diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 137ce1bc..e3a875d1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "lint-staged": "^15.2.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
@@ -19762,10 +19762,6 @@
         "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
         "supertest": "^6.3.3",
         "typescript": "5.2.2"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16",
-        "npm": ">=8"
       }
     },
     "packages/core/node_modules/@types/node": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e8eb576..5b407887 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.27.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index ceb44afd..ec9bc529 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
   "bin": {
     "trifid-core": "./server.js"
   },
-  "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16",
-    "npm": ">=8"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
     "absolute-url": "^1.2.2",
     "ajv": "^8.12.0",