diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8bf7cc8e..d7eaedbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@
   },
   "np": {},
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.0.0"
+    "node": ">=16.0.0"
   }
 }