diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38064c34..f53a21ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # changelog
 
+ * 2.2.2 _May.06.2023_
+   * [detect async import.meta.resolve](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/201) and handle in a separate way
+   * remove un-necessary usage of await keyword in README example
+   * require node version less than 20.x
  * 2.2.1 _Apr.03.2023_
    * [use Object.defineProperty](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/197) to write mock definitions protected on inherited prototype chain
  * 2.2.0 _Mar.23.2023_
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8dcdbfa..74962a40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 ```
 ![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/esmock) [![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/iambumblehead/166d927bd0089d7bfdee4e98a537712c/raw/esmock__heads_master.json)][2] [![install size](https://packagephobia.now.sh/badge?p=esmock)](https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=esmock) [![downloads](https://badgen.now.sh/npm/dm/esmock)](https://npmjs.org/package/esmock)
 
-**esmock provides native ESM import mocking for unit tests.** Use examples below as a quick-start guide, see the [descriptive and friendly esmock guide here,][10] or browse [esmock's test runner examples.][3]
+**esmock provides native ESM import mocking for unit tests.** Use examples below as a quick-start guide, see the [descriptive and friendly esmock guide here,][4] or browse [esmock's test runner examples.][3]
 
-[10]: https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/wiki
-[0]: http://www.bumblehead.com "bumblehead"
+[0]: https://www.bumblehead.com "bumblehead"
 [1]: https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/workflows/nodejs-ci/badge.svg "nodejs-ci pipeline"
 [2]: https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock "esmock"
 [3]: https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/tree/master/tests "tests"
+[4]: https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/wiki
 
 `esmock` is used with node's --loader
 ``` json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import test from 'node:test'
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
 import esmock from 'esmock'
 
-test('should mock packages and local files', async () => {
+test('package, alias and local file mocks', async () => {
   const cookup = await esmock('../src/cookup.js', {
     addpkg: (a, b) => a + b,
     '#icon': { coffee: '☕', bacon: '🥓' },
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test('should mock packages and local files', async () => {
   assert.strictEqual(cookup('breakfast'), '☕🥓🧂')
 })
 
-test('should do global instance mocks —third param', async () => {
+test('global instance mocks —third param', async () => {
   const { getFile } = await esmock('../src/main.js', {}, {
     fs: { readFileSync: () => 'returns this 🌎 globally' }
   })
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test('should do global instance mocks —third param', async () => {
   assert.strictEqual(getFile(), 'returns this 🌎 globally')
 })
 
-test('should mock "await import()" using esmock.p', async () => {
+test('mocks "await import()" using esmock.p', async () => {
   // using esmock.p, mock definitions are kept in cache
   const doAwaitImport = await esmock.p('../awaitImportLint.js', {
     eslint: { ESLint: cfg => cfg }
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ test('should mock "await import()" using esmock.p', async () => {
   // a bit more info are found in the wiki guide
 })
 
-test('should support "strict" mocking, at esmock.strict', async () => {
+test('esmock.strict mocks', async () => {
   // replace original module definitions and do not merge them
   const pathWrapper = await esmock.strict('../src/pathWrapper.js', {
     path: { dirname: () => '/path/to/file' }
   })
 
   // error, because "path" mock above does not define path.basename
-  await assert.rejects(async () => pathWrapper.basename('/dog.png'), {
+  assert.rejects(() => pathWrapper.basename('/dog.🐶.png'), {
     name: 'TypeError',
     message: 'path.basename is not a function'
   })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ed2c32b..294e14d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "esmock",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "license": "ISC",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "description": "provides native ESM import mocking for unit tests",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "rewire"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.16.0"
+    "node": ">=14.16.0 <=19.9.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "resolvewithplus": "^2.0.1"
diff --git a/src/esmockModule.js b/src/esmockModule.js
index 2d2f17e8..49e0504f 100644
--- a/src/esmockModule.js
+++ b/src/esmockModule.js
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ const asFileURL = p => p.startsWith('file://') ? p : url.pathToFileURL(p)
 const objProto = Object.getPrototypeOf({})
 const isPlainObj = o => Object.getPrototypeOf(o) === objProto
 
+// when import.meta.resolve fails to resolve windows paths, fallback resolvewith
+const resolve = isMetaResolve ?
+  (import.meta.resolve.constructor.name === 'AsyncFunction'
+    ? async (id, p) => import.meta.resolve(id, asFileURL(p))
+      .catch(() => resolvewith(id, p))
+    : (id, p) => {
+      try { return import.meta.resolve(id, asFileURL(p)) }
+      catch { return resolvewith(id, p) }
+    })
+  : resolvewith
+
 // assigning the object to its own prototypal inheritor can error, eg
 //   'Cannot assign to read only property \'F_OK\' of object \'#<Object>\''
 // 
@@ -116,9 +127,8 @@ const esmockModuleId = async (parent, treeid, defs, ids, opt, mocks, id) => {
 
   if (!id) return mocks
 
-  const fileURL = isMetaResolve
-    ? await import.meta.resolve(id, asFileURL(parent)).catch(() => null)
-    : resolvewith(id, parent)
+  const fileURL = resolve.constructor.name === 'AsyncFunction'
+    ? await resolve(id, parent) : resolve(id, parent)
   if (!fileURL && opt.isModuleNotFoundError !== false)
     throw esmockErr.errModuleIdNotFound(id, parent)
 
@@ -128,7 +138,8 @@ const esmockModuleId = async (parent, treeid, defs, ids, opt, mocks, id) => {
 }
 
 const esmockModule = async (moduleId, parent, defs, gdefs, opt) => {
-  const moduleFileURL = resolvewith(moduleId, parent)
+  const moduleFileURL = resolve.constructor.name === 'AsyncFunction'
+    ? await resolve(moduleId, parent) : resolve(moduleId, parent)
   if (!moduleFileURL)
     throw esmockErr.errModuleIdNotFound(moduleId, parent)
 
diff --git a/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js b/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js
index 4b1a258c..496a7e73 100644
--- a/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js
+++ b/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test('should mock package, even when package is not installed', async () => {
 })
 
 test('should mock a subpath', async () => {
-  const localpackagepath = path.resolve('../local/')
+  const localpackagepath = path.resolve('../local/') + path.sep
   const { subpathfunctionWrap } = await esmock(
     '../local/subpathimporter.js', localpackagepath, {
       '#sub': {