diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
index 7e90942517..efa93b8871 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { stringify } from "jsr:@std/yaml@^0.221/stringify";
 // Bump this number when you want to purge the cache.
 // Note: the tools/release/01_bump_crate_versions.ts script will update this version
 // automatically via regex, so ensure that this line maintains this format.
-const cacheVersion = 61;
+const cacheVersion = 62;
 
 const ubuntuX86Runner = "ubuntu-24.04";
 const ubuntuX86XlRunner = "ubuntu-24.04-xl";
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ff97ccab40..cd744d490b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry/index
             ~/.cargo/registry/cache
             ~/.cargo/git/db
-          key: '61-cargo-home-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ hashFiles(''Cargo.lock'') }}'
-          restore-keys: '61-cargo-home-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-'
+          key: '62-cargo-home-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ hashFiles(''Cargo.lock'') }}'
+          restore-keys: '62-cargo-home-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-'
         if: '!(matrix.skip)'
       - uses: dsherret/rust-toolchain-file@v1
         if: '!(matrix.skip)'
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ jobs:
             !./target/*/*.zip
             !./target/*/*.tar.gz
           key: never_saved
-          restore-keys: '61-cargo-target-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.job }}-'
+          restore-keys: '62-cargo-target-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.job }}-'
       - name: Apply and update mtime cache
         if: '!(matrix.skip) && (!startsWith(github.ref, ''refs/tags/''))'
         uses: ./.github/mtime_cache
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ jobs:
             !./target/*/gn_root
             !./target/*/*.zip
             !./target/*/*.tar.gz
-          key: '61-cargo-target-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.job }}-${{ github.sha }}'
+          key: '62-cargo-target-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.job }}-${{ github.sha }}'
   libs:
     name: build libs
     needs:
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/_util/std_asserts.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/_util/std_asserts.ts
index a64b607f71..e0290fe059 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/_util/std_asserts.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/_util/std_asserts.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2025 the Deno authors. MIT license.
 // vendored from std/assert/mod.ts
 
-import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
-  DatePrototype,
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   DatePrototypeGetTime,
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ const {
   ObjectIs,
   ObjectKeys,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
+  ObjectPrototypeToString,
   ReflectHas,
   ReflectOwnKeys,
   RegExpPrototype,
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ export function equal(c: unknown, d: unknown): boolean {
     ) {
       return String(a) === String(b);
     }
-    if (
-      ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf(DatePrototype, a) &&
-      ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf(DatePrototype, b)
-    ) {
+    if (core.isDate(a) || core.isDate(b)) {
+      if (!core.isDate(a) || !core.isDate(b)) {
+        return false;
+      }
       const aTime = DatePrototypeGetTime(a);
       const bTime = DatePrototypeGetTime(b);
       // Check for NaN equality manually since NaN is not
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ export function equal(c: unknown, d: unknown): boolean {
       if (a && b && !constructorsEqual(a, b)) {
         return false;
       }
+      if (ObjectPrototypeToString(a) !== ObjectPrototypeToString(b)) {
+        return false;
+      }
       if (
         ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf(WeakMapPrototype, a) ||
         ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf(WeakMapPrototype, b)
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/assert.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/assert.ts
index bf4c2a5f60..8e88367c9c 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/assert.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/assert.ts
@@ -383,11 +383,16 @@ function deepStrictEqual(
     throw new ERR_MISSING_ARGS("actual", "expected");
   }
 
-  toNode(
-    () => asserts.assertEquals(actual, expected),
-    { message, actual, expected, operator: "deepStrictEqual" },
-  );
+  if (!asserts.equal(actual, expected)) {
+    throw new AssertionError({
+      message,
+      actual,
+      expected,
+      operator: "deepStrictEqual",
+    });
+  }
 }
+
 function notDeepStrictEqual(
   actual: unknown,
   expected: unknown,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/assertion_error.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/assertion_error.ts
index 2ac0ae01a7..9e152b6796 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/assertion_error.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/assertion_error.ts
@@ -348,8 +348,9 @@ export function createErrDiff(
         `${blue}...${defaultColor}`;
     }
   }
-
-  return `${msg}${skipped ? skippedMsg : ""}\n${res}${other}${end}${indicator}`;
+  return `${msg}${
+    skipped ? skippedMsg : ""
+  }\n${res}${other}${end}${indicator}\n`;
 }
 
 export interface AssertionErrorDetailsDescriptor {
diff --git a/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc b/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
index e0b4f450ca..cad2505d66 100644
--- a/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
+++ b/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
       "test-arm-math-illegal-instruction.js",
       "test-assert-async.js",
       "test-assert-builtins-not-read-from-filesystem.js",
+      "test-assert-checktag.js",
       "test-assert-fail.js",
       "test-assert.js",
       "test-async-hooks-run-in-async-scope-caught-exception.js",
diff --git a/tests/node_compat/runner/TODO.md b/tests/node_compat/runner/TODO.md
index 3ad9a9974e..7359d49030 100644
--- a/tests/node_compat/runner/TODO.md
+++ b/tests/node_compat/runner/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- deno-fmt-ignore-file -->
 # Remaining Node Tests
 
-1208 tests out of 3993 have been ported from Node 23.9.0 (30.25% ported, 70.37% remaining).
+1211 tests out of 3993 have been ported from Node 23.9.0 (30.33% ported, 70.30% remaining).
 
 NOTE: This file should not be manually edited. Please edit `tests/node_compat/config.json` and run `deno task setup` in `tests/node_compat/runner` dir instead.
 
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ NOTE: This file should not be manually edited. Please edit `tests/node_compat/co
 - [parallel/test-assert-calltracker-getCalls.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v23.9.0/test/parallel/test-assert-calltracker-getCalls.js)
 - [parallel/test-assert-calltracker-report.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v23.9.0/test/parallel/test-assert-calltracker-report.js)
 - [parallel/test-assert-calltracker-verify.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v23.9.0/test/parallel/test-assert-calltracker-verify.js)
-- [parallel/test-assert-checktag.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v23.9.0/test/parallel/test-assert-checktag.js)
 - [parallel/test-assert-deep-with-error.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v23.9.0/test/parallel/test-assert-deep-with-error.js)
 - [parallel/test-assert-deep.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v23.9.0/test/parallel/test-assert-deep.js)
 - [parallel/test-assert-esm-cjs-message-verify.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/v23.9.0/test/parallel/test-assert-esm-cjs-message-verify.js)
diff --git a/tests/node_compat/test/parallel/test-assert-checktag.js b/tests/node_compat/test/parallel/test-assert-checktag.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5c066c324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/node_compat/test/parallel/test-assert-checktag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// deno-fmt-ignore-file
+// deno-lint-ignore-file
+
+// Copyright Joyent and Node contributors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+// Taken from Node 23.9.0
+// This file is automatically generated by `tests/node_compat/runner/setup.ts`. Do not modify this file manually.
+
+'use strict';
+const { hasCrypto } = require('../common');
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+// Turn off no-restricted-properties because we are testing deepEqual!
+/* eslint-disable no-restricted-properties */
+
+// Disable colored output to prevent color codes from breaking assertion
+// message comparisons. This should only be an issue when process.stdout
+// is a TTY.
+if (process.stdout.isTTY)
+  process.env.NODE_DISABLE_COLORS = '1';
+
+test('', { skip: !hasCrypto }, () => {
+  // See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/10258
+  {
+    const date = new Date('2016');
+    function FakeDate() {}
+    FakeDate.prototype = Date.prototype;
+    const fake = new FakeDate();
+
+    assert.notDeepEqual(date, fake);
+    assert.notDeepEqual(fake, date);
+
+    // For deepStrictEqual we check the runtime type,
+    // then reveal the fakeness of the fake date
+    assert.throws(
+      () => assert.deepStrictEqual(date, fake),
+      {
+        message: 'Expected values to be strictly deep-equal:\n' +
+        '+ actual - expected\n' +
+        '\n' +
+        '+ 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z\n' +
+        '- Date {}\n'
+      }
+    );
+    assert.throws(
+      () => assert.deepStrictEqual(fake, date),
+      {
+        message: 'Expected values to be strictly deep-equal:\n' +
+        '+ actual - expected\n' +
+        '\n' +
+        '+ Date {}\n' +
+        '- 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z\n'
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  {  // At the moment global has its own type tag
+    const fakeGlobal = {};
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(fakeGlobal, Object.getPrototypeOf(globalThis));
+    for (const prop of Object.keys(globalThis)) {
+      fakeGlobal[prop] = global[prop];
+    }
+    assert.notDeepEqual(fakeGlobal, globalThis);
+    // Message will be truncated anyway, don't validate
+    assert.throws(() => assert.deepStrictEqual(fakeGlobal, globalThis),
+                  assert.AssertionError);
+  }
+
+  { // At the moment process has its own type tag
+    const fakeProcess = {};
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(fakeProcess, Object.getPrototypeOf(process));
+    for (const prop of Object.keys(process)) {
+      fakeProcess[prop] = process[prop];
+    }
+    assert.notDeepEqual(fakeProcess, process);
+    // Message will be truncated anyway, don't validate
+    assert.throws(() => assert.deepStrictEqual(fakeProcess, process),
+                  assert.AssertionError);
+  }
+});
+/* eslint-enable */