diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
index 9a032a981c2..811ab233faa 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6.0.0"
+    "node": ">=8"
   },
   "repository": "googleapis/nodejs-language",
   "private": true,