diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 0b77208a..6238d6cf 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.14.0
\ No newline at end of file
+18.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 654c5df3..e4b245dc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
     "version-bump-prompt": "^6.1.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.14.0"
+    "node": ">=18.8.0"
   },
   "productName": "Browseratops",
   "release-it": {