diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 557fdf10..d0723c4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
-        node-version: [ 16, 18, 20 ]
+        node-version: [ 18, 20 ]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
index 05ee950d..7fa86e70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
-        node-version: [ 16, 18, 20 ]
+        node-version: [ 18, 20 ]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b88dedf..b2f12a6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "webworker-install": "npm run docker-npm-install -- --no-save path-browserify process setimmediate stream-browserify url util webpack-cli"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "files": [
     "append-to-array.js",