diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index d8dd055..26f5eae 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "plugins": [],
   "ignorePatterns": [
     "dist",
-    "importsJSONfile.js"
+    "importsJSONfile.with.js",
+    "importsJSONfile.assert.legacy.js"
   ],
   "extends": [
     "eslint:recommended",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7e4b7b5..ceb2e2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 21.x, 22.x]
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        exclude:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            node-version: 22.x
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index adc0bf5..5210f65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # changelog
 
+ * 2.6.5 _Apr.25.2024_
+   * [add node 22 to ci test pipeline](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/297) thanks @aladdin-add
+   * [use json import syntax `with { type: 'json' }`](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/298) for node 22
+   * [skip node 22 tests on windows-latest ci,](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/298) where node 22 is in a broken state, see [nodejs/node#52682](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/52682)
  * 2.6.4 _Feb.26.2024_
    * [update README with notice](https://github.com/iambumblehead/resolvewithplus/pull/295) about incompatible typescript loaders
    * [increment resolvewithplus](https://github.com/iambumblehead/resolvewithplus/pull/295) to support more export patterns, see [resolvewithplus v2.1.5](https://github.com/iambumblehead/resolvewithplus/releases/tag/v2.1.5)
diff --git a/tests/local/importsJSONfile.js b/tests/local/importsJSONfile.assert.legacy.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/local/importsJSONfile.js
rename to tests/local/importsJSONfile.assert.legacy.js
diff --git a/tests/local/importsJSONfile.with.js b/tests/local/importsJSONfile.with.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00f036b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/local/importsJSONfile.with.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import JSONobj from './example.json' with { type: 'json' };
+
+export {
+  JSONobj
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js b/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js
index 3992d14..40c59c7 100644
--- a/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js
+++ b/tests/tests-node/esmock.node.test.js
@@ -550,15 +550,14 @@ test('should mock an exported array', async () => {
 })
 
 test('should mock imported json', async () => {
-  const importsJSON = await esmock(
-    '../local/importsJSONfile.js', {
-      '../local/example.json': {
-        'test-example': 'test-json-a'
-      }
-    })
-
-  if (/^(18|20)$/.test(process.versions.node.split('.')[0]))
-    return assert.ok(true)
+  const importsJSONPath = 20 <= +process.versions.node.split('.')[0]
+    ? '../local/importsJSONfile.with.js'
+    : '../local/importsJSONfile.assert.legacy.js'
+  const importsJSON = await esmock(importsJSONPath, {
+    '../local/example.json': {
+      'test-example': 'test-json-a'
+    }
+  })
 
   assert.strictEqual(
     Object.keys(importsJSON.JSONobj).sort().join(), 'example,test-example')
@@ -567,15 +566,14 @@ test('should mock imported json', async () => {
 })
 
 test('should mock imported json (strict)', async () => {
-  const importsJSON = await esmock.strict(
-    '../local/importsJSONfile.js', {
-      '../local/example.json': {
-        'test-example': 'test-json-b'
-      }
-    })
-
-  if (/^(18|20)$/.test(process.versions.node.split('.')[0]))
-    return assert.ok(true)
+  const importsJSONPath = 20 <= +process.versions.node.split('.')[0]
+    ? '../local/importsJSONfile.with.js'
+    : '../local/importsJSONfile.assert.legacy.js'
+  const importsJSON = await esmock.strict(importsJSONPath, {
+    '../local/example.json': {
+      'test-example': 'test-json-b'
+    }
+  })
 
   assert.strictEqual(
     Object.keys(importsJSON.JSONobj).sort().join(), 'test-example')