diff --git a/.depcheckrc b/.depcheckrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80c1581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.depcheckrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ignores: ['ts-node']
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bceb529..eb59986 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Use npm latest
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - name: Cache Node.js modules
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Use npm latest
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - name: Cache Node.js modules
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Use npm latest
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - name: Cache Node.js modules
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Packages
         run: npm ci
       - name: Setup dependencies
-        run: docker-compose up -d
+        run: docker compose -f ./docker-compose-test.yaml up -d
       - name: Sleep
         uses: kibertoad/wait-action@1.0.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8fb50a7..70b2ec1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Use npm latest
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - name: Cache Node.js modules
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Use npm latest
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - name: Cache Node.js modules
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Use npm latest
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - name: Cache Node.js modules
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Packages
         run: npm ci
       - name: Setup dependencies
-        run: docker-compose up -d
+        run: docker compose -f ./docker-compose-test.yaml up -d
       - name: Sleep
         uses: kibertoad/wait-action@1.0.1
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index beb2216..45fbec0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,26 +18,19 @@ To start the basic application
 npm run local
 ```
 
-To run the tests
-
-```shell
-npm run test
-npm run test:unit
-```
-
 To install npm CLI tool. It will be linked to local binaries so can be executed as `process-management`
 
 ```shell
 npm i -g
 ```
 
-# using CLI
+## using CLI
 
 ```sh
 process-management help
 ```
 
-## Options
+### Options
 
 `dscp-process-management` takes the following arguments to configure the `Polkadot.js` API connection:
 
@@ -198,3 +191,23 @@ $ process-management list --active
   }
 ]
 ```
+
+## Running tests
+
+Unit tests can be run without docker using:
+
+```shell
+npm run test:unit
+```
+
+To run the integration test suite first bring up the test dependency services using docker
+
+```shell
+docker compose -f ./docker-compose-test.yaml up -d
+```
+
+And then to run the tests
+
+```shell
+npm run test
+```
diff --git a/docker-compose-test.yaml b/docker-compose-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2073091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  dscp-node:
+    image: digicatapult/dscp-node:latest
+    command: --base-path /data/
+      --dev
+      --manual-seal
+      --unsafe-ws-external
+      --unsafe-rpc-external
+      --rpc-cors all
+    ports:
+      - 30333:30333
+      - 9944:9944
+      - 9933:9933
+    restart: on-failure
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eb6a9ff..681d259 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 {
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-  "version": "2.0.17",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
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   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
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+      "version": "2.1.0",
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+        "ts-mocha": "^10.0.0",
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-        "npm": ">=9.x.x"
+        "node": ">=20.x.x",
+        "npm": ">=10.x.x"
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+      "integrity": "sha512-58S9QDqG0Xx27YwPSt9fJxivjYl432YCwfDMfZ+71RAqUrZef7LrKQZ3LHLOwCS4FLNBplP533Zx895SeOCHvA==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "argparse": {
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@@ -6338,7 +6366,8 @@
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+      "dev": true
     },
     "cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
@@ -7352,7 +7381,8 @@
     "make-error": {
       "version": "1.3.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/make-error/-/make-error-1.3.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "merge-stream": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
@@ -8231,6 +8261,7 @@
       "version": "10.9.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.9.2.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@cspotcode/source-map-support": "^0.8.0",
         "@tsconfig/node10": "^1.0.7",
@@ -8250,7 +8281,8 @@
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           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-58lmxKSA4BNyLz+HHMUzlOEpg09FV+ev6ZMe3vJihgdxzgcwZ8VoEEPmALCZG9LmqfVoNMMKpttIYTVG6uDY7A=="
+          "integrity": "sha512-58lmxKSA4BNyLz+HHMUzlOEpg09FV+ev6ZMe3vJihgdxzgcwZ8VoEEPmALCZG9LmqfVoNMMKpttIYTVG6uDY7A==",
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -8339,7 +8371,8 @@
     "v8-compile-cache-lib": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-compile-cache-lib/-/v8-compile-cache-lib-3.0.1.tgz",
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+      "integrity": "sha512-wa7YjyUGfNZngI/vtK0UHAN+lgDCxBPCylVXGp0zu59Fz5aiGtNXaq3DhIov063MorB+VfufLh3JlF2KdTK3xg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "web-streams-polyfill": {
       "version": "3.2.1",
@@ -8438,7 +8471,8 @@
     "yn": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "yocto-queue": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49ffd92..04f3133 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@digicatapult/dscp-process-management",
-  "version": "2.0.17",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "description": "DSCP Process Management Flow",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "ts-node --esm src/index.ts",
+    "start": "node --loader ts-node/esm src/index.ts",
     "local": "npm i -g && process-management",
-    "dev": "nodemon --watch 'src/**/*.ts' --exec ts-node --esm src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "nodemon --watch 'src/**/*.ts' --exec node --loader ts-node/esm src/index.ts",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts",
     "build": "tsc --build",
     "depcheck": "depcheck",
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     "/build"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.x.x",
-    "npm": ">=9.x.x"
+    "node": ">=20.x.x",
+    "npm": ">=10.x.x"
   },
   "author": "Digital Catapult",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@
     "mocha": "^10.2.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.2",
     "prettier": "^3.1.1",
-    "ts-mocha": "^10.0.0"
+    "ts-mocha": "^10.0.0",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@polkadot/api": "^10.11.1",
     "chalk": "^5.3.0",
     "commander": "^11.1.0",
-    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typescript": "^5.3.3",
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/process/api.ts b/src/lib/process/api.ts
index 414deba..2e6de7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/process/api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/process/api.ts
@@ -21,36 +21,37 @@ export const createProcessTransaction = async (
   options: Polkadot.Options
 ): Promise<Process.Payload> => {
   const sudo = polkadot.keyring.addFromUri(options.USER_URI)
+  const supportsManualSeal = !!polkadot.api.rpc.engine.createBlock
 
   if (!isProgramValid(program)) throw new ProgramError('invalid program')
 
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    let unsub: Function
-    polkadot.api.tx.sudo
-      .sudo(polkadot.api.tx.processValidation.createProcess(processId, program))
-      .signAndSend(sudo, (result: any) => {
-        if (result.status.isInBlock) {
-          const { event } = result.events.find(
-            ({ event: { method } }: { event: { method: string } }) => method === 'ProcessCreated'
-          )
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    try {
+      const unsub = await polkadot.api.tx.sudo
+        .sudo(polkadot.api.tx.processValidation.createProcess(processId, program))
+        .signAndSend(sudo, (result: any) => {
+          if (result.status.isFinalized) {
+            const { event } = result.events.find(
+              ({ event: { method } }: { event: { method: string } }) => method === 'ProcessCreated'
+            )
 
-          const data = event.data
-          const newProcess: Process.Payload = {
-            name: data[0].toHuman(),
-            version: data[1].toNumber(),
-            status: 'Enabled',
-            program,
+            const data = event.data
+            const newProcess: Process.Payload = {
+              name: data[0].toHuman(),
+              version: data[1].toNumber(),
+              status: 'Enabled',
+              program,
+            }
+            unsub()
+            resolve(newProcess)
           }
-          unsub()
-          resolve(newProcess)
-        }
-      })
-      .then((res: Function) => {
-        unsub = res
-      })
-      .catch((err: Error) => {
-        reject(err)
-      })
+        })
+      if (supportsManualSeal) {
+        await polkadot.api.rpc.engine.createBlock(true, true)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      reject(err)
+    }
   })
 }
 
@@ -61,34 +62,35 @@ export const disableProcessTransaction = async (
   options: Polkadot.Options
 ): Promise<Process.Payload> => {
   const sudo = polkadot.keyring.addFromUri(options.USER_URI)
+  const supportsManualSeal = !!polkadot.api.rpc.engine.createBlock
 
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    let unsub: Function
-    polkadot.api.tx.sudo
-      .sudo(polkadot.api.tx.processValidation.disableProcess(processId, version))
-      .signAndSend(sudo, (result: any) => {
-        if (result.status.isInBlock) {
-          const { event } = result.events.find(
-            ({ event: { method } }: { event: { method: string } }) => method === 'ProcessDisabled'
-          )
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    try {
+      const unsub = await polkadot.api.tx.sudo
+        .sudo(polkadot.api.tx.processValidation.disableProcess(processId, version))
+        .signAndSend(sudo, (result: any) => {
+          if (result.status.isFinalized) {
+            const { event } = result.events.find(
+              ({ event: { method } }: { event: { method: string } }) => method === 'ProcessDisabled'
+            )
 
-          const data = event.data
-          const disabledProcess: Process.Payload = {
-            name: data[0].toHuman(),
-            version: data[1].toNumber(),
-            status: 'Disabled',
-          }
+            const data = event.data
+            const disabledProcess: Process.Payload = {
+              name: data[0].toHuman(),
+              version: data[1].toNumber(),
+              status: 'Disabled',
+            }
 
-          unsub()
-          resolve(disabledProcess)
-        }
-      })
-      .then((res: Function) => {
-        unsub = res
-      })
-      .catch((err: Error) => {
-        reject(err)
-      })
+            unsub()
+            resolve(disabledProcess)
+          }
+        })
+      if (supportsManualSeal) {
+        await polkadot.api.rpc.engine.createBlock(true, true)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      reject(err)
+    }
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/types/process.d.ts b/src/lib/types/process.d.ts
index 974a2b4..5f1973e 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/process.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/process.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ declare namespace Process {
 
   export type CLIOptions = {
     print?: boolean
+    manualSeal?: boolean
     dryRun?: boolean
     active?: boolean
     disabled?: boolean
diff --git a/tests/integration/command-functions.test.ts b/tests/integration/command-functions.test.ts
index 02963b3..bbdb68a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/command-functions.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/command-functions.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { getAll } from '../../src/lib/process/api.js'
 /* fixtures */
 import processesExample from '../fixtures/processes.js'
 
-const polkadotOptions = { API_HOST: 'localhost', API_PORT: 9944, USER_URI: '//Alice' }
+const polkadotOptions = { API_HOST: 'localhost', API_PORT: 9944, USER_URI: '//Alice', MANUAL_SEAL: true }
 
 describe('Process creation and deletion, listing', () => {
   describe('Happy path', () => {