diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 604db6c7647..46512cd9119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             matrix:
                 specs: [browserify, integ, unit]
-                node: [16, 18, latest]
+                node: [18, latest]
         steps:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e682fda0e7..32bd4f6c806 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "version": "26.1.0",
     "description": "Matrix Client-Server SDK for Javascript",
     "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
     },
     "scripts": {
         "prepublishOnly": "yarn build",