jestjs · hainenber · Oct 4, 2025 · Oct 4, 2025 · Oct 4, 2025 · Oct 4, 2025
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
+        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
     name: Node v${{ matrix.node-version }}
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
 

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 - `[jest-runtime]` Fix issue where user cannot utilize dynamic import despite specifying `--experimental-vm-modules` Node option ([#15842](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15842))
 
+## Chore & Maintenance
+
+- `[*]` [**BREAKING**] Drop support for end-of-life Node.js version 18 ([#15850](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15850))
+
 ## 30.2.0
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance

diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/wrongEnv.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/wrongEnv.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,29 +1,5 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://jestjs.io/docs/snapshot-testing
 
-exports[`Wrong globals for environment on node <=18 print useful error for navigator 1`] = `
-"FAIL __tests__/node.js
-  ✕ use navigator
-  ○ skipped use document
-  ○ skipped use window
-
-  ● use navigator
-
-    The error below may be caused by using the wrong test environment, see https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration#testenvironment-string.
-    Consider using the "jsdom" test environment.
-
-    ReferenceError: navigator is not defined
-
-      31 |
-      32 | test('use navigator', () => {
-    > 33 |   const userAgent = navigator.userAgent;
-         |                     ^
-      34 |
-      35 |   console.log(userAgent);
-      36 |
-
-      at Object.navigator (__tests__/node.js:33:21)"
-`;
-
 exports[`Wrong globals for environment print useful error for document 1`] = `
 "FAIL __tests__/node.js
   ✕ use document

diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/wrongEnv.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/wrongEnv.test.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ describe('Wrong globals for environment', () => {
     assertFailuresAndSnapshot(['node', '-t=document']);
   });
 
-  // Node.js 18 is the last LTS version, which is missing the global 'navigator'
-  onNodeVersions('<=18', () => {
-    it('print useful error for navigator', () => {
-      assertFailuresAndSnapshot(['node', '-t=navigator']);
-    });
-  });
-
   it('print useful error for unref', () => {
     assertFailuresAndSnapshot(['jsdom', '-t=unref']);
   });

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     "logo": "https://opencollective.com/jest/logo.txt"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "@types/node": "~18.14",

diff --git a/packages/babel-jest/package.json b/packages/babel-jest/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@babel/core": "^7.11.0 || ^8.0.0-0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-jest/package.json b/packages/babel-preset-jest/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@babel/core": "^7.11.0 || ^8.0.0-beta.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/create-jest/package.json b/packages/create-jest/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "prompts": "^2.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/diff-sequences/package.json b/packages/diff-sequences/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "diff"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "main": "./build/index.js",
   "types": "./build/index.d.ts",

diff --git a/packages/expect-utils/package.json b/packages/expect-utils/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "jest-matcher-utils": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/expect/package.json b/packages/expect/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "immutable": "^5.1.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-changed-files/package.json b/packages/jest-changed-files/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "p-limit": "^3.1.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/package.json b/packages/jest-circus/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "tempy": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/package.json b/packages/jest-cli/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "jest": "./bin/jest.js"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

diff --git a/packages/jest-config/package.json b/packages/jest-config/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.8.3"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-console/package.json b/packages/jest-console/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "@jest/test-utils": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-core/package.json b/packages/jest-core/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

diff --git a/packages/jest-create-cache-key-function/package.json b/packages/jest-create-cache-key-function/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "jest-util": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/jest-diff/package.json b/packages/jest-diff/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@jest/test-utils": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-docblock/package.json b/packages/jest-docblock/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "@types/node": "*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-each/package.json b/packages/jest-each/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "pretty-format": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom-abstract/package.json b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom-abstract/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/package.json b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-node/package.json b/packages/jest-environment-node/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "test": "yarn test:globals-cleanup-off && yarn test:globals-cleanup-soft && yarn test:globals-cleanup-on"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-environment/package.json b/packages/jest-environment/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "jest-mock": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-expect/package.json b/packages/jest-expect/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "jest-snapshot": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-fake-timers/package.json b/packages/jest-fake-timers/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "@types/sinonjs__fake-timers": "^8.1.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-get-type/package.json b/packages/jest-get-type/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/jest-get-type"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/jest-globals/package.json b/packages/jest-globals/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/jest-globals"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/jest-haste-map/package.json b/packages/jest-haste-map/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "fsevents": "^2.3.3"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/package.json b/packages/jest-jasmine2/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "@types/co": "^4.6.6"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-leak-detector/package.json b/packages/jest-leak-detector/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@types/node": "*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-matcher-utils/package.json b/packages/jest-matcher-utils/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/jest-matcher-utils"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/jest-message-util/package.json b/packages/jest-message-util/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/jest-message-util"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/jest-mock/package.json b/packages/jest-mock/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "jest-util": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-pattern/package.json b/packages/jest-pattern/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "jest-regex-util": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

diff --git a/packages/jest-phabricator/package.json b/packages/jest-phabricator/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@jest/test-result": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/jest-regex-util/package.json b/packages/jest-regex-util/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "@types/node": "*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./build/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/jest-reporters/package.json b/packages/jest-reporters/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve-dependencies/package.json b/packages/jest-resolve-dependencies/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "jest-runtime": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^18.14.0 || ^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
+    "node": "^20.0.0 || ^22.0.0 || >=24.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"