hasBin: true
 
-  why-is-node-running@2.3.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hUrmaWBdVDcxvYqnyh09zunKzROWjbZTiNy8dBEjkS7ehEDQibXJ7XvlmtbwuTclUiIyN+CyXQD4Vmko8fNm8w==}
-    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+  why-is-node-running@3.2.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Tb2FUhB4vUsGQlfSquQLYkApkuPAFQXGFzxWKHHumVz2dK+X1RUm/HnID4+TfIGYJ1kTcwOaCk/buYCEJr6YjQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20.11'}
     hasBin: true
 
   workbox-background-sync@7.4.1:
@@ -18781,8 +18775,6 @@ snapshots:
       side-channel-map: 1.0.1
       side-channel-weakmap: 1.0.2
 
-  siginfo@2.0.0: {}
-
   signal-exit@4.1.0: {}
 
   simple-swizzle@0.2.2:
@@ -18912,8 +18904,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   ssr-no-external-dep@file:test/e2e/deps/vite-ssr-resolve/ssr-no-external-dep: {}
 
-  stackback@0.0.2: {}
-
   statuses@2.0.1: {}
 
   statuses@2.0.2: {}
@@ -20004,10 +19994,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       isexe: 4.0.0
 
-  why-is-node-running@2.3.0:
-    dependencies:
-      siginfo: 2.0.0
-      stackback: 0.0.2
+  why-is-node-running@3.2.1: {}
 
   workbox-background-sync@7.4.1:
     dependencies: